Archive of articles, editorials, commentary, research and published material pertaining to the Canadian insurance industry.

• 2010
• OSFI-Changing Times: The Regulatory Future and Canada's Banking Sector, by Julie Dickson
• Sun Life sells reinsurance business to Berkshire Hathaway
• Celent Report - Solvency II Quantitative & Strategic Impact: The Tide is Going Out
• CLHIA: Global Insurance Industry Urges G20 to Tailor Their Approach to Global Financial Regulation
• CLHIA Welcomes Senate Report on Pension Reform
• Manulife Financial announces Executive LTD™ : Enhanced Disability Protection for Executives and Professionals
• FSCO Introduces Electronic Downloadable Licences on October 1, 2010
• Foresters Launches Legal Advice Service for USA Members
• The Importance of Managing Risk: OSFI Annual Report 2009-2010
• RSA agrees to acquire GCAN Insurance Company
• Industrial Alliance Expands Product Offer to Car Dealers
• RIMS Broadens Focus with Formation of Strategic and Enterprise Risk Practice
• SSQ General Insurance, a subsidiary of SSQ Financial Group, sets up business in Greater Montreal area
• Mobile Technology Paves the Way for the Growth of MicroInsurance: By Kevin Day, President, Riskebiz
• Foresters to acquire New York-based First Investors Consolidated Corporation
• ISO: USA Property/Casualty Insurers Post Strong Results for First-Half 2010
• Sun Life Financial and CI Investments introduce SunWise Essential Series for investing, retirement and estate planning
• Perfect Storm of New Risks and Regulations Reshape Reinsurance Industry, According to Towers Watson
• New Swiss Re sigma study warns against a regulatory over-reaction
• Manulife Bank of Canada introduces Manulife Trust Company
• New Sustainability Trends Emerging: The Co-operators Study
• Industrial Alliance Acquires Golden State Mutual Business
• Foresters introduces SMART Universal Life to provide flexible protection options
• Canadian businesses worried by regulation and compliance: Ernst & Young
• Conning Research: U.S. Insurance-Banking Combination Strategies Under Review
• TIRF releases new report entitled, "The Implementation of Alcohol Interlocks for First Offenders: A Case Study"
• Tenfold increase in extreme rainfall in East London, UK: Lloyd's
• Majority of Public Thinks Legislation to Allow Policyholders to Sue Their Own Insurance Companies is Not a Good Idea: IRC
• Green goes mainstream: Biodiversity climbing corporate agenda: PricewaterhouseCoopers
• Globalisation tidal wave creates new risk pathways: Lloyd's
• Major changes ahead for insurance accounting, says KPMG
• Regulatory uncertainty remains a challenge for financial executives: Ernst & Young
• Industrial Alliance Concludes Acquisition of American-Amicable
• Hewitt Associates, Inc. to Merge with Aon Corporation
• Average Customer Profitability Still Down at Big Retail Banks Following Financial Crisis; Consumers More Price Sensitive and 'Shopping Around,' Accenture Survey Finds
• Empire Life announces two new funds available in Class Plus™ to help Canadians reach their retirement goals
• Industrial Alliance Given Management of AkzoNobel Canada Employee Pension Plans
• Lloyd's: Green energy no longer just nice but necessary
• FSCO Statement of Priorities June 2010
• J.D. Power and Associates Reports: As Discount Brokerage Firms in Canada Attract Younger Investors, Importance of Online Interactions Increases
• Intact Financial Corporation and University of Waterloo join forces in helping Canada to adapt to climate change
• Property/Casualty Insurers Returned to Profitability in First-Quarter 2010 Despite Continuing Declines in Premiums: ISO
• CLHIA applauds moves to expand access to workplace-based savings programs
• Industrial Alliance and Industrial Alliance Pacific Innovate by Launching Whole Life Insurance with Guaranteed Premiums and a Long-Term Care Component
• New Sun Life Financial life insurance products help Canadians plan, protect, and prosper
• Life Insurance CFOs Expect to Change How They Determine Capital Requirements, According to Towers Watson Survey
• LIMRA Study: Guaranteed Living Benefit Riders Remain Popular With Variable Annuity Buyers
• The Co-operators takes the LEED: New insurance discount for environmentally-friendly dwellings
• CFIB: Unfair federal government pensions detract from small business retirement savings
