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Insurance-linked securities (ILS) took center stage at PartnerRe’s technical event, held at the National Club of Toronto on Sept. 22. At a time when the convergence of the capital markets and reinsurance gathers momentum, the event gathered 80 clients for an afternoon focusing on the new opportunities opening up for insurance and reinsurance companies. Albert […]
November 30, 2008
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Aon Re Canada held its 7th annual Rendezvous from Oct. 29-31 in Mississauga, Ont., drawing an attendance of nearly 300 clients and reinsurers. The three-day event allowed Aon’s clients to meet with both domestic and international reinsurers and begin the 2009 treaty renewal discussions. Luncheon speakers included Colonel Omer Lavoie, commander of the Counter- Improvised […]
BROKERS NEED STRONG CANADIAN REPRESENTATION AMONG THEIR MARKETS Brokers must maintain a balanced portfolio and resist relying too heavily on European-based insurers, warned Colin Simpson, senior vice president and chief strategy officer of Kingsway Financial Services. Simpson spoke at the Insurance Institute of Ontario’s ‘At the Forefront’ breakfast in Toronto on the need for brokers […]
THINKING LIKE A JUDGE Insurers and brokers should think more like a judge when they read or draft insurance policy contracts, because judges will ultimately determine whether or not policy coverage exists in a claim sit- uation, a litigator told brokers attending an education session at the 88th annual convention of the Insurance Brokers Association […]
October 31, 2008
Brian Wilcox, the incoming president of the Toronto Insurance Conference (TIC), got waylaid on his initial career path to the golf tour.
By David Gambrill, Editor | October 31, 2008
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Part XIII
By J. Brian Reeve, Partner, Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP | October 31, 2008
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Canada's reinsurance sector is at a crossroads, because it remains unclear how OSFI proposes to determine where the business of insurance is taking place.
By Toby Stubbs, Property Reinsurance Underwriter, Brit Insurance PLC | October 31, 2008
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2008 National Insurance Conference of Canada; Having enjoyed the past few years of relative prosperity, Canada's insurance industry is finding the chickens -- more claims, increased costs -- are coming back home to roost.
By David Gambrill, Editor and Vanessa Mariga, Associate Editor | October 31, 2008
The recent market meltdown in the United States threatens to spill over into Canadian (re)insurers' balance sheets, although the exact impact won't be known for some time. But it is clearly the biggest issue facing Canadian (re)insurers looking forward into 2009.
Over the past decade, my communications company, Slingshot, has had the opportunity to work with 38 different property and casualty insurance companies on a wide range of topics, from designing computer systems, Web sites, and marketing programs to managing brand development and product launches. Our work has allowed us to become both a knowledgeable industry […]
By Chris MacKechnie, President, Slingshot, Communications | October 31, 2008
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