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DAS Legal Protection Insurance Company Limited (DAS Canada) held its launch celebration on Sept. 23 at Jamie Kennedy at the Gardiner Museum in Toronto. The launch of DAS Canada marks the first specialty legal expense insurer in the country. DAS policies will be sold through the property and casualty broker channel. Industry guests enjoyed a […]
October 31, 2010
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In our heart of hearts, most people in the industry must know these Ontario reforms aren't going to work for long.
By David Gambrill, Editor | September 30, 2010
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The death of insurance company portals has been greatly exaggerated. The question today is: how can innovative companies revamp their portals to make them as easy as possible for brokers to use?
By Glen Piller | September 30, 2010
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The fourth annual National Insurance Conference of Canada (NICC) featured speakers such as General Rick Hillier, former Canadian chief of defence staff; conference emcee Amanda Lang, senior business reporter for CBC News and cohost of The Lang and O’Leary Exchange; Dan Ariely, behavioural economist and author; and OSFI senior director Gilbert Menard and OSFI director […]
September 30, 2010
ALBERTA SETS RECORD WITH $400-MILLION HAILSTORM Alberta’s July 12 hailstorm caused a record-setting $400 million in insured damages, the Insurance Bureau of Canada reports, citing data from PCS-Canada. The amount establishes a new record for insured hailstorm damage in Canada. The previous record was set in Calgary in 1991, when a 30-minute storm generated roughly […]
August 31, 2010
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What does it take to be 'cool?' If you know your audience and can connect with them using a simple, direct and supercharged message, you have the makings of a 'viral' industry ad campaign.
June 30, 2010
Canada's P&C industry has a legitimate tax beef, but it is a difficult time to raise it with cash-strapped governments looking for ways to bring in more revenue.
By David Gambrill, Editor | May 31, 2010
Technology has been a mixed blessing for commercial lines brokers. Perhaps it's time to look at what works right now.
By Peter Silk | May 31, 2010
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Opinion/Analysis; As an adjuster, I know all about delivering good customer service. But after a flood in our place earlier this year, I learned a whole lot about what the claimants go through.
By Keith Edwards | May 31, 2010
1 Aviva Canada, The Economical Insurance Group (TEIG) and The Dominion say they intend to use iClarify validation services delivered by Compu-Quote. Their support continues past the pilot phase of the data validation tool into full production. More than 50 member firms of the Insurance Brokers Association of Ontario (IBAO) used iClarify data validation services […]
May 31, 2010
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