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Canada’s risk professionals appear conflicted about attending in-person industry events again during the COVID era, a CU survey suggests.
By David Gambrill | July 29, 2022
3 min read
The Canadian Association of Black Insurance Professionals is looking to empower and bridge the gap of opportunities for Black insurance professionals. “The mission was derived collectively from our own lived experience growing up in this industry,” says co-founder Dionne Bowers. “What we may not have had in the industry when we first started out, […]
By Alyssa DiSabatino | July 14, 2022
Brokers are challenged by the hard market and the pandemic but still say they love what they're doing to help clients.
By Phil Porado | July 12, 2022
Remote work is now tied with the office as the place to do the most productive work, according to a new survey by recruitment and employment services provider Robert Half. Forty-two per cent of professionals report accomplishing more work at home than at the office, finds the survey of more than 500 Canadian professionals across […]
By Alyssa DiSabatino | July 7, 2022
2 min read
The hard market for insurance coverage is compounded by a thin selection of new, young talent a new survey finds.
By Phil Porado | July 4, 2022
COVID-19 and the hard market combined to make it much harder for insurance brokers to find new customers and get referrals.
By Phil Porado | June 30, 2022
Insurance brokers say commissions and performance bonuses aren't always enough to compensate for excessive work loads.
By Phil Porado | June 21, 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic created larger workloads and more stress for Canadian insurance brokers as they helped clients find the right coverage.
By Phil Porado | June 20, 2022
Although public health indicators have seemingly stabilized and provinces are doing away with COVID-19 restrictions, clients aren’t all rushing to change their policies mid-stream, say brokers. In fact, many clients seem to be sticking to the policy changes they made during the pandemic. “We’re not seeing the rush for people to make the changes to […]
By Alyssa DiSabatino | June 14, 2022
Employee development may be key to increasing worker satisfaction and increasing talent equity, suggests one panellist during the Insurance Institute of Canada’s Pivot with Purpose webinar. Instead of viewing employees as assets, companies should see them as investments, explains Trevor Buttrum, director of operations at TalentEgg. “We actually got the accounting wrong when […]
By Alyssa DiSabatino | April 29, 2022
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