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SCM Risk Management Services Reception

January 1, 2010 by Canadian Underwriter

SCM Risk Management Services (RMS) officially unveiled its new insurance-to- value (ITV) indexing technology at a reception at the MaRS Innovation Centre in Toronto on Nov. 23, 2009. Dubbed ‘iClarify,’ the RMS indexing tool has been developed to help resolve…

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Upcoming Events

December 1, 2009 by Canadian Underwriter

FOR A COMPLETE LIST VISIT www.canadianunderwriter.ca AND CLICK ‘MY EVENTS CALENDAR” ON THE HOME PAGE 1 Maurice Tulloch [1a] is the new president and CEO of Aviva Canada, effective Jan. 1, 2010. He replaces Robin Spencer, current president and CEO,…

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Weather: The Mother Of Invention

December 1, 2009 David Cambrill, Editor

For the better part of a year, insurance companies have been hinting that some form of product innovation is required to offset the heavy losses insurers have been taking in the personal property lines — in particular, water damage losses.…

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Looking Inward

December 1, 2009 by Canadian Underwriter

There is a song by a 1980-90s band called The The, in which the singer Matt Johnson advises: ‘If you can’t change the world, then change yourself.’ Besieged by world events that have substantially eaten into their profit margins, Canadian…
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Moves & Views (July 01, 2009)

July 1, 2009 by Canadian Underwriter

UPCOMING EVENTS: FOR A COMPLETE LIST VISIT www.canadianunderwriter.ca AND CLICK ‘MY EVENTS CALENDAR” ON THE HOME PAGE

 Matthew Davies , Senior Underwriting Specialist, Canadian Manager for Professional and Media Liability, Chubb Insurance Company of Canada
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Media Expansion : Opening the Door to Liability

April 1, 2009 Matthew Davies

The dramatic growth of Internet communication has greatly broadened potential errors and omissions (E&O) litigation exposures.

 Catherine Trimble, Business Development, Pathway Partners Ltd.
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Marketing Your Brokerage

April 1, 2009 Catherine Trimble, Michelle Cole-Kennedy

Effective marketing requires a plan, just like your other business processes.
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Governments Should Improve Efforts To Prepare For Large-Scale Disasters

March 31, 2009 by

Governments need to improve how they prioritize efforts to prepare for large-scale disasters, according to an Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) report, produced in conjunction with Swiss RE and Oliver Wyman, Innovation in Country Risk Management. Furthermore, they…
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Get Cracking On Recruitment

March 31, 2009 Laura Kupcis

With a rapidly decreasing entry to exit ratio, changing the stereotype of insurance is key to attracting the millenials into the coop.
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Bridging The Data Divide

February 1, 2009 Craig Harris Freelance Writer

Technology has evolved to a point when brokers may soon be able to use XML standards to communicate with multiple insurers using broker management systems. But what will that mean for carriers’ individual Web portal solutions?
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On the Scene (February 01, 2009)

January 31, 2009 by

Tim Ponton has been appointed regional vice president (Western) and brings with him a wealth of experience and passion to his new role with Winmar Franchise Corp. Ponton’s management, administration and adjuster experience over the past 28 years with Major…

 Figure 1 (right): Photograph of the two-storey test house at the Insurance Research Lab for Better Homes.
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All About the Nails

January 1, 2009 Gregory A. Kopp and Murray J. Morrison, Boundary Layer Wind Tunnel Laboratory, UWO

Research on hurricane damage reiterates the importance of the basics in home building: when it comes to preventing roof damage, the nails need to attach the roof to the walls.