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By Vishal Kundi, CEO and Co-Founder, Boxx Insurance | February 4, 2019
4 min read
Another Edmonton-based brokerage has joined Intact Financial Corp.’s BrokerLink unit. Bridge Financial Insurance Ltd. joined BrokerLink effective Feb. 1. The announcement comes less than a month after Challenge Insurance, also of Edmonton, joined BrokerLink. “By joining BrokerLink, we know our customers will be treated well and have the right options to meet their needs and […]
By Greg Meckbach | February 4, 2019
1 min read
Every time a client submits a claim to their carrier, you as the broker need to follow up with a phone call, suggests Carol Jardine, president of the Canadian property and casualty operations of Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company. “I would encourage you, whenever you can, create an outbound group within your brokerage [to contact customers],” […]
By Greg Meckbach | January 30, 2019
2 min read
Brokers may not want to invest heavily in social media, but a lot of opportunity exists at little to no cost. “It’s always a question of how do you scale your expertise; by using social media, you can just reach more people,” Jeff McCann, CEO of Digital MGA Marketplace, said in an interview with Canadian […]
By Jason Contant | January 25, 2019
3 min read
Wawanesa’s decision to write insurance in Canada through brokers only came as a shock to some consultants. “If you talk to the consultants down on Adelaide Street [in Toronto] in their big offices, what are they going to tell an insurance company? ‘Go direct,’” Carol Jardine, president of the Canadian property and casualty operations of […]
By Greg Meckbach | January 21, 2019
A San Francisco-based firm calling itself a “mobile-first” property and casualty insurance brokerage might start placing home and auto coverage in Canada. Canadian Underwriter asked Karn Saroya, CEO of Cover Financial Inc., whether his insurtech plans to expand into Canada. “We do expect that we will be writing business, mostly likely the auto or home […]
By Greg Meckbach | January 16, 2019
As it continues to expand its employee benefits solutions, Hub International is training its more than 4,000 employees in Canada to articulate that it is not just a property and casualty brokerage. “There’s still a training and development and learning curve with… helping our property and casualty people speak the language of employee benefits,” Tina […]
By Jason Contant | January 15, 2019
A Quebec brokerage recently acquired by Hub International Ltd. brings expertise in construction and auto dealerships to the table. “Hub is already major player, if not one of the biggest brokers in Quebec,” Alain Giroux, executive vice president of Montreal commercial brokerage Forum Risques et Assurance Inc., said in an interview. “We can complement the […]
By Greg Meckbach | January 15, 2019
A B.C. broker repeatedly in hot water for misapplying thousands of dollars worth of insurance premium funds over several years has had his Level 3 licence permanently revoked. In addition, Insurance Council of B.C. fined Antony Ronald Fransen $7,500 personally and his agency, Fransen Insurance Services Ltd. – which doubles as Sea to Sky (STS) […]
By David Gambrill | January 11, 2019
Montreal commercial brokerage Forum Risques et Assurance Inc. has been acquired by Hub International Ltd., Chicago-based Hub announced Thursday. Forum Risques was founded in 2013 by François Jean and Alain Giroux. Its target markets include technology, manufacturing and construction. Jean and Giroux will join Hub Quebec and report to Robert Dunn, vice chairman and executive […]
By Greg Meckbach | January 10, 2019
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