Industry
Independent brokers need to spend a lot more money on advertising in order to compete with the direct channel, Ontario brokers say.
By Vanessa Mariga, Associate Editor | November 30, 2008
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Videogaming has now latched on to the Cdn$600-million industry of insurance fraud, although real-world fraud has graduated well beyond the level of an idle pastime.
By Donna Ford, Freelance Writer | November 30, 2008
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For years, Canadian insurance education courses have not dealt directly with how to improve broker sales. IBAC has come up with a way to change that.
By Peter Fredericks, President, Insurance Brokers Association of Canada | November 30, 2008
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Compu-Quote Inc. celebrated its 25th anniversary in Toronto during the 88th annual IBAO Convention in October. John Savage, Brian Schwab and Stephen Savage founded the software services company in 1983. For a quarter-century, Compu-Quote has provided underwriting and rate comparison tools to brokers across Canada and corporate solutions for insurance companies — from Web-based, consumer-level […]
November 30, 2008
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Hundreds of delegates and attendees visited with more than 75 exhibitors at the 88th Annual Insurance Brokers Association of Ontario Convention and Exhibition held Oct. 22-24 at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel in Toronto. The Guarantee Company of North America won ‘The Best Exhibitor Award.’
The Insurance Brokers Association of Ontario held its inaugural Awards of Excellence Gala at its 88th Annual Convention held in Toronto. Recipients were selected for community and professional contributions that examplified the positive impact insurance brokers have on their communities. “Insurance brokers are known to be very involved in their community,” said IBAO CEO Randy […]
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Friends and members of the Insurance Institute cheered on the Toronto Argonauts from the Rogers Centre’s Summit Lounge as they took on the 2007 Grey Cup Champions, the Saskatchewan Roughriders, on Oct. 30. The event celebrated the Institute’s newest CIP program ad in the ‘Player or Spectator’ series. Special guests Chuck Winters, defensive back, Obed […]
The Women in Insurance Cancer Crusade (WICC) hosted its annual breakfast at the Arcadian Court in downtown Toronto on Nov. 4. More than 400 industry professionals gathered to hear keynote speaker Erin Anderssen talk on the topic of ‘Cancer and the Canadian Experience — Stories to Educate and Inspire.’ Anderssen, a senior writer for the […]
The Toronto Insurance Conference (TIC) found its “sweet spot” thanks to Michael ‘Pinball’ Clemons, who was the keynote speaker at the 53rd Annual Black Tie Dinner on Nov. 12 at the Four Seasons Hotel. This year’s event included the presentation of the first annual TIC Awards of Excellence to an active broker (Jack Lee, vice […]
The Honourable Order of the Blue Goose’s Ontario Pond hosted a Night at the Races at Woodbine Race Track in Toronto on Oct. 26. One-hundred and thirty-five ganders and guests braved the frigid night air in a heated trackside tent for good fun, great food, camaraderie and to raise funds for WICC [Women in Insurance […]
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