Nova Scotia freedom of information website hacked
April 11, 2018 The Canadian PressHalifax police have arrested a suspect after the Nova Scotia government’s freedom-of-information disclosure web portal was breached. The government said Wednesday about 7,000 documents were inappropriately accessed between March 3 and March 5. Its admission came nearly a week after…
It’s okay to cry at work. Millennials – and your CFO – are cool with it
April 5, 2018 by Jason ContantIf you are going to cry at work, make sure it’s not in front of a Boomer. Forty-seven per cent of Canadian workers 55 and older think workplace crying has a negative effect on your professional reputation, according to a…
Markel taps David Crozier to succeed Barkley as president
March 27, 2018 Canadian UnderwriterDavid A. Crozier will become the president of specialist insurer Markel Canada in early 2019, succeeding current president Karen Barkley, who will retire at the end of this year. Completing a 40-year career in the insurance industry, Barkley has held…
Tire-chalking case ends insurer’s bid to establish tort of negligent entrustment in Ontario
March 22, 2018 by David GambrillOntario’s Court of Appeal has rejected an insurer’s appeal that might have helped to establish a tort of “negligent entrustment” in the province. In Ligaj v. Ismail, a decision released on Mar. 20, CUMIS General Insurance Company tried to make…
For how long will a ransomware attack knock out your client’s operations?
March 5, 2018 by Jason ContantCompanies in Canada and the United States can expect one week of downtime as a result of a ransomware attack, speakers said at NetDiligence’s recent Cyber Risk Summit in Toronto. “A decryption effort, even in the best case scenario, is…
Broker fined $1,000 for “improper” home visit to elderly, unwell client
February 27, 2018 by David GambrillB.C.’s broker regulator showed little compassion for a broker who flouted a license restriction by making an out-of-office visit to a sick elderly client to renew her auto insurance. The Insurance Council of B.C. fined Safir Mohamed Lalji $1,000 for…
These simple questions can defuse your client’s resistance to cyber
February 26, 2018 by Jason ContantClients’ arguments against purchasing cyber insurance can often easily be defused, delegates attending NetDiligence’s Cyber Risk Summit heard Friday. Lindsey Nelson, international cyber team leader with CFC Underwriting, said she is often surprised when she hears companies saying they don’t…
A broker’s walkthrough of cyber insurance with a client
February 25, 2018 by Jason ContantThe majority of clients that Marsh Canada meets with – anecdotally 70-80% – still don’t understand what a cyber insurance policy does, Jeremiah Tonn, vice president of the brokerage’s cyber practice, said on Friday. Speaking at NetDiligence’s Cyber Risk Summit…
Broker fined for unorthodox method of storing client documents
February 20, 2018 by David GambrillA B.C. broker has been fined $2,500 and ordered to complete a privacy compliance course after it was discovered that she was storing client documents in the locked garage of her home. Her time-honoured, paper-based method of storing documents came…
Insurers pushing for regulatory approval of electronic pink slips
February 6, 2018 by Jason ContantInsurers understand the need for electronic proof of auto insurance, but don’t yet have the ability to share this information electronically, Steve Kee, director of media and digital communications with the Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC), said in an interview…
Wireless Working, Part III: The four-letter acronym every broker should know
January 30, 2018 Greg Meckbach, Associate EditorBrokers working on customer files over wireless computer networks at work need to be on guard, because hackers can listen in on insecure networks. If you’re working from a laptop or tablet and connecting to the corporate computer network using…
Senators urge feds to act on privacy, security issues with automated cars
January 30, 2018 Jordan Press - THE CANADIAN PRESSOTTAWA – The federal Liberal government needs to take the wheel when it comes to the development and testing of self-driving cars on Canadian roads – or risk getting run over by the fast-approaching high-tech revolution, a Senate committee warns.…