Moves (June 01, 2008)
June 1, 2008 by Canadian UnderwriterInsurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) has appointed Don Forgeron as vice president, Ontario and Barb Sulzenko-Laurie as its new vice president of policy. Jane Voll, the IBC’s immediate past vice president of policy, becomes special advisor to the president in…
Moves (February 01, 2008)
February 1, 2008 by Canadian UnderwriterKeal Technology and ING Insurance Company of Canada announced a “commercial integration relationship,” in which Keal’s commercial management system (CMS), comXP, will exchange data with the ING Insurance broker application SaversCL. Using CSIO XML standards, data can be exchanged between…
Inland Marine: a Golden Opportunity
December 1, 2007 Joseph S. Harrington, Director, Corporate Communications, American Association of Insurance ServicesInland marine is often thought to be a uniquely American phenomenon, but perhaps it is, or should be, more Canadian than people think
Benfield buys insurance business from Beaufort Group in Canada
November 13, 2007 by Canadian UnderwriterBenfield Corporate Risk has acquired the businesses of Beaufort International Insurance Inc. (BIII) and Beaufort Insurance Services Inc. (BISI), from Beaufort Group in Canada. The terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.Based in Calgary, Alberta, BIII and BISI provide specialist…
International Delivery
November 1, 2007 William Rowland, Cargo Product Line Manager, XL InsuranceThinking Globally, Acting Locally on Cargo Risks
Marsh arranges US$425 million of non-cat capacity for U.S./Canadian companies in UK market
October 9, 2007 by Canadian UnderwriterMarsh, a global insurance broker and risk adviser, has arranged a property facility that will provide up to US$425 million of non-catastrophe capacity in the London market for United States and Canadian companies, the company has announced.The facility can be…
Cyberspace: The Final Frontier
September 1, 2007 by Canadian UnderwriterWe’ve all heard the Internet is the way of the future, providing 24/7 service to would-be policyholders. And independent brokers are constantly warning themselves that they had better become more competitive with direct writers and the so-called “virtual writers” in…
The Exclusion Migration
August 1, 2007 Raymond Cotter & Gayle MacDonaldDon’t look now, but the CGL Pollution Exclusion has just migrated to D&O policies
Report finds risk management a key priority in mining sector
March 6, 2007 by Canadian UnderwriterGlobal mining firms have ranked the implementation of enterprise risk management as a key risk challenge in the next three to five years, a new Ernst & Young report has revealed.Attitudes to Risk in the Global Mining Sector, a survey…
Safe Harbour
March 1, 2007 Vanessa MarigaHalifax, Nova Scotia, which has managed its share of historical risks, will be home to the 2007 RIMS Canada Conference
Handling Global Political Risk
March 1, 2007 Daniel Galvao, Senior Vice President, Financial Products, Marsh Canada LimitedInsurers should be aware of terrorism and nationalism as global political risks.
Insight: Uncovering Data
February 1, 2007 Craig HarrisThere is a growing sense that data analytics will become a key source of competitive advantage in many areas. Will we see a division between the haves and have-nots when it comes to segmentation, risk and profitability?