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Risk Management
Why ransomware is still a threat to your cyber clients
August 31, 2023 by Jason ContantRansomware is “almost certainly the most disruptive form of cybercrime facing Canada” because it’s pervasive and can have a serious impact on an organization’s ability to function, said a new report from the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security. However, it’s…
Fall risks associated with e-scooters
August 25, 2023 Brittany Sinclair, B.Sc., P.Eng. 30 Forensic EngineeringEditor’s note: This is the first of a two-part series on the biomechanics of rider falls from e-scooters. Part 2 will appear next week. Canada’s capital is in the midst of its fourth electric scooter (or e-scooter) pilot program.…
Will generative AI impact your career prospects?
August 22, 2023 Philip PoradoWill generative artificial intelligence (AI) make your skill sets obsolete? If you answered yes, you have the same belief as 17% of Canadian workers recently surveyed by recruiting and business consulting firm Robert Half. Survey respondents worked in occupations ranging…
Ongoing heat over southern B.C. topples records, sets table for added wildfire woes
August 15, 2023 The Canadian PressVANCOUVER – The ten hottest communities in Canada were all located in British Columbia on Monday and forecasters expect the sizzling temperatures will continue for at least a few more days across the province’s Interior. The Fraser Canyon communities of…
AXA XL names new underwriting manager in Canada
August 3, 2023 Canadian Underwriter StaffSpecialty insurance provider AXA XL has named Kirsten Andersen underwriting manager for its design professional insurance business in Canada. The business unit provides errors and omissions/professional liability insurance to architectural and engineering firms in Canada, according to the firm’s website.…
Canada’s P&C insurers react to federal cabinet shuffle
July 27, 2023 by Jason ContantCanadian property and casualty insurers will be working with new cabinet ministers in the areas of emergency preparedness, public safety (including cybersecurity and auto theft), and housing, infrastructure and communities (including climate resilience), following Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s major cabinet…
Can insurers and reinsurers survive looming NatCat trends?
July 21, 2023 Glenn McGillivrayOne of the hallmarks of a warming world is that you never know what may come next. The reasonably stable climate of the last 100,000 years is being thrown into disarray as Earth’s systems are forced out of kilter. For…
Fight for funding to protect land link between N.S. and N.B. goes to court
July 21, 2023 The Canadian PressHALIFAX – The Nova Scotia government is asking the province’s Court of Appeal to determine who has jurisdiction over the works that protect a vital link between the province and New Brunswick. In a court document filed Wednesday, lawyers for…
Nova Scotia identifies thousands more victims of data hack
June 15, 2023 Marlo Glass - THE CANADIAN PRESSHALIFAX – Nova Scotia Cybersecurity Minister Colton LeBlanc says his department has identified thousands more people affected by a recent global data breach, and this week it is beginning the process of notifying the “most vulnerable” victims of the hack.…
Feds looking to create national emergency response agency
June 9, 2023 Sarah Ritchie - THE CANADIAN PRESSOTTAWA – The federal government is looking at creating some kind of national disaster response agency in the face of an unusually intense and destructive start to the wildfire season across the country. At the moment, federal departments including Emergency…
Quebec city declares state of emergency as forest fires multiply
June 2, 2023 The Canadian PressMONTREAL – A city on Quebec’s north shore has declared a state of emergency as forest fires rage in the vicinity. Sept-Iles Mayor Steeve Beaupre says certain sectors of the city have been ordered to evacuate by 4 p.m. today…
Feds developing cybersecurity process for defence contractors
June 1, 2023 Sarah Ritchie - THE CANADIAN PRESSOTTAWA – The federal government says certain defence contracts will be subject to a mandatory cybersecurity certification process starting in the winter of 2024. Defence Minister Anita Anand made the announcement Wednesday morning at the Canadian Association of Defence and…