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Private U.S. property & casualty insurers’ net income after taxes grew to US$31 billion in the first half of 2015 from US$26 billion in the first half of 2014, with insurers’ overall profitability as measured by their rate of return on average policyholders’ surplus growing to 9.2% from 7.8%, according to a report from ISO […]
By Canadian Underwriter | October 22, 2015
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WASHINGTON – Chinese hacking attempts on American corporate intellectual property have occurred with regularity over the past three weeks, suggesting that China almost immediately began violating its newly minted cyberagreement with the United States, according to a newly published analysis by a cybersecurity company with close ties to the U.S. government. The Irvine, California-based company, […]
By Canadian Underwriter | October 19, 2015
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The United States’ property and casualty industry posted improved underwriting results and net income through the first six months of 2015, according to a special report released on Monday by ratings agency A.M. Best Company. The Best Special Report, titled P/C Industry posts improved underwriting results and net income during first half of 2015, also […]
By Canadian Underwriter | October 7, 2015
Saskatchewan Government Insurance (SGI) has obtained eDocs certification for commercial lines, the Centre for Study of Insurance Operations (CSIO) announced. EDocs is intended to help brokers save time by letting them download policy documents directly from carriers’ computer systems to their broker management systems, and to store those documents in their BMSs without manual intervention. […]
By Canadian Underwriter | October 5, 2015
Bermuda insurer PartnerRe Ltd. announced Monday that its shareholders will vote Nov. 19 on a proposed US$6.9 billion acquisition by EXOR S.p.A. EXOR originally offered to buy PartnerRe two months after PartnerRe’s board of directors recommended a merger with Axis Capital Holdings Ltd. Both Axis and PartnerRe are based in Pembroke, Bermuda, both write reinsurance […]
By Canadian Underwriter | September 29, 2015
Surveyed insurance executives understand the importance of innovation to drive future competitive advantage and growth, but most are struggling with making that goal a reality, reports KPMG International. A new report released Thursday, A new world of opportunity: The insurance innovation imperative, is based on input from 280 property and casualty, life and health, composite […]
By Canadian Underwriter | September 17, 2015
Live video collaboration technology is a relative newcomer in the claims-processing toolkit. But does the technology, working through smart devices, offer the promise of significantly speeding up claims resolution and, in turn, bolstering customer engagement?
By Jonathan Kost, Chief Strategy Officer, Symbility Solutions | August 31, 2015
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Lorne Perry, incoming president of the Insurance Brokers Association of Canada, emphasizes the broker's role in acting on behalf of consumers.
By Greg Meckbach, Associate Editor | August 31, 2015
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Desjardins General Insurance Group Inc. of Levis, Quebec announced Friday the availability of a mobile app for its Ajusto usage-based auto insurance, under which DGIG offers discounts based on driving behaviour. With the Ajusto app – for devices running Apple Inc. iOS and Google Inc.’s Android operating systems – DGIG is offering “a 100% mobile […]
By Canadian Underwriter | March 27, 2015
Change can be exciting, it can be progressive and, as the saying goes, it can be good. But the head-over-heels love affair with change occasionally needs to be tempered by feet-on-the-ground reminders that change also comes with potential risks. The current view of technology is one such example. Information technology research and advisory company Gartner […]
By Angela Stelmakowich, Editor|Angela Stelmakowich, Editor | December 31, 2014
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