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Webinar: Captivating Business

January 11, 2021 by Canadian Underwriter

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What COVID-19 taught P&C leaders to do with their staff

January 8, 2021 by Adam Malik

Continue to show patience and understanding, while keeping communication open, Hub’s Canadian leader is telling her fellow leaders as COVID-19 case counts continue to rise throughout Canada. “I had this conversation with our family dinner table — just this whole

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Feeling more like a career counsellor than a broker these days? That’s not a bad thing.

December 14, 2020 by Adam Malik

Based on estimates of 160,000 Canadian small businesses at risk of closing due to the COVID-19 pandemic — or even as many as 225,000 closures, per the Canadian Federation of Independent Business — brokers have a part to play in

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What brokers should be telling their hospitality clients

December 2, 2020 by Adam Malik

Brokers are having some frank conversations with clients in the hotel and restaurant business about the realities they’re facing and how to survive the troubles ahead, says a hospitality broker leader. “The truth is that if anybody is going to

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The best way for brokers to add talent

December 1, 2020 by Adam Malik

Internal referrals made by successful employees are the top way brokerages are finding quality talent to add to their ranks, attendees of a recent webinar panel heard. When asked to discuss what strategies worked best to find talent, the three

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On the hunt for talent? Try looking in these places

November 25, 2020 by Adam Malik

If that restaurant server’s customer service stood out to you, maybe they’d be successful working in insurance. That’s one suggestion a brokerage leader gave at a recent convention as a way to find talent from other industries to fill needs

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Has the pandemic changed how brokers think about specialization?

November 23, 2020 by Adam Malik

With the global COVID-19 pandemic affecting specific sectors harder than others, brokers may see the value in the diversification of their offerings so as to not have their business depend on the success of one sector, says one broker leader.

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The right — and wrong — risks clients should consider when setting up a captive

November 18, 2020 by Adam Malik

A captive insurance solution is designed for long-term risks, so a client looking to set something up for short-term risks may end up regretting that decision, experts warned during a recent Canadian Underwriter webinar. When a company sets up a

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How renewal delays are taking a toll on brokers

November 17, 2020 by Adam Malik

Insurers are becoming more meticulous around what they deem to be a good risk and that extra scrutiny is giving brokers heavier workloads, broker leaders say, and it could force brokers to limit how much they take on. Interest rates

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Why this is a good time to set up a captive insurance solution

November 13, 2020 by David Gambrill

Shrinking capacity arising from hard market conditions in many commercial lines have created a favourable environment for self-insuring through captives, senior Canadian executives will propose in a live webinar hosted Monday at noon ET by Canadian Underwriter. Scheduled panellists include

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When to not hire for soft skills

November 4, 2020 by Adam Malik

A common adage around the insurance industry is to hire for soft skills and teach the technical stuff later. While that’s still mostly true among brokerage leaders taking part in a recent panel, one noted that there are times when

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Hub’s rationale for advising clients to file BI claims

July 24, 2020 by Adam Malik

Hub International is advising clients to submit claims related to the COVID-19 pandemic, even if there isn’t a physical damage loss. Business interruption has been the most-inquired-about coverage area over the last few months, noted Scott Fouts, vice president of