How insurance professionals’ WICC donations promote early prostate cancer detection

Speakers explained the treatment benefits of active surveillance on prostate cancer

By Alyssa DiSabatino | November 21, 2025

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What 2022 WICC gala raised from the industry for cancer research

Women in Insurance Cancer Crusade holds gala dinner, auction and raffle to raise significant funds for cancer research in Canada.

By Phil Porado | August 15, 2022

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The essence and future of WICC

Editor’s Note: This article is Part 2 of a two-part story honouring the 25th anniversary of the Women in Insurance Cancer Crusade (WICC). Part 1 appeared in Canadian Underwriter‘s e-Newlsetter on Tuesday, June 29.   Women in Insurance Cancer Crusade (WICC) first broke the taboo of talking about a cancer diagnosis in the mid-1990s, founded […]

By David Gambrill | June 29, 2021

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Happy 25th, WICC: The light that never goes out

Editor’s Note: This article is Part 1 of a two-part story honouring the 25th anniversary of the Women in Insurance Cancer Crusade (WICC). Part 2 will appear in Canadian Underwriter‘s e-Newlsetter on Wednesday, June 30.   If Women in Insurance Cancer Crusade (WICC) ever needed an anthem song to commemorate its 25th anniversary this year, […]

By David Gambrill | June 28, 2021

3 min read

Starlight Foundation

Inquiry into cost-overrun scandal at Quebec’s auto insurance board wraps up

Commissioner Denis Gallant has until Feb. 13, 2026 to submit a report with recommendations

By The Canadian Press | October 24, 2025

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New P&C industry organization launches to support mental health

Friends in the Industry Healing Together (FIHT), a new P&C industry not-for-profit organization, is seeking to support mental health.

By David Gambrill | May 2, 2023

7 min read

Jim Abernethy Challenge

Jim Abernethy Challenge marks 5th year fighting blood cancers

Here’s how you can sign up to help fund critical research

By Phil Porado | September 2, 2025

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Jim Abernethy Challenge: Can P&C industry top $500K for blood cancer research?

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada hopes P&C industry professionals can top $500K in fundraising for the 2022 Jim Abernethy Challenge.

By David Gambrill | September 2, 2022

3 min read