Managing Data, Reducing Risk
May 1, 2010 Wesley GillCompanies improving their data management processes might find a correlated improvement in their risk modeling.
Illuminating Driver Safety
February 1, 2010 Dan Steere, CEO, GreenRoadHow red-yellow-green LED technology is helping to change driving behaviours and develop safer drivers.
Upcoming Events
December 1, 2009 by Canadian UnderwriterFOR 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,…
Climate Change In Canada’s North
November 30, 2009 byPollution liability arising from permafrost degradation, climate change disclosure and risks associated with new shipping lanes are among the emerging insurance implications of climate change in Canada’s North, according to a report by the National Round Table on the Environment…
Appointment at Cunningham Lindsey
November 30, 2009 byAndrew Hernandez has been appointed executive general adjuster and district manager for Vancouver Metro, Fraser Valley and Victoria, BC regions of Cunningham Lindsey. Hernandez holds more than 22 years of insurance adjusting experience. He was most recently a senior general…
Fighting Fraud with Advanced Analytics
September 1, 2009 Wes Gill, Executive Lead, Enterprise Risk Management, SAS Canada.Property and casualty insurance fraud is estimated to be a Cdn$1.3-billion business, making detection and prevention through advanced technology an important cost-saving strategy.
Exploring New Vistas
September 1, 2009 David Gambrill, EditorFortunately for the Insurance Brokers Association of Canada (IBAC), “the banks never got” Justin MacGregor, its incoming president, when he first started looking for work in 1977.
Phoenix Rising
August 1, 2009 Vanessa MarigaIt seems the global financial conflagration was sparked in part by a handful of complacent decision makers who should have been challenging what their risk models were telling them. The resultant financial meltdown had the potential to devalue the entire risk management discipline and erode its credibility. And yet, risk managers appear to have emerged from the smoke and ashes with a stronger sense of purpose and a clearer sense of what constitutes good technique.
Claims (March 01, 2009)
March 1, 2009 by Canadian UnderwriterNOVA SCOTIA CAP RULING, PART TWO The judge of the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia who dismissed the challenge to the province’s minor injury cap has issued a second part to his written decision. Justice Walter Goodfellow issued the second…
In The Eye Of The Storm
February 1, 2009 Vanessa Mariga, Associate EditorGeoffrey Machum, a partner at Stewart McKelvey in Halifax, was a key figure in a big win for the insurance industry on the issue of auto insurance caps for minor injuries.
The Intelligence of Using B.I.
October 1, 2008 Stephane Frechette, BI Capability Specialist, Principal Consultant, Avanade CanadaBusiness Intelligence (BI) is a technological tool that allows insurers to do things with their data that are typically very expensive and are therefore overlooked as a means to increase competitive advantage
D&O Liability: Clear Skies or Turbulence Ahead?
September 1, 2008 Cameron Rose, Senior Vice President, Marsh Canada LimitedBrokers, insureds and (re)insurers will face divergent pressures in the near future related to the need for D&O insurance capital.