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Paid Trisura: A Values-based Approach

October 1, 2022 Sara Ametrano

Since its inception in 2006, Trisura has seen tremendous growth, not just in its product offerings, but also in terms of company size. With the first office headquartered in Toronto, the organization has branched out with locations across Canada, and

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Updated: What emergency relief will insurers offer customers? Here’s what they told us

May 31, 2021 by Adam Malik

Editor’s notes: This story has been updated to include additional information from Allstate. Insurance Bureau of Canada announced in 2020 that its members are offering reductions in auto insurance premiums for consumers whose driving habits have changed significantly. You can

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Big Moves: The P&C industry’s recent executive shuffles

May 17, 2021 by Jason Contant

Intact Financial Corporation, Trisura Guarantee Insurance Company, and brokerages NFP and Westland Insurance Group all announced changes at the senior executive level over the past week. Patrick Barbeau, Intact Patrick Barbeau will become Intact Financial Corporation’s executive vice president and

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Webinar: Commercial lines post-COVID

April 20, 2021 by Canadian Underwriter

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How brokers are responding to Mideast crisis

January 14, 2020 by Greg Meckbach

As tension continues to rise in the Middle East, brokers might want to start asking clients questions about travel plans – if they aren’t already. “After recent events in Iran and Iraq, Burns & Wilcox has been getting questions from

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The ‘wake-up call’ for brokers placing D&O liability

October 2, 2018 by Greg Meckbach

A multi-million-dollar pollution clean-up order that spooked the Canadian insurance industry has some commercial brokers taking a good hard look at the exact wording of mid- to large-sized clients’ directors and officers (D&O) liability policies. The Ontario Ministry of the