Executive Outlook
Shelley Willick, president, CEO, Sandbox Mutual Insurance Continued investment in technology and more diverse product offerings will be critical to meeting consumers’ shifting expectations. The pandemic changed the way people choose to spend their time. Consequently, policyholders are demanding simple, seamless and positive interactions with their insurers. This means insurers will be concentrating on the […]
By Phil Porado | December 29, 2022
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Rob Wesseling, president, CEO, Co-operators Insurance affordability and access to adequate protection will continue to be a critical issue in 2023, as climate change impacts increase in frequency and severity. We need to have a critical conversation in Canada and globally about the need to build more resilient communities. We need to ensure we have […]
Jason Storah, CEO, Aviva Canada Climate change is a serious threat for the property and casualty insurance industry because it is a serious threat facing homeowners and business owners who live in vulnerable areas. As an industry, we see the impact of climate change on Canadians every day, so I can’t emphasize the threat enough. It’s easy to […]
T. Marshall Sadd, executive chairman, Navacord We are a human-capital business and the attraction and retention of talent should be our Number 1 concern. Canada’s P&C insurance industry is the backbone of the economy yet remains the best kept secret in terms of talent attraction. Our industry is persistently described as ‘old-school,’ despite its forward-thinking […]
By Phil Porado | December 28, 2022
Dave Partington, CEO, Gallagher Global Brokerage – Canada Resourcing our businesses to deliver for our clients will be the important issue in 2023. Job vacancies across Canada increased by 91% over the past three years; the labour market is tight, and unemployment is at an all-time low. Finding and retaining talent is a critical issue […]
Tina Osen, president, HUB International Canada There has been so much conversation lately about the talent landscape. The reality is, we must focus on positioning ourselves so people recognize the opportunities available in the P&C industry and understand the diversity of career paths we can provide that enable people to have meaningful, fulfilling careers. How […]
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Editor’s Note: In the Dec. 28 edition of Canadian Underwriter‘s E-newsletter, the outdated 2022 Executive Outlook piece written by Bernard McNulty appeared in error. This version is the correct, 2023 Executive Outlook piece by Bernard McNulty. CU apologizes for making the error. Bernard McNulty, chief agent, Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty Canada Increasing scarcity […]
Adam Mitchell, CEO, Mitch Insurance For many years, we’ve all heard – and have probably said at some point to our teams, partners or peers – that the future is coming. It now feels like the future is here. Massive tech companies and Amazon have started to get into insurance. Embedded auto insurance with car […]
Saad Mered, CEO, Zurich Canada As we look to 2023, a few major issues – climate change, cybercrime and inflation – give rise to challenges and opportunities. Climate change is a business risk and societal risk. All businesses and their assets will be affected, and collective action is needed to mitigate or adapt to the […]
Rob Marsh, president, Liberty Mutual Canada In the year ahead, many of the challenges we faced in 2022 will undoubtedly continue — an unpredictable geopolitical environment, inflation, supply chain disruption and other macroeconomic factors, severe and unique weather events, and more. These trends will impact businesses in all industries in 2023. Although the confluence of […]
By Phil Porado | December 22, 2022
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