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Hybrid office: Centre for collaboration, or inefficiency?

November 13, 2023 by David Gambrill

Canadian property and casualty insurance professionals generally believe they work more efficiently in a hybrid office than at home — although some of this depends how you define workplace “distractions” in a sales culture. In an online survey conducted last

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What today’s P&C hybrid office looks like, post-COVID

November 8, 2023 by David Gambrill

Hybrid workplaces in the Canadian property and casualty insurance industry haven’t changed all that much since the pandemic receded from media headlines 17 months ago. And generally speaking, P&C professionals seem satisfied with their current hybrid arrangements. Canadian Underwriter surveyed more

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How Canada’s P&C industry is reacting to the hybrid office

March 31, 2022 by David Gambrill

Seventy-one per cent of Canada’s P&C industry reports being happy with their new hybrid office arrangements, according to a Canadian Underwriter online poll. Almost 46% reported being ‘very satisfied’ with moving to hybrid work, while a further 26% were satisfied.

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How Canada’s P&C industry feels about COVID safety in their offices

March 30, 2022 by David Gambrill

More than seven out of 10 Canadian P&C industry professionals feel protected from COVID in their new hybrid office arrangements, according to an online poll conducted this week by Canadian Underwriter. Over 650 P&C professionals answered CU‘s survey, including brokers,