Industry
A brokerage leader is concerned that “burnout” is a term thrown around too casually, and it’s not taken as seriously as it should be in the property and casualty insurance industry. “As someone who has suffered burnout, I can tell you it’s neither benign nor temporary,” said Mary-Lou MacDonald, Ottawa-based national practice leader of health […]
By Adam Malik | June 24, 2021
3 min read
Now that the commute back to the office is a distinct possibility in the upcoming months, insurance providers should be making sure their clients have the right level of auto insurance coverage, particularly if it changed during the pandemic, the exec of a rate comparison site says. Since the COVID-19 pandemic began in March 2020, […]
By Jason Contant | June 23, 2021
As COVID draws to a close, expect the following dilemma to happen more often in a flexible workplace environment. It is one of your days to work from home. You ask your manager if you can take an hour off in the middle of your workday to run an errand. The boss agrees. Later, your […]
By Adam Malik | June 23, 2021
4 min read
Many Canadians have been driving far less during the COVID-19 pandemic, but more than half of them did not reach out to their auto insurer to inquire about discounts or changes to their policies, according to a new survey from rate comparison site Ratehub.ca. The national poll of more than 1,300 Canadians with auto insurance […]
About one-third of 800 Canadian P&C insurance professionals surveyed by Canadian Underwriter in June are enthusiastic to return to the office, and that’s mainly because they want to see their friends again. Today, 34% of Canadian P&C insurance professionals reported being “enthusiastic” (23%) or “very enthusiastic” (11%) about going back. That’s a drop compared to […]
If you drive drunk in Ontario, it’s your way or the highway. Impaired drivers can now find “sanctuary” by pulling off a public “highway” and on to private property when they see a police car, a Court of Appeal for Ontario judge warns. In 2018, Walker McColman was convicted of driving with more than the […]
By Greg Meckbach | June 23, 2021
5 min read
When Barry Lorenzetti set up his family foundation a few years ago, it was with his uncle Arthur in mind. Lorenzetti, president, CEO and founder of commercial brokerage BFL Canada, remembers when his uncle would visit Lorenzetti’s home when he was growing up in the 1960s. His uncle fought in the Second World War and […]
By Jason Contant | June 21, 2021
HALIFAX – Tropical storm Claudette is headed for Atlantic Canada. Environment Canada says the storm is expected to dump heavy rain on parts of Nova Scotia and Newfoundland on Tuesday. Earlier today, Claudette was just off the coast of Virginia, heading northeast at 41 kilometres per hour. The low-pressure weather system was producing maximum sustained […]
By The Canadian Press | June 21, 2021
1 min read
After an initial surge, the number of clients taking advantage of virtual claims processing has dipped. For insurers, now is a critical time to evaluate their processes and figure out how to properly provide a touchless experience, says a recent report. Clients turned to virtual claims processing in droves following the onset of the COVID-19 […]
By Adam Malik | June 21, 2021
There’s a bit of a tempest brewing regarding a post-COVID return to the office, and employers can do six things to make sure that the tempest remains in a teacup, as one consultant advises. Published survey results show a gap in some cases between what employees expect in terms of a flexible post-COVID workplace, and […]
By Jason Contant | June 18, 2021
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