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B.C. health authority warns of possible privacy breach after police recover documents

March 8, 2024 by The Canadian Press

An RCMP investigation has revealed a possible privacy breach for thousands of employees who worked or work at a health authority in British Columbia’s Interior. Interior Health says police contacted them in January about finding a document during its investigation…

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Jesica Ryzynski | Mitch Insurance

March 8, 2024 by Stacey Hunt

Jesica Ryzynski, Claims Specialist, Mitch Insurance Voted most likely to chain herself to a fence outside Queen’s Park in high school, Mitch Insurance Claims Specialist Jesica Ryzynski says, “It makes complete sense that I now work in the P&C industry.”…

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Shannon Millar | Gallagher

March 8, 2024 by Stacey Hunt

Shannon Millar, Vice President, Strategy, People and Culture, Gallagher “I don’t tend to just stick to my swim lane,” says Shannon Millar, vice president of strategy, people and culture at Gallagher. Millar, a Certified Human Resources Leader (CHRL), likes to…

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Heather Masterson | Travelers Canada

March 8, 2024 by Gloria Cilliers

Heather Masterson, President, CEO, Travelers Canada Heather Masterson’s journey into property and casualty insurance began in the heart of St. John’s, Newfoundland, when she was inspired at an early age by her father’s dedication to the industry and his passion…

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Tracy Garrad | Aviva Canada

March 8, 2024 by Gloria Cilliers

Tracy Garrad, CEO, Aviva Canada Tracy Garrad’s foray into leadership was anything but conventional. Starting her career at 19 in a customer service position, Tracy’s early entry into the workforce was propelled by necessity, when she left school at 17…

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Jolee Crosby | Swiss Re

March 8, 2024 by Gloria Cilliers

Jolee Crosby, CEO of Canada & English Caribbean Reinsurance and Canada Country President, Swiss Re Jolee Crosby often jokes she’s a ‘recovering attorney,’ but she’s quick to assert she deliberately chose insurance as a career. She grew up in Kansas…

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Michele Carver | Insurance Brokers Association of BC (IBABC)

March 8, 2024 by Stacey Hunt

Michele Carver, President, Insurance Brokers Association of BC (IBABC) “I originally wanted to be a veterinarian,” says Michele Carver, president of the Insurance Brokers Association of British Columbia (IBABC), and manager of agency compliance for The British Columbia Automobile Association…

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Voices of P&C Women

March 8, 2024 by David Gambrill

Happy International Women’s Day, 2024! For the past three years, Canadian Underwriter has been producing this tribute to the perspectives of women in the Canadian property and casualty industry — which, by the way, is made up of 66% women,…

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Edmonton City Hall attack supports terror charges: RCMP 

March 7, 2024 by The Canadian Press

Mounties say they believe an attack on Edmonton City Hall in January was politically motivated, meaning it reaches the legal threshold for terrorism charges.  Supt. Glenn Sells of the RCMP’s national security team said Tuesday that officers had seized an…

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Staying on the right side of Quebec’s language law, Bill 96

March 7, 2024 by David Gambrill

Canada’s property and casualty insurance industry is advised to establish a policy and train employees to comply with Bill 96, Quebec’s French language law, which calls for all policy contracts with clients in the province to be done in French…

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How Aviva Canada fared in 2023

March 7, 2024 by Jason Contant

Aviva Canada ended 2023 with an undiscounted combined operating ratio (COR) of 95.3% and double-digit growth in gross written premiums, despite challenging market conditions that included increased weather-related losses and heightened auto theft.  The undiscounted ratio for 2023 was up…

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Industry responds to FSRA’s plan for insurer MGA supervision

March 7, 2024 by Alyssa DiSabatino

Potential risks stemming from P&C insurers’ managing general agent (MGA) outsourcing practices have caught the eye of Ontario’s insurance regulator, and it’s looking for feedback from stakeholders on a supervision plan.   Insurers and MGAs alike have begun to weigh…