• IBM 2010 Global CEO Study: Creativity Selected as Most Crucial Factor for Future Success
• "Looking Back and Looking Ahead", Remarks by Mark E. White, OSFI, to P&C Insurance Invitational Forum
• Conning Research: Property-Casualty Forecast Through 2012 Released
• Aon Launches Industry's First Insurance Policy for Space Investors
• The Co-operators Outlines Progress and Future Plans in 2009 Sustainability Report
• "P&C Reinsurance to Fit the Times - A Question of Balance" by Mark E. White, OSFI
• Industrial Alliance Announces Acquisition of U.S. Life Insurance Company - Texas-based American-Amicable Group Expands Platform for Growth in the U.S. Market
• Employers Taking Action to Address Pension Costs, Towers Watson Survey Finds
• The Risks Associated With Success: by Superintendent Julie Dickson, OSFI
• FSCO Statement of Priorities for 2010
• Canadians want workplace retirement plans - CLHIA releases recommendations to improve access and use
• Manulife-Sinochem earns top government honor for excellence in China
• OSFI: Plans and Priorities
• Too focused on the rules; the importance of supervisory oversight in financial regulation: Remarks by Superintendent Julie Dickson (OSFI)
• IBM 2010 Global CFO Study: Sixty Percent of Finance Organizations Plan Significant Changes to Adapt to New Economic Demands
• Hagerty Insurance Agency and Aviva Canada now offer collector vehicle insurance to Ontario consumers
• Changes to Automobile Insurance Regulations in Ontario: FSCO
• Manulife-Sinochem Expands Again in China with two new licenses
• Industrial Alliance: A New American Life Insurance Company is Launched: IA American
• RBC Insurance Launches Universal Life Plan
• RIMS Celebrates 60 Years as Risk Management Industry's Preeminent Association
• CEOs' Confidence Rebounds in Recession's Wake, Quick Recovery in Emerging Economies; Developed Nations Cautious: PriceWaterhouseCoopers
• Lloyd's publishes its Strategy for 2010 - 2012
• Empire Life launches a new group product designed to provide financial assistance to employees coping with serious illness
• Conning Research: Small Insurers in Property-Casualty Thrive Despite Industry Consolidation
• The Co-operators Opens Its First Offices in Montreal
• Kingsway announces definitive agreement for the sale of Jevco Insurance Company
• Reinsurance Rates Decline at January 1, 2010 Reinsurance Renewal, According to Annual Guy Carpenter Briefing
• BC and NS are fighting fit, AB and MB rotund-all governments need to do more in 2010 to shed red tape: CFIB
• Companies Report Sustainable Growth, Continuity and Profitability Enhanced by Enterprise Risk Management: Aon Survey
• Unity Life introduces Annuity Plus TFSA to increase saving options
• Empire Life announces enhancements to Class Plus
• New Swiss Re sigma study highlights the challenges and opportunities in commercial liability insurance
• Groupe Promutuel and Desjardins Group announce the signing of an agreement-in-principle towards a business partnership
• RIBO: Changes to Part XIII - Federal Insurance Companies Act
• Progressive Now Offering Car Insurance in Australia
• AIG's United Guaranty Canada Acquired by Canadian Owners Led by OTPP
• Co-operators Life Insurance Company and Central 1 Credit Union complete acquisition of The CUMIS Group Limited


• 2009
• Gartner CEO and Business-Executive Survey Shows 62 Per Cent of CEOs See IT Having a Key Role in Post-Recession Strategy
• Conning Research: Life Insurance Industry Profitable in 2009 Despite Ongoing Capital Challenges
• Canadian Life and Health Insurance Industry turns in strong performance in 2008
• Great-West Life releases Pension reform position paper: Proposes practical, 'made in Canada' solution
• Proposal to reform pension system achieves public interest criteria: Sun Life
• Manulife-Sinochem Expands Again in China
• Swiss Re predicts a continued but fragile global economic recovery in 2010
• SwissRe Sigma : 2009 Natural Catastrophe and Man-Made Disaster Losses 52B USD (24B USD Insured)
• Predictive Modeling for P&C Personal Lines Products Paves the Way for Commercial Lines, According to Towers Perrin Survey
• "The Importance of Models in Risk Management" by Julie Dickson, Superintendent, OSFI
• Announcing Aviva Canada's New President and Chief Executive Officer
• Sun Life Financial proposes defined contribution pension plan for all working Canadians
