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CU’s Jan Lowther shares podium with IMCA Showcase Winners

September 1, 1999 by Canadian Underwriter

This year, in an awards contest that often appears to be dominated by a few large companies with deep pockets, representatives of more than 30 insurance companies took home “Best of Show” and “Awards of Excellence” prizes from the IMCA’s

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U.S. Reinsurance Market PRICING STABILIZES

September 1, 1999 Sean Mooney, senior vice president at Guy Carpenter & Company In

Following a lengthy period of stagnation, pricing within the U.S. reinsurance market seems to have stabilized, with even some evidence in the market of rate increases. However, until the market’s excess capacity is depleted, buyers of reinsurance will continue to enjoy the benefits of highly competitive pricing.

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Managing web exposures

August 1, 1999 Marcus Snowden, partner at McCague, Wires, Peacock, Borlack & Ll

With e-commerce widely predicted to explode into the mainstream world of business in coming years, the lure of “getting into the ‘net game” before it becomes too late is almost irresistible for most companies. In particular, the Internet is expected

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Thinking outside the Canvas

August 1, 1999 Lowell Conn

The early 20th century was a revolutionary time for the fine art community, with “modern artists” such as Henri Matisse carrying forward the early exploration attempts of the impressionist painters in testing conventional “realist” theory. In many respects, the modern

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Regulating Internet insurance

August 1, 1999 Brian Reeve, partner at Cassels Brock & Blackwell

The difference between an Internet presence and soliciting business through the Internet can be significant in terms of legal exposure. With the serious growth seen in commercial entities on the web over recent years, the regulators are now beginning to address some of the legal accountability issues of jurisdiction and local laws. However, for the time being, selling insurance over the Internet holds many legal pitfalls.

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Letters (August 01, 1999)

August 1, 1999 by Canadian Underwriter

Dear Editor, The [June 1999] issue was excellent from cover to cover. I like the Autovision being separate rather than inserted. The subject matters are very different and while I read it from cover to cover as well, I did

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Counting the PENNIES

July 1, 1999 Sean van Zyl, Editor

The numbers say it all. Canada’s property and casualty insurance industry suffered one of its worst year-on-year performances last year, posting a modest return on investment of 7.1% — nearly half of 1997’s rate of return. Heavy underwriting losses incurred

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the hot branding-iron of CONSUMERISM

July 1, 1999 Sean van Zyl, Editor

The new millennium is not only bringing Y2K exposures to the fore, but a sense of consumer branding. From companies, brokers through to reinsurers, the latest industry leader forums have all hosted an urgency to address consumerism. The property and

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99 Canadian Insurance Congress: Marching to new Drummers

July 1, 1999 Lowell Conn & Sean van Zyl

Held against the backdrop of the nation’s capital, the 1999 Canadian Insurance Congress — seen as Canada’s premier reinsurer/primary company CEO forum — offered good news to insurers and risk managers on the treaty negotiation front. This year’s reinsurance rates,

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Learning to stay ahead

July 1, 1999 by Canadian Underwriter

“We’re in a world where the ‘world of products’ is going to get even bigger,” predicts Norma Nielson, chair of insurance at the University of Calgary. A major issue arising from the “blurring of traditional product lines” and the multi-skills

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Wake up, the “Knowledge Economy” is here

July 1, 1999 Sean van Zyl, Editor

The Insurance Institute of Ontario’s Centennial Symposium, recently held in Toronto, drew together several key local and international financial services experts who provided a mixed view of the future in terms of how current and emerging marketplace events will impact the property and casualty insurance industry. However, all of the speakers agreed that change is rushing the industry into a new era.

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The Internet’s consumer VOICE

July 1, 1999 Dennis Krueger, a U.S. freelance technology writer

Originally a medium for scientists to exchange information, the Internet’s use has rapidly expanded to become a virtual commercial marketplace. And, with the Internet’s commercial potential beginning to truly surface, consumers through news group forums and dedicated web sites are