Risk
Assurex International has expanded its operations in Canada with the addition of Phoenix Group Corporation in Edmonton, Alberta, to its list of broker partners. Lipscomb & Pitts Insurance, LLC, of Nashville, Tennessee, also joins Assurex’s network of nearly 70 independent brokers in North America, as well as the Ohio-based company’s partners in more than 50 […]
June 30, 2000
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Announcements in Coming Events are run free of charge as a service to the industry. Items should be submitted by the first of the month prior to the month in which the announcement is to appear. International Insurance Society, Inc. Annual Seminar. Vancouver, BC. For further information call 212-515-9291. July 9 to 12. Property and […]
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The 2000 Canadian Insurance Congress — which this year celebrated its tenth anniversary as Canada’s premier annual reinsurance/primary company CEO forum — drew together a strong cast of speakers from across the sectors of the North American property and casualty insurance industry. The underlying message presented to the senior management audience was the need to […]
By Sean van Zyl, Editor | June 30, 2000
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Speaking at the Canadian Insurance Congress luncheon, George Anderson, president of the Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC), announced that the IBC will be renewing its lobby campaign this year to overthrow the state-run monopoly position the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC) holds over auto insurance in the province. The IBC has been pursuing an […]
The rise of direct insurers has energized discussion about regulating product sales inducements. While many brokers fight to maintain the prohibition on inducements, others are asking the question, “who are we protecting?” And regulators are starting to respond, rewriting the books on how insurance is sold From toasters to trips for two, the world of […]
By Vikki Spencer | June 30, 2000
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The global reinsurance market suffered its worst underwriting year in 1999, largely as a result of natural disaster catastrophe losses estimated to having cost the industry about US$24 billion. European reinsurers finished 1999 with an alarming 131% combined ratio, the U.S market with 114% and Canada at 105%. The stark rise in European reinsurance underwriting […]
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Rob Clarke, the newly elected president of the Independent Insurance Brokers Association of Alberta (IIBAA), says his organization is as prepared as it can be for the pending implementation of changes to that province’s Insurance Act. Foremost on Clarke’s agenda is the implementation of mandatory continuing education, expected prior to the February, 2001 licensing period. […]
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For most Canadians, a natural disaster is something that takes place half a world away, generally in poor, under-developed countries, across the hurricane swept Caribbean, or along the southeast coast of the U.S. But more natural disasters are happening in our own backyard, adding to the burden of risk management, and raising concern that resources for immediate disaster relief will be spread too thin.
By Linda Matthews, COO of Royal & SunAlliance Canada | June 30, 2000
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Following a string of global office restructurings among reinsurers, the Berkshire Hathaway owned General Re Corporation and Cologne Re have been amalgamated in name as one operation as GeneralCologne Re. “The essence of our direct reinsurance business model is our service to our clients and our excellence in underwriting…In order to do all of this […]
What are some of the world's reinsurers doing to move forward amid what has been the worst market downturn in recent memory?
By Glenn McGillivray, head of corporate communication at Swiss Rein | June 30, 2000
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