Home Breadcrumb caret Columnists Breadcrumb caret Phil Porado Phil Porado Phil, an award-winning journalist with over 30 years of experience in financial topics, has been managing editor of Canadian Underwriter for more than three years. Intact COO talks about M&A preferences for Canada M&A Intact COO talks about M&A preferences for Canada Patrick Barbeau says the M&A environment is quite active compared to the past 12-18 months By Phil Porado | March 26, 2026 3 min read Did your client just buy a stolen car? Auto Did your client just buy a stolen car? While auto thefts are declining in Canada, your clients still need to be careful By Phil Porado | March 25, 2026 3 min read How Facility Association managed trucking oversubscriptions Auto How Facility Association managed trucking oversubscriptions Being the 'underpriced market of choice' had some disadvantages By Phil Porado | March 24, 2026 3 min read What Wawanesa hopes to gain by acquiring Everest Canada M&A What Wawanesa hopes to gain by acquiring Everest Canada Commercial diversification key to strategy By Phil Porado | March 23, 2026 4 min read Do advanced driving systems really mean more cars get totalled? Claims Do advanced driving systems really mean more cars get totalled? While many parts are more expensive, the threshold for totalling out vehicles is more nuanced By Phil Porado | March 20, 2026 3 min read Why some Ontarians pay out of pocket for minor collisions Auto Why some Ontarians pay out of pocket for minor collisions Some insureds have misconceptions about what happens if an accident is reported By Phil Porado | March 19, 2026 3 min read How the Iran war affects insurance coverage for terrorism Commercial How the Iran war affects insurance coverage for terrorism Growing risk places the lack of Canadian federal government terrorism backstop on display By Phil Porado | March 18, 2026 4 min read What’s the outlook for Cat bonds in 2026? Claims What’s the outlook for Cat bonds in 2026? Investors showing interest in new financial instruments By Phil Porado | March 17, 2026 3 min read How cybercriminals are attacking your business clients in 2026 Commercial How cybercriminals are attacking your business clients in 2026 Increasingly, criminals are impersonating people at your client's business to dupe employees into handing over sensitive data By Phil Porado | March 16, 2026 2 min read Toll from Quebec and Ontario ice storms…so far News Toll from Quebec and Ontario ice storms…so far At the outage's peak, 200,000 customers were without power By Phil Porado | March 13, 2026 2 min read How Iran war may change client conversations News How Iran war may change client conversations An economic roundup from the editors of Canadian Underwriter By Phil Porado | March 12, 2026 3 min read LOAD MORE More Columnists Alyssa DiSabatino Image Alyssa DiSabatino How auto reform in Ontario could impact broker distribution January 19, 2026|2 min read Safer air travel isn’t translating into profitability for aviation insurers January 12, 2026|3 min read David Gambrill Image David Gambrill Top court rejects claimant’s bid to re-open 2004 settlement with insurer March 26, 2026|3 min read Editorial | How soon they forget" aria-label="Editorial | How soon they forget">Editorial | How soon they forget March 24, 2026|3 min read Jason Contant Image Jason Contant Quebec’s direct insurers’ organization names new executive director March 26, 2026|2 min read What insurers can expect from this year’s hurricane season March 25, 2026|3 min read
