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The Council of Lloyd’s has appointed Inga Beale as CEO, the first woman to hold the position, effective in January. Bealem, who will succeed Richard Ward, comes to Lloyd’s with three decades of international insurance and reinsurance experience, Lloyd’s said in a statement announcing the appointment Monday. “I am absolutely delighted that we have appointed […]
By Canadian Underwriter | December 16, 2013
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Swiss Re’s group chief financial officer will be stepping down from his role, effective Apil 30, 2014, the reinsurer’s board of directors announced Monday. The search for a replacement has already begun, according to a statement from Swiss Re. “When moving on after such a long time it is always with mixed emotions, especially as […]
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Intact Financial Corporation has selected Guidewire Software, Inc. to manage its billing operations in a move the insurer expects will enhance business processes and improve customer experience. “By standardizing its billing operations with BillingCenter, Intact will improve its business processes, increase flexibility for new billing and payment plans, lower IT costs, and deliver an improved […]
The Centre for Study of Insurance Operations (CSIO) has appointed two new directors to its board, Steve Whitelaw, the board’s chairman and vice president of business solutions at Travelers Canada announced Friday. “Sean Christie, chief information officer and vice president of information services at Gore Mutual Insurance Company brings a wealth of skills and leadership […]
By Canadian Underwriter | December 13, 2013
RSA Group chief executive Simon Lee has resigned from his position, effective immediately, amid an ongoing review of several issues in the company’s Irish business. While a replacement is sought, Martin Scicluna, current non-executive chairman will become executive chairman, the company said. The recruitment process has begun with the appointment of an executive search firm […]
After four rounds and over 2.5 million votes, Aviva Canada has announced the finalists of the 2013 Aviva Community Fund competition. “It’s through voting that Canadians get their say on how we help create positive change across the country,” Debora Hendrickson, senior vice president at Aviva Canada commented in a statement announcing the finalists. “We now rely […]
Honda Canada has launched a new publication aimed at improving the ability of body shops to make safe and complete collision repairs to Honda and Acura vehicles. Free to independent collision repair shops, Body Repair News is an ongoing series that offers details on various subjects, including body structure diagrams and guidelines on welding and […]
Wawanesa Insurance has made their Centre for Study of Insurance Operations (CSIO) XML eDocs available for its broker partners. Via CSIOnet, eDocs can can now be automatically transferred directly into the broker management system, according to a news release from Keal Technology. Electronic documents can now be automatically attached to the correct customer and policy […]
By Canadian Underwriter | December 12, 2013
More than 80% of employees included in a recent survey admitted to using non-approved software-as-a-service (SaaS) applications in their jobs, according to a study from IT security firm McAfee. Perhaps surprisingly, IT employees use a higher number of unapproved applications than other employees, suggest results from the study, conducted by Stratecast for McAfee. Cloud technology […]
By Canadian Underwriter | December 11, 2013
A merger between two mid-western Ontario mutual insurance companies will take effect Jan. 1, and corporate documents suggest the benefits could include increased staff specialization and the ability to handle auto accident benefit claims in-house. Last month, the Financial Services Commission of Ontario gave permission for Howick Mutual Insurance Company and Grey & Bruce Mutual Insurance […]
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