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Risk Management
Why eastern Canadian quakes may be stronger than you think
January 27, 2020 by Jason ContantMajor improvements in Canada’s proposed 2020 seismic hazard model means that there is an increased earthquake hazard all across Canada, including up 50% in some places. “The big change we’ve made in the 2020 model for eastern Canada has really…
Saskatchewan posts lowest number of road fatalities since records started
January 27, 2020 The Canadian PressREGINA – Saskatchewan’s Crown insurer says fewer people were killed on the province’s roads in 2019 than in any year since records started being kept in the 1950s. Saskatchewan Government Insurance says preliminary statistics indicate 71 people were killed in…
How blockchain could prevent future data breaches
January 23, 2020 Victoria Lemieux, Associate Professor, Archival Science and Founder & Co-Lead of Blockchain@UBC, University of British Columbia - THE CANADIAN PRESSThis article was originally published on The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Disclosure information is available on the original site. Author: Victoria Lemieux, Associate Professor, Archival Science and Founder & Co-Lead…
State of emergency in St. John’s stretches into sixth day
January 22, 2020 The Canadian PressST. JOHN’S, N.L. – Commercial flights have resumed in and out of St. John’s, N.L., today, as eastern Newfoundland continues to dig itself out from last week’s record-breaking blizzard. Today is the sixth day the provincial capital has been under…
How cyber threats grew from afterthought to top global concern
January 21, 2020 by Adam MalikThe threat of a cyber incident was a distant concern for companies around the world just seven years ago. It ranked 15th back then on a list of major business concerns, according to the annual Allianz Risk Barometer report. Today,…
Edmonton fire chief says people must adapt to more wildfires
January 21, 2020 Bob Weber - THE CANADIAN PRESSEDMONTON – In a few weeks, Ken Block will hang up his uniform as head of Edmonton Fire Rescue and head Down Under to assume command of 5,000 firefighters in Australia. “I’m really looking forward to getting over there,” the…
Why green concerns have experts seeing red
January 20, 2020 by Adam MalikThe World Economic Forum is sounding the alarm that the top most-likely global risks are all environment-related. In the group’s 15th annual Global Risk Report, survey respondents listed their Top 5 most-likely top global risks in 2020: extreme weather climate…
Google CEO calls for regulation of artificial intelligence
January 20, 2020 Kelvin Chan - THE ASSOCIATED PRESSLONDON – Google’s chief executive called Monday for a balanced approach to regulating artificial intelligence, telling a European audience that the technology brings benefits but also “negative consequences.” Sundar Pichai’s comments come as lawmakers and governments seriously consider putting limits…
Alberta government promising to fix rules on aging energy wells
January 17, 2020 Bob Weber - THE CANADIAN PRESSEDMONTON – A group tasked with cleaning up thousands of abandoned energy sites in Alberta says the province’s rules for ensuring polluters reclaim their wells before selling them off are inadequate. The industry-funded Orphan Well Association made the criticism in…
Commercial clients should do this before they leave for the day
January 16, 2020 by Greg MeckbachAre your clients checking the bathrooms before they leave work for the day? “The last thing you want is to leave someone with access to your property after the doors have been locked,” Northbridge Insurance noted in Closing time: Making…
Are you following these password blunders?
January 16, 2020 by Adam MalikFrom leaving passwords written on sticky notes laying around to using simple passwords to not using proper technology to secure client data, employees and companies still have much to learn about data security, according to a recent report. And with…
How all-encompassing is the war risk exclusion?
January 15, 2020 by Greg MeckbachExclusions in commercial insurance for losses arising from violence might be broader than some of your clients think. “The war risk exclusion does not just apply where war has been officially declared between two or more countries,” said Lalita Mohabir, national…