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Western Financial Group and its board of directors announced on Wednesday that Patrick Bieleny has been appointed as the organization’s president and chief executive officer. Bieleny (pictured left) succeeds Paul Taylor, who retired on July 4, Western Financial Group said in a press release. Bieleny will assume his role effective Aug. 22, said Western, a […]
By Canadian Underwriter | August 17, 2016
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Tech
Ford Motor Company has announced that it intends to have a “high-volume, fully autonomous SAE level 4-capable vehicle in commercial operation in 2021 in a ride-hailing or ride-sharing service.” To get there, the Dearborn, Mich.-based company said in a statement on Tuesday, the company is “investing in or collaborating with four startups” to enhance its […]
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Legal / Regulation
The City of Toronto announced on Tuesday that it has issued a Private Transportation Company (PTC) licence to Uber, calling it the first of its kind in Canada. Since Toronto City Council gave Uber the green light to operate legally in Toronto on May 3, city staff have been preparing and implementing the new Vehicle-for-Hire […]
The lion’s share of business intelligence (BI) data analytics users in the United States taking part in a recent Clutch survey regard structured data like internal information as more important than unstructured data, such as social networks. In all, 83% of the 291 respondents who use BI data analytics tools – BI data refers to […]
By Canadian Underwriter | August 16, 2016
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Public Safety Canada (PSC) has launched a public consultation on the “evolving cybersecurity landscape.” On Tuesday, the federal government launched the Consultation on Cyber Security to help identify gaps and opportunities, bring forward new ideas to shape Canada’s renewed approach to cybersecurity and capitalize on the advantages of new technology and the digital economy, PSC […]
The global commercial and military drone market will reach US$4.2 billion by 2025, with a compound annual growth rate of 9.2%, a new report has suggested. Research and Markets, a global market research store, released their 90-page Commercial and Military Drone Market Assessment and Forecasts 2016-2025 report on Monday. North America will lead in the […]
By Canadian Underwriter | August 15, 2016
Global revenues for the 3D printing market are expected to reach US$35.4 billion in 2020, over twice the US$15.9 billion forecast for this year, according to a recent update to International Data Corporation’s (IDC) Worldwide Semiannual 3D Printing Spending Guide. Framingham, Mass.-based IDC, a global provider of market intelligence, advisory services and events for the […]
By Canadian Underwriter | August 12, 2016
One day after a report suggested the global cybersecurity market is set to grow to US$202 billion by 2021, International Data Corporation (IDC) said that worldwide revenues from public cloud services are expected to reach more than US$195 billion in 2020 – more than double the 2016 number. IDC said in a statement on Wednesday […]
The Ontario Municipal Insurance Exchange (OMEX) announced on Thursday that it will suspend Reciprocal underwriting operations effective immediately “to allow it time to fully assess the needs of Ontario municipalities with a view to redesigning its products to better service the needs of its future members.” As a result of this decision, OMEX will immediately […]
By Canadian Underwriter | August 11, 2016
The global cybersecurity market is set to grow from US$122.45 billion in 2016 to US$202.36 billion by 2021 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 10.6%, according to a recent report from Research and Markets. The Cyber Security Market – Global Forecast to 2021 report from the Dublin, Ireland-based global market research store reveals […]
By Canadian Underwriter | August 10, 2016
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