Risk

Establishing ITV Best Practices

Brokers looking at the insurance-to-value (ITV) issue have prepared a white paper that puts forward "best practices" for handling ITV in the future.

By Brenda Rose, Firstbrook Cassie and Anderson | March 31, 2009

8 min read

Getting Back to Selling Insurance

The insurance to value (ITV) issue is threatening to get brokers involved in an appraisal role when in fact they should be concentrating on the basics of insurance sales.

By Lorne Perry, First Vice President, Insurance Brokers Association of B.C. | March 31, 2009

6 min read

Cashing in on the Credit Crunch

AIG Credit Corp. Canada has withdrawn from the nation's premium financing market, leaving an opportunity to fill some pretty big shoes.

By Vanessa Mariga, Associate Editor | March 31, 2009

6 min read

Financial Eclipse

Signs of a hardening insurance market are aligning almost perfectly with the fallout from the meltdown of the financial markets, a rare event in the Canadian insurance landscape. This financial eclipse of the insurance market raises questions about pricing, availability and capacity at a time when consumers are looking for ways to pinch their pennies.

By DAVID GAMBRILL, EDITOR | March 31, 2009

15 min read