Legal / Regulation
The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) and the United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) have signed a new agreement under which fintech businesses in both jurisdictions will be able to seek support from their financial regulators as they look to operate in the other’s market. Signed on Wednesday, the Co-operation Agreement allows the FCA and the […]
By Canadian Underwriter | February 23, 2017
2 min read
HR
Insurance CEOs have the biggest concerns in the financial services industry over skills shortages and the related pace of technological change, according to a new survey from PwC. The survey, titled Ahead of the curve: Confronting the big talent challenges in financial services, involved 487 CEOs in the banking and capital markets, asset and wealth […]
By Canadian Underwriter | February 22, 2017
4 min read
Tech
Almost half of all phishing attacks registered in 2016 by Kaspersky Lab were aimed at stealing victims’ money, the cybersecurity company reported on Wednesday. According to the Financial Cyberthreats in 2016 report, 47.48% of all phishing attacks – fraudulent email messages or “copycat” websites that appear legitimate – registered in 2016 by Kaspersky’s heuristic detection […]
OTTAWA – The head of Canada’s financial intelligence unit warns that regulators must grapple with the challenges of emerging financial technologies, some of which he says have been exploited by terrorism and organized crime. But while it’s necessary to safeguard consumers and the country’s financial stability from the risks posed by some of these innovations, […]
By Jason Contant | February 22, 2017
3 min read
H.W. Kaufman Financial Group announced on Wednesday that it has “strategically” combined US-Reports and Canadian Reports, rebranding both companies under the name Afirm. The merger will continue their global presence and allow a single source for loss control inspection, premium audit and risk mitigation services, Afirm Solutions said in a press release. Global headquarters for […]
Worldwide spending on public cloud services and infrastructure will reach US$122.5 billion in 2017, an increase of 24.4% over 2016, suggested new research from Framingham, Mass.-based International Data Corporation (IDC). The new update to the IDC’s Worldwide Semiannual Public Cloud Services Spending Guide, released on Monday, showed that worldwide spending on public cloud services and […]
By Canadian Underwriter | February 21, 2017
Nearly three-quarters of global insurers (74%) believe that their sector has failed to show leadership in digital innovation, according to a new survey by Willis Towers Watson (WTW) released on Thursday. The report, titled New horizons: How diverse growth strategies can advance digitalisation in the insurance industry, involved a survey of 200 senior-level executives within […]
By Canadian Underwriter | February 17, 2017
Guelph, Ont.-based The Co-operators announced on Thursday that it has launched a new mobile app providing clients with a “quick, easy and secure way” to access and manage their insurance information. With the free app, available through iTunes and Google Play, clients can use their smartphones or tablets to: access their policies with The Co-operators […]
By Canadian Underwriter | February 16, 2017
Companies aiming to deploy autonomous vehicles in the next few years are “typically” referring to vehicles that are only autonomous under certain conditions, such as good weather, a Toyota executive suggested this week to a subcommittee of the United States House of Representatives. The Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection of the House of […]
Only 43% of Canadian companies could spot a “significant cybersecurity incident,” compared to 50% globally, according to EY’s Global Information Security Survey, released on Wednesday. The survey captured the responses of 1,735 participants around the globe from more than 20 industry sectors, including banking and capital markets (20%) and insurance (7%). Thirty-eight per cent of […]
By Canadian Underwriter | February 15, 2017
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