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Sean Christie has been elected chairman of the board at the Centre for Study of Insurance Operations (CSIO). Christie is the chief information officer and vice president of information services at Gore Mutual Insurance Company. He has been a director of CSIO for more than five years. “Sean brings a wealth of knowledge and experience […]
By David Gambrill | April 3, 2019
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There is a direct correlation between scalability of intelligent automation (IA) technologies and financial performance, a new KPMG International study has found. Based on a survey of nearly 600 business leaders (including 100 top-level executives) across 13 countries, including Canada, the study found that many enterprises are not scaling IA technologies fast enough to meet […]
By Jason Contant | April 2, 2019
There seems to be no shortage of hazing and abuse incidents in the news lately. Earlier this month, a Miami University student was allegedly hit “with a paddle with spikes and grooves,” forced to drink large amounts of alcohol and smoke marijuana in a hazing incident. Closer to home, six youths were charged last year […]
By Jason Contant | March 26, 2019
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British Columbia’s electric utility is managing its cyber security risk for system components that must conform to mandatory reliability standards, but not for components to which the standards do not apply, the province’s auditor general has found. “We concluded that BC Hydro is effectively managing cybersecurity risk by detecting, and responding to, security incidents on […]
By Jason Contant | March 20, 2019
The promise of 5G technology was one of the top stories coming out of this year’s Consumer Electronics Show. But what does that mean for the insurance and collision repair industries? A massive increase in connected devices that respond seemingly instantly will bring about important innovations in a range of sectors, including property and casualty […]
By Jason Contant | March 18, 2019
Editor’s Note: This article has been updated. A previous version incorrectly stated that duuo was launched at Slice Labs’ launch studio in Toronto. CU apologizes for the error. If you want to develop a new digital insurance product, it shouldn’t take dozens of months, suggests Philippe Lafreniere, chief growth officer of Slice Labs Inc. “We […]
By Greg Meckbach | March 13, 2019
An insurtech with offices in Ontario is looking for commercial and personal lines carriers who want to sell insurance the way Spotify sells music. “We are talking to several Canadian insurers who have an interest in launching new products” Philippe Lafreniere, the Toronto-based chief growth officer of Slice Labs, said in an interview with Canadian […]
By Greg Meckbach | March 11, 2019
Scaling innovation across a business can be a challenge, as most organizations start innovation in a “pocket, team or lab,” a speaker said late last month at the Insurance-Canada.ca Technology Conference. Simon Chan, head of corporate innovation thought leadership at Communitech in Kitchener, Ont. was one of two speakers at the session The Three Biggest […]
By Jason Contant | March 8, 2019
Having a flexible and accommodating schedule is key to incorporating innovation into an organization, the director of Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company’s Innovation Outpost said recently. Last June, Wawanesa opened its Innovation Outpost lab in Kitchener, Ont. One of the first projects out of the lab was a new interactive technology that uses an Amazon Alexa […]
By Jason Contant | March 7, 2019
Technology and data will change the underwriter’s job but will not eliminate it, suggests Russell Johnston, chief executive officer for North America of QBE Insurance Group Limited. “At the end of the day, people still make the decisions,” Johnston said during an interview with A.M. Best TV. “Technology and data will change the role of […]
By Greg Meckbach | March 6, 2019
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