Announcements

Canadian Underwriter magazine Appoints Greg Meckbach to Position of Associate Editor

Steve Wilson, Senior Publisher, Canadian Underwriter magazine – Insurance Media Group, is pleased to announce the appointment of Greg Meckbach to the position of Associate Editor of Canadian Underwriter magazine. Greg joins Canadian Underwriter from his previous position as Digital Media Editor of the Daily Commercial News at Reed Construction Data Canada.   From 1997 […]

By Canadian Underwriter magazine | October 24, 2012

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Our Aging Population and Inheritance: The New Frontier for Uninsured Liability Losses

Kitchener, Ontario, Canada –  ERAssure® announced October 11th, the release of a Discussion Paper for Property and Casualty insurance brokers whose clients are the participants of the looming $1 Trillion inter-generational transfer of wealth in Canada. “The Independent Brokers’ Role and Responsibility within Changing Demographics and Emergent Risk” is an important statement on emerging risk […]

By Canadian Underwriter magazine | October 24, 2012

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Wawanesa and Custom Software Solutions Work Together to Launch New Portal Functions

October, 2012 Virden and Winnipeg, MB – Custom Software Solutions Inc. (CSSI) and Wawanesa Mutual Insurance are pleased to announce the launch of Wawanesa’s Policy Transaction Engine (PTE) on its Broker Portal using CSSI’s I-Company software product. The added Portal functionality is available in all regions in Canada (except Quebec) and allows Wawanesa brokers to […]

By Custom Software Solutions Inc. | October 23, 2012

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The Canadian Insurance Accountants Association (CIAA) Elects National Officers at Annual Meeting

The Canadian Insurance Accountants Association (CIAA) recently held its annual meeting and conference in Lake Louise, Alberta. These National Officers were elected for 2012-2013. (from left, first row: President  Annette Pohle, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP;  Adrian Serge, Marsh Canada Limited; Rose Fiore, RBC Royal Bank; Sandra Taylor, Ontario School Boards’ Insurance Exchange; Antonietta Montisano, RSA; Farhan Karamat, Ernst & Young LLP; (back row from left) Dave Paterson, Ayr […]

By Canadian Underwriter magazine | October 22, 2012

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