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Top 10 Under 40, 2018: Thomas Watson, Guardsman Insurance Services
October 29, 2018 Danielle KubesWho are the brightest young talents in Canadian P&C today? Each year, Canadian Insurance Top Broker magazine (recently acquired by CU) answers that question with its Top 10 Under 40. Meet the other winners here, and don’t forget to pick…
The Power of Broker Specialization
October 27, 2018 by David GambrillThis story is one in a series reporting on the results of 2018 National Broker Survey, conducted by Canadian Underwriter. The survey of more than 800 P&C brokers nationally was designed to identify the success strategies of both producers and principals. Find other instalments in the…
Why this insurer is ‘shrinking’ its D&O liability business
October 26, 2018 by Greg MeckbachLawsuits arising from corporate mergers and acquisitions and “creative theories of liability” are reducing Chubb Limited’s appetite to insure directors’ and officers’ liability. Since 2016, there has been an increase in the frequency of lawsuits against directors and officers, said…
Broker’s licence suspended for cheating on CAIB 3 exam
October 26, 2018 by Jason ContantFor the second time this year, a broker in British Columbia has had their license suspended for cheating on a CAIB 3 exam. In the latest incident, the proctor observed the broker open PDF files of exam notes twice during…
The special insurance needs of art collectors
October 24, 2018 by Greg MeckbachA recent prank by an anonymous street artist shows that collectibles – which require special insurance – can become more valuable if they are damaged. “Normally when a piece of art is damaged, it would drop in value,” Kelly Juhasz,…
Why you might need an investment banker to help place commercial insurance
October 24, 2018 by Greg MeckbachIf your mid or large-sized commercial clients are involved in mergers and acquisitions, there are risks involved and insurance to address those risks, but it’s not like selling fire insurance. “It is not a simple case of saying, ‘Fill out…
Welcome news for employee benefit providers in Canada
October 24, 2018 by Jason ContantEmployer medical cost inflation in Canada is trending lower than global averages, which is “welcome news for employers providing employee benefits in Canada,” commercial brokerage Aon said Tuesday. For the second year in a row, medical cost inflation in Canada…
Signs of the hardening market in property lines
October 23, 2018 by Jason ContantOne multi-location brokerage in Nova Scotia is seeing hardening of property lines in the province, in line with a recent spike in property claims ratios across the country. Canadian federally regulated insurers have incurred $5.5 billion in property claims up…
Former brokerage president voted in as this city’s mayor
October 23, 2018 by Greg MeckbachEd Holder, who led a major expansion of commercial brokerage Stevenson and Hunt Insurance Brokers Ltd., is the new mayor of London, Ontario. All Ontario municipalities held elections Monday. Unofficial results published Tuesday indicated Londoners elected Holder, who was president…
Why this brokerage doesn’t focus on performance-based compensation
October 22, 2018 by Jason ContantCreating competition in the workplace is not a good environment for growing teamwork and is one of the reasons an independent insurance brokerage in Nova Scotia doesn’t focus on performance-based compensation. “Our notion on compensation is that we are trying…
Wawanesa brings U.S. learnings to Canadian brokers
October 21, 2018 by David GambrillBrokers can learn a valuable lesson from Wawanesa’s $9.5-million investment in an online platform to provide direct-to-consumer quotes for rental insurance, the company’s president of Canadian P&C operations told brokers attending the 2018 IBAO Conference last week. Don’t try replicating…
Why clients need advice on ‘litigation hot spots’
October 21, 2018 by Greg MeckbachCommercial brokers advising Canadian clients with operations in foreign countries need to understand consumer protection and pollution laws in those countries. “It’s up to a broker to make sure that he or she is well versed in what those countries’…