Your Frontline Partner
January 1, 2000 Sam Malatesta Vice President, Marketing & Insurance Relations, CHow insurers treat customers when it counts most will be a critical marketing element that will lead to brand recognition and brand loyalty for all those involved in the insurance distribution channel.
Software standardizes claim costs
January 1, 2000 Michael AndrewsEach year U.S. insureds are involved in about 35 million automobile accidents. The cost to repair these vehicles tops an eye-popping nine billion dollars — more than the combined 1998 net incomes of Microsoft, Sears and Disney. Not surprisingly, automobile…
Industry turns out for Black Tie Affair
December 1, 1999 by Canadian UnderwriterThe 44th annual Toronto Insurance Conference (TIC) black tie dinner was held recently at the Four Season’s Hotel in Toronto. The event’s guest-of-honour, Senator Trevor Eyton, provided an after dinner keynote address. Guests included (clockwise from upper left): American International…
Coming Events (December 01, 1999)
December 1, 1999 by Canadian UnderwriterAnnouncements in Coming Events are run free of charge as a service to the industry. Items should be submitted by the first of the month prior to the month in which the announcement is to appear. Toronto Insurance Women’s Association:…
COUNTDOWN to a new era
December 1, 1999 Lowell Conn and Sean van ZylThe 1990s will likely go down as the most momentous period in the modern history of the property and casualty insurance industry, a senior executive with experience dating back to the post WWII era recently stated. From “riches to rags,”…
Lindsey Morden raise revenues, drop earnings
October 1, 1999 by Canadian UnderwriterA dramatic rise in revenue — attributed to the inclusion of extensive international acquisitions in 1998 — and a corresponding decline in net earnings characterisze the second quarter results released by Lindsey Morden Group Inc., parent company of adjusters Cunningham…
Coming Events (October 01, 1999)
October 1, 1999 by Canadian UnderwriterAnnouncements in Coming Events are run free of charge as a service to the industry. Items should be submitted by the first of the month prior to the month in which the announcement is to appear. Toronto Insurance Women’s Association:…
“DO or DIE”, strategy message is to embrace the TECHNOLOGY FUTURE
September 1, 1999 Sean van Zyl, EditorWhether traditional players in the property and casualty insurance industry continue to hold the lion’s share of business will depend on their willingness to embrace consumer-driven technologies and boost productivity, delegates attending the recently held Strategy Institute conference were told. In particular, the pressure of higher consumer expectations coupled with increased competition from new players to insurance will be felt mostly in the personal lines arena, the speakers warn.
Coming Events (September 01, 1999)
September 1, 1999 by Canadian UnderwriterAnnouncements in Coming Events are run free of charge as a service to the industry. Items should be submitted by the first of the month prior to the month in which the announcement is to appear. Canadian Insurance Accountants Association:…
International trade body turns to financial services COMPETITION
August 1, 1999 Glenn McGillivray, head of corporate communication at Swiss ReinIt is becoming increasingly clear the importance of the financial services sector on the global stage. The recent drive toward globalization of business — coupled with new information technology and the formation of geo-economic and political alliances — have allowed…
Coming Events (August 01, 1999)
August 1, 1999 by Canadian UnderwriterAnnouncements in Coming Events are run free of charge as a service to the industry. Items should be submitted by the first of the month prior to the month in which the announcement is to appear. Canadian Insurance Accountants Association:…
The right adjuster FOR THE JOB
July 1, 1999 Lowell ConnNational harmonization of the licensing and regulation of the adjusting profession has become a hot topic for regulators and the insurance industry in Canada. Alberta’s recent Insurance Act rewrite included a step-licensing structure as well as a provision for mandatory…