• Manulife Financial to Purchase Fund Management Joint Venture in China
• Solvency II now the principal challenge for Europe's insurers: MunichRe
• WWF and RSA join forces to combat insurance risks of climate change
• Industrial Alliance Signs an Agreement to Acquire MD Life's Life Insurance Portfolio
• Remarks to the 2009 Life Insurance Forum, by Superintendent Julie Dickson, OSFI
• Sun Life Financial and National Bank of Canada: strategic partners to give clients more financial options
• AIR Worldwide, the Met Office, and the Association of British Insurers Collaborate to Examine the Financial Implications of Climate Change
• Insurers must insulate themselves in the upturn: Ernst & Young
• Ontario Providing Choice in Auto Insurance: Consumers To Choose Coverage That Meets Their Protection Needs and Budgets
• Unity Life completes acquisition of insurance business of MetLife Canada
• Gartner Identifies Six Risks that Could Destroy Financial Services Institutions
• Life and health insurance industry takes leadership role in promoting mental health in the workplace: CLHIA
• Manulife helps Canadians plan for their long-term healthcare needs
• Manulife-Sinochem Expands Again in China - New license approved for Shantou
• Conning & Company Announces the Close of its Acquisition by Aquiline Capital Partners LLC
• Guy Carpenter's Annual Survey of Specialty Insurance Program Issuing Carriers Shows a Steady Market
• Leading Governments Shifting Focus from e-Government to e-Governance Using New Technologies and Modified Service Delivery Models, According to Accenture Report
• The P&C Industry in Canada: Continuing the Dialogue - by Julie Dickson OSFI
• Industrial Alliance to Enter Socially Responsible Investing Marketplace Through a Long-term Strategic Relationship with Vancity
• The insurance industry increasingly important in the Quebec City and Lévis region: Growth continues, employment is up and momentum outside of Quebec intensifies
• "Evolving Role of the Actuarial Profession" by Superintendent Julie Dickson, OSFI, To the Actuaries Club of Toronto
• USA P/C Industry's Net Income and Overall Profitability Tumbled in First-Half 2009: ISO
• Manulife-Sinochem Expands Again in China
• OSFI Overview of the Property and Casualty Sector Consultation Findings
• Is the Crisis Easing? Q2 Insurance Industry Expectations and Strategies: Report Published by Celent
• Sun Life Financial target date fund assets surpass $1 billion
• IBM event: Profiles of Innovation: Conversations for a smarter planet - October 7, Toronto
• Advocis report: Canadians not prepared for retirement
• Co-operators Life Insurance Company and Central 1 Credit Union to acquire The CUMIS Group Limited
• Ignoring risk management is risky business: Ernst & Young
• Manulife Financial receives gold Quality award from National Quality Institute
• The Council's P/C Survey: No Hard Market in Sight: CIAB
• USA Property-Casualty Forecast & Analysis by Line of Insurance, 2009-2011: Conning Research
• Capital Returning to Reinsurance Market, According to Guy Carpenter Update
• Economic Climate Adversely Affecting Life Insurers' Financial Performance, According to Towers Perrin Study
• New forms of public-private partnership, and stronger co-ordination of risk management by government, will help tackle the cost of natural catastrophes, Swiss Re tells Nordic conference
• RIMS Canada Conference Convenes September 13-16
• Despite Impact of Economic Downturn on Companies' Pension Plans And Financials - Canadian Organizations Cautiously Optimistic: Towers Perrin Study
• ScotiaLife Financial Expands Insurance Product Offering, Including Home and Auto
• Webinar: Gaining Clarity by Integrating Business Intelligence with Planning and Consolidation for Insurance – by Deloitte and SAP
• Manulife signs agreement with AIC Limited to acquire AIC Canadian retail investment funds
• Heavy losses due to severe weather in the first six months of 2009: Munich Re
• Economy dominates risk thinking, but companies fear the unknown: Lloyd's
• J.D. Power and Associates Reports: Low Rates, New Investment Products and Efficient Online Trading Drive Rapid Growth of Discount Brokerage Firms in Canada
• Sun Life repositions for long-term growth and expansion in China
• CSC Study Shows Life Insurers Business Value of Security Initiatives
