Executive Outlook
Carol Jardine, President, Canadian P&C Operations, The Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company One of the most important issues facing the industry is the Canadian consumer’s pocketbook. Canadian families have never been more in debt and GDP and wage growth aren’t helping. Many families live one paycheque to the next. These dynamics are linked to the challenges […]
December 30, 2019
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Louis Gagnon, President, Canadian Operations, Intact Financial Corporation I see two very important issues for insurance in 2020 — climate change and our ability to adapt; and cyber risk and the increasing need for protection. These challenges create an environment in which brokers and insurers can help customers become more resilient in the face of […]
Rowan Saunders, President, CEO, Economical Insurance Insurers across Canada are exploring new ways to embrace digital and improve customer experience in the middle of a hard market. This necessary transformation is the most important issue we face. Within the context of an accelerated pace of change, Economical is focused on building an industry-leading and highly […]
December 27, 2019
Richard Grant, Chief Operating Officer, Trisura Guarantee Insurance Company Although the insurance industry is constantly evolving, one issue seems to remain on the back burner that I feel ought to be in the forefront — the risk of a mega-catastrophe. Canada is the only G7 nation whose insurance industry does not have financial backing from […]
By Canadian Underwriter | December 19, 2019
John Taylor, President, CEO, Ontario Mutual Insurance Association (OMIA) This year, we have not only a new year to think about, but a brand-new decade. The start of the last decade was a much different place: the financial world was taking its first tentative steps towards recovery, and many of today’s market disrupters did […]
By Canadian Underwriter | December 18, 2019
Nick Creatura, President, CEO, CNA Canada Within commercial insurance, 2020 is expected to herald a continuation of the current transitional market as industry participants seek out a new equilibrium. Shifts in carrier appetites, more intentional deployment of capacity, and increased differentiation in rates and terms will continue, spurred by a tightening retrocessional reinsurance market and […]
By Canadian Underwriter | December 17, 2019
Canadian Underwriter approached Canadian P&C industry executives with two questions: 1) What is the single most important change the industry must make looking forward into 2019? 2) How might this change be brought about? Their answers, featured in our 2019 Executive Outlook, may provide you with insight as you set your own agenda for change. […]
By Jason Contant | January 4, 2019
By Jason Contant | January 3, 2019
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