Tech
OTTAWA – The federal Liberal government needs to take the wheel when it comes to the development and testing of self-driving cars on Canadian roads – or risk getting run over by the fast-approaching high-tech revolution, a Senate committee warns. In a report released Monday, members of the Senate’s transport committee described how different departments […]
By Jason Contant | January 30, 2018
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When Nova Scotia became the first jurisdiction in Canada to allow electronic proof of automobile insurance (EPAI), it opened up a whole new world for insurers to offer the digitized pink slips to their consumers. Nova Scotia’s move “will be a major turning point for consumers who appreciate having digital options and will quickly expect […]
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Cyber insurance is evolving into the non-privacy space, with insurers moving more into business interruption coverage, Catherine Evans, vice president of Marsh Canada, told Canadian Underwriter Monday. “Insurers are pushing more into the areas where it’s really more of an operational disruption issue, as opposed to a privacy loss type of concern,” Evans said in […]
By Jason Contant | January 29, 2018
Canadian Underwriter conducted a poll of its broker readers last week. Out of the 401 responses CU received, about 68% placed business with Aviva Canada. Among the survey findings, we asked brokers to record their level of agreement with the following two statements: I understand how this leadership change will affect my business relationship with […]
By David Gambrill | January 29, 2018
Operations
Canadian brokers are playing a game of “wait and see” as they prepare for the arrival of Colm Holmes, Aviva Canada’s new president and CEO, a Canadian Underwriter poll suggests. Aviva Canada announced this month that Greg Somerville is stepping back from his role as president and CEO to become a non-executive director of Aviva […]
Free WiFi offered at coffee shops, hotels and airports should pique the interest of brokers – and not just because brokers and their clients can work remotely in these locations for free. The technology does not come risk-free. WiFi technology has for decades let computers talk to each other using radio waves instead of Ethernet […]
By Canadian Underwriter | January 29, 2018
Brokers placing cyber insurance should advise their commercial customers that it’s not enough to just have a plan to respond to computer security breaches — they need to test the plan, or “red-team” it. “An incident response plan is not fully implemented and useful until it has been tested,” Terri Mason, assistant vice president of […]
By Canadian Underwriter | January 26, 2018
HR
Quebec broker association Regroupement des cabinets de courtage d’assurance du Quebec (RCCAQ) has appointed Louise Mathieu, vice president at brokerage Lussier Dale Parizeau, to its board of directors. Mathieu is returning after having been a board member for several years, including as chair in 2009-10. “Drawing on her extensive experience, Ms. Mathieu is sure to […]
By Jason Contant | January 26, 2018
Working from home and using a wireless Internet router calls for special security precautions on the part of brokers and other business employees, creating an opportunity for brokers to advise commercial clients about their risk and insurance needs. Many insurance brokerages have employees working from home, Christian Gilby, director of product marketing for Hewlett Packard […]
MONTREAL – Canadians may not be quite ready to fly on a pilotless aircraft but technological advances in self-driving vehicles are already opening the door to autonomous commercial flight, an increasingly attractive prospect for industry players facing a dearth of pilots. Aviation consultant Mike Doiron believes that pilotless flights will be viable in the next […]
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