• Sun Life Financial Announces Expansion of MFS Investment Management
• Financial services execs see no growth before 2010: Ernst & Young survey
• Rates Up 15 Percent Year Over Year, Amid Signs of Stabilization in Financial Markets, According to Guy Carpenter
• Heeding Lessons from Economic Downturn, Majority of Corporate Executives Report Need to Overhaul their Approach to Risk-Management, Accenture Study Finds
• Truly affordable health and dental benefits with significant tax savings: Maclagan
• PartnerRe Ltd. To Acquire PARIS RE
• Leading insurer RSA launches easy and affordable pet insurance product
• FSCO Statement of Priorities for Current Fiscal Year ending March 2010
• Government Involvement in Terror Insurance Programs Continues to Increase, According to Guy Carpenter
• Majority of Insurers Plan to Expand Internationally in Next 12 Months, Accenture Survey Finds
• ACE Canada(R) Launches Comprehensive Digital Risk Insurance Program, Specifically Designed for the Technology Sector; Covers technology errors & omissions and privacy liability
• Sun Life Financial acquires UK business of Lincoln National
• Aon Terrorism Threat Map Shows Shift in Sphere of Conflict
• Life Insurance Mergers & Acquisition Activity May Heat Up Over the Next 12 Months, According to Towers Perrin Study
• The Co-operators celebrates milestone in Quebec
• Remarks by Superintendent Julie Dickson, OSFI, 2009 Property and Casualty Insurance Industry Forum
• Policy recommendations for reform of the public health care system released by Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association
• ACE Canada Launches Pollution Coverage to Respond to Growing Needs of Commercial Property Owners and Managers
• Sun Life Financial and CI Investments announce changes to segregated fund products
• Handling the Crisis: Update on Q1 Insurance Industry Expectations and Strategies: Report Published by Celent
• ICLR Joins UN Insurance Working Group For Sustainability
• Lloyd's Market Resilient Amid Financial Turmoil, According to Guy Carpenter Briefing
• ING Canada becomes Intact Financial Corporation
• Remarks by Superintendent Julie Dickson OSFI to the 2009 Financial Services Invitational Forum
• Unity Life announces agreement to acquire insurance business of MetLife Canada
• Economic Slowdown, Regulatory Changes, Business Interruption Top Global Business Risks, Says Aon
• Don Forgeron appointed new President and CEO of Insurance Bureau of Canada
• "Foundations of Effective Supervision and Regulation" by Superintendent Julie Dickson, OSFI
• Munich Re concludes purchase of Hartford Steam Boiler
• BMO Bolsters BMO Life With New Products and New Distribution
• Ontario's FSCO Five-Year-Review Report and Recommendations for Auto Insurance
• York Fire & Casualty adds Surety Lines
• Unity Life completes acquisition of business segment of GeniSys
• Electronic Filing for Regulatory Corporate Returns: OSFI
• Industrial Alliance and Industrial Alliance Pacific Innovate by Launching Hybrid Life and Critical Illness Insurance for Children
• Global Insurance Industry Calls for Action from G20 Leaders: CLHIA
• Right Choice Insurance launches online critical illness solution
• Gartner Highlights Seven Great Concerns for CEOs in 2009
• Banana Skins poll pinpoints key crisis concerns for insurance sector: PricewaterhouseCoopers
• OSFI Issues Final Revised Guideline B-10 on Outsourcing of Business Activities, Functions and Processes
• Positioning Businesses for Future as More Independently Operated Companies: AIG
• Group RRSPs holding strong in the face of economic turmoil: Desjardins
• Conning Research: Life Industry Faces Challenge of Implementing Upcoming Accounting and Regulatory Changes
• An SAP Webcast: Achieving Financial Excellence in a Down Economy
• Guy Carpenter Briefing Finds Catastrophe Bond Market Resilient in Face of Financial, Property Catastrophes
• Canada's Largest Home, Auto and Business Insurance Company Becomes Intact Insurance: ING Canada
• Accenture Identifies Imperatives for Business, Government In Times of Economic Uncertainty
• Preventing Another Financial Catastrophe with Enterprise Risk Management: RIMS
• Protection can be critical - Sun Life Financial introduces enhancements to Critical Illness Insurance
• Western Financial Group Inc. and Bank West Announce Completion of Acquisition of AgriFinancial Canada Corp.
