Canadian employees in the insurance industry are about 13% more likely to work remotely than office workers in the United States. One in five U.S. office workers work remotely now, the New York Post reported last week. By contrast, more…
CALGARY – Starting next week, there will be new rules in Alberta for selling autos or getting them fixed. Service Alberta Minister Brian Malkinson says the changes go into effect on Wednesday and will increase transparency and better protect consumers.…
After much hand-wringing about the impact of a postal strike on the insurance industry, rotating strikes by Canada Post workers have seemed to have had little impact on major insurers. Aviva Canada told Canadian Underwriter Tuesday the immediate impact of…
Creating competition in the workplace is not a good environment for growing teamwork and is one of the reasons an independent insurance brokerage in Nova Scotia doesn’t focus on performance-based compensation. “Our notion on compensation is that we are trying…
Northbridge has to pay out on a hotel’s liability insurance policy resulting from theft of a guest’s car, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled in a decision released Friday. Lombard, now known as Northbridge, provided both property and liability insurance…
Winnipeg police issued a ticket on the first day of cannabis legalization. Police posted a picture of a ticket for consuming cannabis in a motor vehicle on Twitter. The ticket carries a $672 fine. Police say the ticket was issued…
Brokers need to prepare scripts in case their staff get a flood of phone calls from clients asking how they plan to work without mail service, the Centre for Study of Insurance Operations advises. “Mail service may be interrupted indefinitely,”…
One of the biggest risks posed by blockchain-based currencies is financing of terrorism and it is reasonable to ask whether there should be tighter regulation of this technology, federal finance minister Bill Morneau told a Senate committee. Bitcoin is one…
The federal government will probably consider legislating Canada Post employees back to work if they go on strike or are locked out, a labour lawyer told Canadian Underwriter Monday. “I think it’s likely that the Liberals will consider” back-to-work legislation,…
Small business clients want to spend less time filling out insurance application forms and more time getting advice from their brokers, an insurance technology expert says. “Unlike personal insurance, where there is more propensity to go direct, small business owners…
Brokers in Canada have a technology platform available that allows them to customize different insurance coverages, or offer next-day service, through a self-serve app. The app provides a base quote for a customer. The broker can then use sliders to…
The threat of a work stoppage at Canada Post may lead to a positive outcome in a back-handed way, by potentially raising awareness among regulators and consumers about the value of electronic documents, an Insurance Bureau of Canada official suggests.…