Industry
What is the missing element in Canada's auto insurance industry? It could be that advertising holds the key in an expanding industry where insurers are increasingly having to fight to gain market share.
By Jeremy Bowler, Senior Director, Insurance Practice, J.D. Power | April 30, 2014
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How are Ontario's 2010 auto reforms working with regard to the revised minor injury guideline? Are treatment costs now in line with the expected medical outcomes? Or has the system veered off course?
By James Cameron President, Cameron & Associates Insurance Consultants and Carol Jardine, Independent Insurance Executive and Consultant | April 30, 2014
Willis Group Holdings has reported a net income of $246 million for the first quarter of the year, up from $219 million in the prior year quarter, and has announced plans for an “operational improvement program,” which will include some job locations being moved. Total revenues for the quarter were $1.097 billion, a 4.4% increase […]
By Canadian Underwriter | April 30, 2014
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Retail giant Walmart is now offering auto insurance rate comparison services through its own website and AutoInsurance.com for several regions of the United States, with a plan to go nationwide in the coming months. The service is available immediately in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Texas, according to a news release from […]
The resistance to some drugs of diseases — including some types of sepsis, pneumonia and gonorrhoea — is hurting the global economy and leading to higher health-care costs, but there is a “general lack” of surveillance on antibacterial resistance that could give better information on the economic impact, suggests a report released Thursday by the […]
The phrase “what a difference a day makes” has never been truer than today, when the Internet permeates all aspects of life and interconnected cyber risks are far from being well-understood. “On April 6, if you had a password on your accounts, your information was supposed to be secure and you probably felt protected. Then […]
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Claims management firm Crawford & Company announced Monday it is expanding Broadspire Services Inc., its third-party business administration unit. The Atlanta-based firm is “creating new and stronger strategic TPA hubs in Canada, Singapore, Hong Kong and Australia,” Crawford stated in a press release Monday. Broadspire specializes in servicing the claims needs of multinational corporations and […]
By Canadian Underwriter | April 29, 2014
DENVER, Colo. – Mark DeLillo, director of risk management for Taylor Morrison, Inc., was recognized with RIMS’ most prestigious honour, the Harry and Dorothy Goodell Award, on Monday as part of an awards luncheon during the RIMS 2014 Annual Conference & Exhibition in Denver. Named in honour of the first president of RIMS, the award pays […]
DENVER, Colo. – The vast majority of C-suite respondents taking part in the 11th annual Excellence in Risk Management Survey say that risk management is playing a more strategic role within organizations, but its full potential is not being realized. Marsh and RIMS released a joint report Monday during the RIMS 2014 Annual Conference & Exhibition […]
DENVER, Colo. – The RIMS 2020 Task Force has been created to focus on developing a long-range plan for the organization and will also align with RIMS president Carolyn Snow’s main focus areas for 2014. The task force – consisting of board members, RIMS staff and risk managers – will focus on developing a long-range plan […]
By Canadian Underwriter | April 28, 2014
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