• Manulife Financial launches Personal Benefits
• New insurance product helps BC homeowners make eco-friendly choices when restoring property: Sovereign General
• Risk ignorance greatest 2009 challenge: AON Survey
• Unity Life completes acquisition of Canadian insurance business of Washington National
• BMO Financial Group Announces Agreement to Purchase AIG's Canadian Life Insurance Business
• Business Process Outsourcing in North American Insurance: Report Published by Celent
• Five Canadian Co-ops Become Member-Owners of The Co-operators
• Unity Life completes acquisition of Forethought Financial Group's Canadian insurance business
• Conning Research: Life Insurance Industry Forecast -- Financial Crisis Will Impact Industry Results through 2010
• The Co-operators establishes Centre of Expertise to support growth in Quebec
• Catastrophe Losses, Credit Crisis Push Reinsurance Pricing Upwards, According to Guy Carpenter Review
• Industrial Alliance Completes Acquisition of DundeeWealth's Quebec-Based Mutual Fund Dealer and Insurance Distribution Operations


• 2008
• Munich Re agrees to terms for acquisition of AIG subsidiary Hartford Steam Boiler
• Kingsway Announces Cost Reduction Initiatives
• U.S. Tort Costs Up in 2007, According to Towers Perrin Study
• Convergence of Negative Economic Factors To Severely Test U.S. Insurance Industry in 2009: TowerGroup
• Swiss Re's new sigma study explores the growth of insurance in emerging markets and the prospects for Islamic insurance
• The economic turmoil: Managing risks and opportunities - Insurance Review, A Canadian Publication: PwC
• Unity Life intends to acquire the Canadian insurance business of Washington National
• OSFI Overview of the Life Insurance Sector Consultation Findings
• Three of four provinces with government auto insurance monopolies have highest rates in Canada: The Fraser Institute
• OSFI Annual Report 2007-2008: Navigating through Global Currents
• RBC Insurance Enhances Segregated Funds Product
• Standard Life offers early incentive to investors opening tax-free savings accounts
• Manulife Financial offers range of new Tax-Free Savings Accounts
• Ernst & Young recommends constructive evolution of regulatory guidance for insurance industry amid the financial crisis
• Helios ahead of the curve with its Guaranteed Lifetime Withdrawal Benefit: Desjardins Financial Security
• Conning Research : Weakness in Defined Contribution Plans Presents Opportunity for Insurers
• Unity Life adds whole life insurance and deferred annuity
• Standard Life to offer group tax-free savings accounts
• Towers Perrin Finds Companies Put Focus on Innovation But Fail to Implement Effectively
• Unity Life set to acquire Canadian insurance business of Forethought Financial Group
• Swiss Re's new sigma study highlights innovative ways of financing retirement
• RBC Insurance Launches Innovative Conversion Option for disability insurance product
• Global insurance industry encourages enhanced regulatory cooperation: CLHIA
• IBM Global Study: Majority of Organizational Change Projects Fail
• Empire Life introduces Class Plus now with a Guaranteed Minimum Withdrawal Benefit
• Senate Security Report Underlines Need For Government Action: Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs
• Risk Management Trumps Return When Managing Canada's Pension Assets: Towers Perrin
• Sun Life Financial Group Benefits strengthens its HealthyRETURNS program by investing in leading wellness provider, Buffett & Company
• Sun Life Financial announces the sale of its 37% interest in CI Financial
• SSQ Investment & Retirement set to launch ASTRA Guaranteed Income
• Regulatory approval granted for La Capitale's acquisition of York Fire & Casualty Insurance
• A Strategic Approach to Reinsurance is the Key to Lowering Capital Costs - Programme Optimisation is the Answer, says Towers Perrin
• Manulife Investments enhances Canada's first Guaranteed Minimum Withdrawal Benefit product
• Adaptation is key to managing coastal flood risk: Lloyd's
• Western Financial Group to Acquire AgriFinancial Canada Corp.
