Industry Spotlight

Executive Outlook 2020 | Richard Grant, Trisura

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

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Executive Outlook 2020 | John Taylor, OMIA

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

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Executive Outlook 2020 | Nick Creatura, CNA Canada

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

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2019 Executive Outlook | Martin Thompson, RSA Canada

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

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