Risk
The NHTSA guidelines include recommendations to limit the time a driver must take his or her eyes off the road to perform any task to two seconds at a time, and 12 seconds in total.
By Angela Stelmakowich, Editor | April 30, 2013
3 min read
Scott Tannas, former part-time disc jockey turned full-time head of Western Financial Group Inc., has a new set of priorities as he steps into his role as senator and eases back from the business he founded almost two decades ago.
By Greg Meckbach, Associate Editor | April 30, 2013
5 min read
Recent earthquakes around the world have provided a stark reminder that British Columbia must get prepared. With its high density of strata structures - coupled with low take-up levels for coverage in some areas and rising costs - everyone must come together to develop a plan to address a potentially shaky future.
By Andrew Tablotney | April 30, 2013
6 min read
Insurers writing business in high-risk hail zones need to consider employing impact-resistant (IR) roofing materials and incentivizing their use. Overall efforts will be advanced by having IR requirements in building codes for homes being constructed in these zones.
April 30, 2013
Getting an auto repair estimate right the first time is critically important. Being able to access information to determine if a vehicle is a total loss will save the insurer money in terms of cycle time and rental days, and help get a settlement cheque into the hands of the customer more quickly.
By Mark Fairhurst | April 30, 2013
1 Travelers Insurance Company of Canada recently named Lucy Hathaway [1] as its new vice president, middle market, business insurance. Hathaway joins Travelers Canada from RSA, bringing with her 18 years in underwriting and management roles in commercial insurance. Her experience includes managing small, middle and large accounts, with much of her time spent in […]
Computers are supposed to save time and effort, but too many brokers still spend too much time re-entering data from their own records into insurance carrier systems. Combine that wasted time with what some analysts see as an industry that lags other sectors in capitalizing on readily available technology to maintain existing - and attract new - business, and resources may be diverted away from what brokers see as fundamental: face-to-face contact.
By Greg Meckbach, Associate Editor | March 31, 2013
12 min read
With changing times putting consumers front and centre, they wield considerable influence over what constitutes good service. Property and casualty insurers looking to maintain and enhance profitability in 2013 and beyond are advised to adopt a more consumer-centric business model.
By Doug McPhie | March 31, 2013
A new professorship at the University of Manitoba's I.H. Asper School of Business, funded by Guy Carpenter & Company, offers an opportunity to take the global lead by conducting academic research in agricultural risk management and insurance from an actuarial perspective.
By Lysa Porth | March 31, 2013
All the king’s horses and all the king’s men… It may not be as dire as an egg taking a tumble off a wall, but the current state of Canada’s municipal infrastructure is unlikely to end up happily ever after without a big injection of resources and a whole lot of collaboration. Come the next […]
By Angela Stelmakowich, Editor | March 31, 2013
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