• Manulife Financial receives Silver Quality Award from National Quality Institute
• Conning Research: Niche Focus Spells Success in Directors' and Officers' Liability Insurance
• Industrial Alliance To Acquire Sarbit Asset Management
• Guy Carpenter Publishes Annual Review of Global Catastrophe Reinsurance Market
• Aon Consulting, FEI Canada and CFERF Release Pensions Study Results Reveal pension regulation out-of-step with Canada’s evolving labour market
• Transamerica Life and Roy Elliott O'Connor announce next steps in settlement of management fee overcharge class action against Transamerica Life Canada
• Building a Better Business Analyst: Transforming the Enterprise - Report Published by Celent
• CFIB Research: Hidden taxes cost Canadian businesses $12.6 billion annually with smallest firms hardest hit
• New inroads into Canadian market - La Capitale acquires Ontario-based York Fire & Casualty Insurance
• The CIAB Joins Industry in Urging New Program to Share the Costs of Coastal Wind Coverage
• Conning Research: Property-Casualty Forecast Through 2010 Released
• Guy Carpenter Publishes Briefing on Carrier Investment Gains and Profitability
• TowerGroup: SEC Proposal to Reclassify Annuities as Securities Products has Far-Reaching Implications for Industry and Consumers
• Ontario Transit Systems seek exemption from no-fault insurance
• Aon eSolutions Releases Environmental Module
• Ernst & Young supports Insurance Commissioners' Solvency Modernization Work Plan
• Conning Research: USA Property-Casualty Industry Loss Reserves Position Deteriorated in 2007
• The struggle with the financial crisis and recession is not even over, and a new enemy is materializing: inflation! Forecasts by Desjardins Group economists
• Progressive prepares countrywide launch of MyRate^SM, an optional behavior-based insurance program
• Remarks by Superintendent Julie Dickson, OSFI, to the Financial Services Institute
• Atradius Modula Start Now Available in Canada: New trade credit insurance policy to be offered through RBC Insurance's Agreement with Aon Reed Stenhouse
• Conning Research: USA Regional Property-Casualty Insurers Holding their Own in the Small Commercial Market
• Royal & SunAlliance becomes RSA
• Cognos Launches New Book on Proven Practices In Insurance Performance Management
• Ontario Auto Insurance Five Year Review: FSCO
• Manulife launches first group retirement savings version in Canada of Guaranteed Minimum Withdrawal Benefit product
• Standard Life adds a Whole Life insurance product to complement its wealth and estate planning solutions
• Conning Research: Global Insurance Industry Acquisitions Driven by Non-U.S. Insurers
• MMC Says Preparation Key to Recovery in Hurricane's Aftermath
• Risk Managers, Insurers Should Prepare for Active 2008 Hurricane Season, Says Aon Corporation
• Remarks by Superintendent Julie Dickson OSFI to the Langdon Hall Property and Casualty Insurance Industry Forum
• ERM Identified as Critical Issue for Life Insurance CFOs , But Many Crucial Elements Not Yet Implemented, According to Towers Perrin Survey
• York Fire Congratulates the IBAO on their successful launch of MyInsuranceShopper.ca
• RIMS Launches Risk Management Professional Growth Model at RIMS 2008 Annual Conference & Exhibition
• TowerGroup: U.S. Insurance Industry Would Benefit From Treasury's 'Blueprint' For Reform
• First Quarter RIMS Benchmark Survey(TM) Results Show Soft Market Gaining Momentum
