Insurance Blogs hosted by Canadian Underwriter
Insurance Blogs hosted by Canadian Underwriter
On May 8, ICLR unveiled its latest home retrofit project, this time in Windsor, Ontario. The home was retrofitted to reduce (we never say eliminate) the risk of basement flooding. Again, ICLR chose Emergency Preparedness Week (May 3 to 9)…
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Most people, at some point in their career, decide to explore their career options. It could be dissatisfaction with the current job, a feeling that it’s time for a change, or simply a desire to see what else is out…
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Last year I posted a blog – CSIO and the Power of Collaboration – to reflect on the challenges and accomplishments of 2013. As many of you may recall, eDocs was a major success of our industry, with all members…
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The recently announced auto insurance reforms included in the 2015 Ontario Budget will again reduce accident benefits as part of the government’s efforts to reduce premiums in Ontario. The government insists that benefits available are still gene…
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After giving a first peek last week, let’s take a look at the switching behavior and some factors that might cause or not cause it. For the past three surveys, we’ve been asking “How often did you switch your insurer in the past two years?” Continue reading
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It seems the road to more affordable auto insurance once again winds its way through further benefit cuts. Those aren’t the only changes proposed in the 2015 Ontario Budget but it remains an ongoing piece of controlling the cost of Ontario premiu…
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The new insurance study – to be published in June – is coming along nicely. So it’s time for a sneak peek or three over the coming few weeks. Today I’ll start slow by talking about some background etc. We surveyed a bit more than Continue reading
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Just in advance of the Ontario Budget announcements which are expected to include new auto insurance changes, FSCO has released the rate filing approvals for the first quarter of 2015.A total of 39 insurers submitted filings which represents 73.48 perc…
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If you are involved in the auto insurance sector, yesterday was an interesting day. The Ontario Trial Lawyers Association released a study conducted on their behalf by two York University professors suggested that insurance companies make too muc…
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In early March, months of speculation regarding Google and its intentions for the North American insurance market came to an end – or at least changed into a lower gear, as the industry finally had concrete information to work with.…
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At the 2015 Insurance-Canada.ca Technology Conference, Kimberly Harris-Ferrante, Vice President and Distinguished Analyst at Gartner said that at present, Canadian consumers are not being easily swayed toward the new digital insurance landscape.This past January, at the Davos Economic Forum, Google’s…
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Almost four years after launching public consultations, the federal government has published proposed regulations governing the demutualization of property and casualty insurance companies. The regulations will come into force on the day they are published in the Canada Gazette, Part…
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I’m featured in the news report below on Uber and insurance.
Mon, Mar 23: Customers who used ride-sharing services like UberX may be at risk if the driver is involved in an accident. As Sean O’Shea reports insurance experts say drivers are violating insurance rules and may be putting themselves and their fares in jeopardy.
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A few week ago I saw an article online about the 16 trends the venture capitalists Andreessen Horowitz (of Netscape fame) are closely watching. #14 was insurance (!), #9 was Bitcoin. Time for some random thoughts on the combination of the two. Let’s start with Continue reading
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