Industry
A new federal threat forecast warns that foreign adversaries are becoming bolder and more aggressive with their tactics in cyberspace.
By Jim Bronskill – The Canadian Press | October 31, 2024
2 min read
Saskatchewan ranks as the province with the highest average rate of property damage during October, coinciding with the Halloween season.
By Jason Contant | October 31, 2024
Quebec’s third-largest property and casualty insurer is proposing to merge with the province’s Number 10 player. La Capitale Insurance and Financial Services and SSQ Insurance announced Wednesday they plan to combine operations. La Capitale is based in Quebec City and SSQ is based in Sainte Foy, just outside the provincial capital. La Capitale and SSQ […]
October 30, 2024
3 min read
Brokerages that aren’t leading on DEI face a chicken-and-egg paradox when it comes to building a diverse and inclusive workforce
By Alyssa Di Sabatino | October 30, 2024
Canadian auto insurance rates have increased 12.2% nationally compared to this same time last year, per the Applied Ratings Index.
By David Gambrill | October 30, 2024
BrokerLink has added three more brokerages to its roster with the acquisition of two brokerages in Ontario and one in Alberta.
By Jason Contant | October 30, 2024
An investigation has been opened into cyberattacks on the Canada Revenue Agency that led to more than 30,000 breaches dating back to 2020.
By Jim Bronskill - The Canadian Press | October 30, 2024
1 min read
Auto
The debate about whether Ontario’s auto insurance regulator is letting carriers charge too much raises a separate but related question. What would happen if there was no pricing regulation at all? “If [Ontario auto insurance pricing] was an unregulated industry, would premiums be lower? I don’t know. Maybe,” said Fred Lazar, author of a recent […]
By Greg Meckbach | October 30, 2024
TORONTO – The storm that has already walloped the Virgin Islands, Bahamas and North Carolina brought hurricane-force winds to far-eastern Canada on Sunday, knocking out power to hundreds of thousands of people. Dorian hit near the city of Halifax Saturday afternoon, ripping roofs off apartment buildings, toppling a huge construction crane and uprooting trees. There […]
Fast, simple and personalized. Those are the demands being placed on Canadian carriers as they strive to meet customer expectations in a digital experience-driven world. It’s no longer enough to set your yardstick by how well (or badly) the competition is doing – but how consumers’ expectations of their transactional worlds are set in general. […]
By Ad Ops | October 30, 2024
5 min read
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