Industry
Allstate Insurance Company of Canada presented a cheque for roughly $200,000 to United Way of York Region.The donation comes after a three-month long corporate campaign, including various unique employee-driven events, to raise funds for United Way and its member agencies in York Region. The total ($198,788.27, to be exact) represents the largest amount of funds […]
By Canadian Underwriter | February 2, 2012
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Western Financial Group has acquired Brown & Ward Insurance Ltd., an insurance services provider in Lacombe, Alberta.Owned and operated by Lorne and Heather Rye, Brown & Ward has been in business since 1938. The company will continue to operate with the same staff, in the same historic location, at 5024-51 Street, under the Western Financial […]
Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) and the Canadian Police Knowledge Network (CPKN) are sponsoring free access for the remainder of 2012 for Canadian frontline police officers to a course on identifying staged collisions. Staged collisions, in which accidents are orchestrated in order to collect hefty insurance payouts, are becoming increasingly common in Canada’s urban centres, […]
By Canadian Underwriter | February 1, 2012
SCM Risk Management Services (RMS) has launched iClarify Commercial, a desktop commercial insurance tool. The tool allows insurance professionals to access an “unprecedented” amount of real-time, insurance-relevant data on commercial properties across Canada, a SCM release says.”At the click of a button, insurance professionals will be able to access claims reporting, photos, occupational information, Fire […]
Totten Insurance Group has selected Policy Bill to provide an outsourced point of sale solution for monthly payment plans. Dubbed the Totten Pay Plan, this new offering allows clients to pay for their Totten policy using a monthly payment option. The Policy Bill Connect technology facilitates a streamlined pay plan creation, submission and funding process, […]
A minor, Magnitude 4.4 tremor shook Manitoba and Saskatchewan in the early morning of Feb 1, 2012.Data from the U.S. Geological Survey located the quake at approximately five kilometers below the surface. “The epicentre is pinpointed to near Esterhazy, Sask., where geologists have noted a history of minor earthquakes,” the Winnipeg Free Press reported.No damage […]
Canada’s home, auto and business insurers are reminding homeowners and tenants to keep track of their possessions.”Often, home insurance policies automatically renew each year and consumers may not even think about what their policies cover,” Doug Noble, the Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC)’s vice president of Alberta and the North, said in a press release. […]
CSIO president Catherine Smola is helping brokers, insurers, vendors and other industry stakeholders to create "once-and-done" technology solutions.
By Vanessa Mariga, Associate Editor | January 31, 2012
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Brokers need to collaborate with industry stakeholders to build better workflows and communication systems.
By Rick Orr, President, Insurance Brokers Association of Ontario (IBAO) | January 31, 2012
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Brokers competing with direct writers can learn from some of the technologies and techniques direct writers have employed: automating processes so that the employees can accomplish more in a shorter space of time.
By Renee Durepos, Vice President, Client Services, Keal Technology | January 31, 2012
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