Industry
A recent recipient of the Insurance Marketing Communications Association Golden Torch Award, honouring communication within the industry, Jan Lowther has surprised her peers once more. The flamboyant group publisher of Canadian Underwriter magazine has announced her retirement ending a twenty three year tenure with the publication.
By Lowell Conn | December 31, 1999
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The North American Insurance Conference, recently held in St. Petersburg Beach, Florida, drew an equal crowd of Canadian and U.S. insurance attendees, the event speakers covering a broad range of subjects from reinsurance market conditions through to the impact of primary company consolidation and the evolution of financial services distribution. However, a panel debate on […]
By Sean van Zyl, Editor | December 31, 1999
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One of the grayest areas of claims management is effective assessment of occupational related disabilities. In determining a claim settlement, the insurer not only has to judge the merit of the claim presented, but as well the accuracy of the assessment data used. However, the latter is now an area which can be more effectively managed through professional and well documented "functional evaluation" (FE) procedures.
By Craig McCleary of Ability To Function Inc. | December 31, 1999
The Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) is proposing the establishment of a Natural Disaster Reduction Plan, which would see all levels of government contribute a total of up to $750 million over five years to create a Natural Disaster Protection Fund. George Anderson, president of the IBC, announced the proposal at a December lunch at […]
December 31, 1999
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The 1999 third quarter returns for both Canadian and U.S. property and casualty insurers show little improvement in net earnings, with the return on investment of both sectors now hovering at around the 7% mark. The real problem child surfacing from the first nine-month results from both Canada and the U.S is a dramatic decline […]
The majority of brokers that have sold their business, or are contemplating the prospect of doing so, have reacted for one or more of the following reasons: Rate of attrition and threats from dwindling volumes; Desire to be a part of a bigger company that can provide markets, capital, and assistance with direction; Want to […]
November 30, 1999
The traditional property and casualty (p&c) insurance industry is moving toward multi-channel distribution. The shift may not be as brisk as some industry observers believe is necessary to blunt the competitive challenge posed by the banks and others, even some traditional broker companies. Still, it is difficult to argue with the success that Canadian brokers are having in retaining customers in the face of an expanded range of distribution options already available.
By Jacinta Whyte, vice president of the personal insurance division | November 30, 1999
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In a post NAEC media conference, VICC president Henning Norup says the organization has approved its first “after market” anti-theft deterrent system, where the device has been fitted to the vehicle other than the manufacturer. The Autowatch 329 Ti immobilizing device, a system developed by PFK Electronics based in South Africa, passed all of VICC’s […]
For those who felt the market conditions of 1999 were worth a good cry over a beer, the year ahead is likely to be a very sober occasion, analysts warn. Results for property and casualty insurers for the final quarter of 1999 are expected to mirror the poor performance delivered for the first half of […]
By Sean van Zyl, Editor | November 30, 1999
4 min read
The issues of broker sole occupation and the current restrictions applying to brokerage ownership will likely be among the top priorities on the Registered Insurance Brokers Association of Ontario’s (RIBO) 2000 agenda with regard to regulatory changes currently under discussion with Ontario’s insurance regulator. Both items have been move ahead on the priority scale by […]
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