HR
The Insurance Brokers Association of Manitoba (IBAM) announced on Thursday that CEO Dave Schioler will be stepping down effective April 11, 2018. Noting that he still has much to do at IBAM during what will now be a transition year, Schioler said in a press release that “he has been presented with a couple of […]
By Canadian Underwriter | April 15, 2017
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Tech
Global advisory, broking and solutions company Willis Towers Watson (WTW) announced on Tuesday that it has introduced a new “flexible insurance solution” specifically tailored to cover cyber exposure affecting the global airline industry. CyFly forms part of WTW’s integrated approach to cyber risk by focusing on the human element associated with risk and technology, WTW […]
By Canadian Underwriter | April 11, 2017
Hubio, a provider of technology solutions for P&C insurers, announced on Monday that Saskatchewan Mutual Insurance Company (SMI) has obtained certification from the Centre for Study of Insurance Operations (CSIO) for both personal and commercial lines eDocs. SMI is now able to download personal and commercial lines electronic documents to multiple broker management systems, including […]
By Canadian Underwriter | April 10, 2017
Manitoba Public Insurance (MPI) has announced that it is launching a new “virtual reality (VR) experience” to tackle three critical road safety issues facing young drivers in Manitoba: distracted driving, impaired driving and speeding. Ron Schuler, Manitoba’s Minister of Crown Services and MPI, announced the DRIVR-X platform on Friday. Through the use of VR headsets, […]
Fully online insurance company Sonnet is the “first step in a multi-step journey” and the learnings from that process will be applied back to other parts of Economical Insurance’s business, Economical senior vice president and chief marketing officer Michael Shostak said last week. “Everything we did with Sonnet, whether it was the customer insights or […]
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The sharing economy is not fully served by the insurance industry right now, but the opportunity is there, Paul Kovacs, founder and executive director of the Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction, said on Thursday at the CIP Society Symposium 2017. Kovacs, who is also a research consultant for the Insurance Institute of Canada (IIC) and […]
By Jason Contant | April 9, 2017
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If the insurance industry doesn’t start meeting unmet customer needs and responding to trends like the sharing economy, new entrants will likely continue to disrupt the industry, attendees to the CIP Society Symposium 2017 heard on Thursday. “The big risk for us is the new competitors that may come in to meet these needs really […]
By Jason Contant | April 7, 2017
The Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC) has posted a Request for Information (RFI) on BC Bid for market research and technology aimed at reducing distracted driving. The posting of the RFI, as part of ICBC and the government of British Columbia’s continued commitment to reducing distracted driving, was announced on Wednesday. “ICBC is interested […]
By Canadian Underwriter | April 6, 2017
Aviva Canada has announced an equity partnership with real estate marketplace and brokerage Casalova. Aviva Canada announced the partnership in a press release on Wednesday, noting that the $2.5 million investment is being made by Aviva Ventures, Aviva plc’s venture capital arm, who have committed to investing $170 million globally over the next five years […]
By Canadian Underwriter | April 5, 2017
One Alberta brokerage and two Ontario brokerages announced on Tuesday that they will join BrokerLink, one of the largest Canadian property and casualty insurance brokerages. Alberta-based Full Circle Insurance Ltd. and Ontario brokerages Fairview Insurance Brokers Inc. and Steven Kaluski Insurance Brokers Ltd. announced they would join on Tuesday, BrokerLink reported in a press release. […]
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