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Sixty per cent of digital businesses will suffer major service failures by 2020 due to the inability of IT security teams to manage digital risk, according to a special report from Gartner, Inc., an information technology research and advisory company. As organizations transition to digital business, a lack of directly owned infrastructure and services outside […]
By Canadian Underwriter | June 6, 2016
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Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc. and its subsidiary Vericlaim announced on Wednesday that they will expand their services available in the Canadian market. In addition to Sedgwick’s existing third-party administration (TPA) operations, the companies will offer high-quality claims administration and adjusting services designed to meet the specific needs of the Canadian market in the areas […]
By Canadian Underwriter | June 1, 2016
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The Insurance Brokers Association of Ontario’s (IBAO) executive committee announced on Wednesday that Jim Murphy has moved on from his role as CEO of IBAO, effective immediately. “This is an important time for IBAO,” Michael Brattman, IBAO chair, said in a brief statement. “The broker channel faces several exciting developments, including innovation, product reform and […]
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The Insurance Brokers Association of Canada (IBAC) is accepting nominations for the 2016 Dale Rempel Award of Excellence, which recognizes an individual who has demonstrated commitment and support of education and life-long learning for those working in the property and casualty industry. Named after the late Dale Rempel – a passionate believer in broker professional […]
By Canadian Underwriter | May 31, 2016
Intact Insurance announced on Monday that it has created a new national team dedicated to growing its commercial lines specialty solutions business, which will “accelerate its plans to become the Canadian leader in specialty lines and surety.” To support this growth, Intact Insurance will be hiring about 150 insurance professionals across Canada over the next […]
By Canadian Underwriter | May 30, 2016
A single financial services regulatory approach does not mean a one-size-fits-all approach at all, a speaker stressed last week at the Canadian Insurance Financial Forum at the Allstream Centre in Toronto. Lawrence Ritchie, a partner at Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP, is one member of an Expert Advisory Panel tasked with reviewing and recommending changes […]
By Jason Contant | May 30, 2016
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Transitioning to public cloud is a slow-moving process for most businesses, according to a new study by Softchoice, a North American IT solutions and managed services provider. Released on Tuesday, the study, titled The State of Cloud Readiness: Transformation and Strategic Adoption Measured, found that while progress is at hand, about 61% of surveyed organizations […]
By Canadian Underwriter | May 20, 2016
Insurer websites are not keeping up with customer expectations, with just over half (55%) of those polled saying they “definitely will” return to the site for their servicing needs, according to the J.D. Power 2016 Insurance Digital Evaluation Study, released on Thursday. Now in its fifth year, the study, previously known as the J.D. Power […]
By Canadian Underwriter | May 19, 2016
Big data and analytics, cloud computing, mobility solutions and tech start-up firms are among the emerging trends driving the insurance IT spending market in the United States, according to global technology research and advisory company Technavio. Technavio’s report on the insurance IT spending market in the U.S. by technology (IT services, hardware and software) and […]
The global insurance brokerage market will grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of more than 4% during the period from 2016 to 2020, according to global technology research and advisory company Technavio. The report from Technavio covers the present scenario and growth prospects of the global brokerage market for this period, the company […]
By Canadian Underwriter | May 17, 2016
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