• Insurance Bureau of Canada declares long-awaited modernization of Insurance Acts a step in the right direction
• Marsh: Global Corporations Increase Self-Insurance Despite Falling Commercial Insurance Rates
• Liberty Mutual Group to Acquire Safeco Corporation For $6.2 Billion
• Aviva Canada announces its agreement to acquire the business of National Home Warranty Group of Companies
• Corporate Responsibility for Innovation Is Highly Fragmented, Accenture Survey Shows
• Foresters completes acquisition of Unity Life
• Great-West Lifeco subsidiary completes sale of its U.S. health care business
• Industrial Alliance Awarded the Multi-Employer Pension Plan for Many Nations
• Lower US Dollar Erodes Canada's Cost Advantage Globally, Reports KPMG
• Unity Life of Canada adds universal life insurance
• Russell Retirement Essentials Portfolio launches with key message to Canadians: "Don't retire from investing. Invest for retirement."
• IBHS : New Research Center Targets USA Natural Disaster Property Losses
• Unity Life of Canada adds universal life insurance
• Russell Retirement Essentials Portfolio launches with key message to Canadians: "Don't retire from investing. Invest for retirement."
• SunWise Elite Plus from Sun Life Financial and CI Investments to offer guaranteed income for life
• Fitch: 2007 U.S. P&C Insurance Results Solid, But Likely to Fall This Year
• Fourth Quarter Commercial P/C Rates Continue Decline: CIAB
• SunWise Elite Plus from Sun Life Financial and CI Investments to offer guaranteed income for life
• Marsh CEO Outlines Changing Risks for National Oil Companies
• The Co-operators studies future climate, social trends
• Ernst & Young report highlights top ten risks to insurers
• Willis Chairman Highlights Insurance Megatrends at IIL Lecture
• New Swiss Re sigma study: Catastrophe losses in 2007 were highest in Europe
• Conning Research : Mutual Property-Casualty Insurers Positioned for Increased Competition in a Softening Market
• Guy Carpenter Publishes Sixth Annual Review of Catastrophe Bond Market
• The Co-operators and Addenda Capital Inc. Announce Agreement
• Great-West Lifeco subsidiary assumes a large block of U.K. payout annuities
• RIMS Announces Upcoming Report on Enterprise Risk Management
• Lloyd's underwriters back market reform
• European Insurers Expect Modest Cost for Solvency II Compliance, Accenture Survey Finds
• Ernst & Young issues 2008 US Outlook for the Property/Casualty Insurance industry
• United States Insurers to Pay $6.5 Billion in 2007 Catastrophe Claims, Says ISO’s Property Claim Services Unit
• Conning Research : Life Industry Investments 2002-2006--Challenges Met; Challenges Ahead
• Guy Carpenter Publishes Review of Global Reinsurance Market Conditions
• The Co-operators Expands its Membership
• Aon Study Finds Elevated Risk in Some of the World's Largest Economies
• 2008: Highest levels of political and economic uncertainty for a decade - Swiss Re
• Canadian Life and Health Insurers respond to competition panel consultation paper
• R&SA'S acquisition of Canadian Northern Shield complete
• Conning Research: Successful Small Life Companies Share Winning Strategies


• 2007
• Aon Sells Combined Insurance Co. to ACE Limited and Sterling Life Insurance to Munich Re Group
• York Fire Launches Comprehensive Manufacturer Connection Product with Extensive US Sales Coverage
• Industrial Alliance launches Ecoflextra - a lifetime guaranteed retirement income product
• Industrial Alliance penetrates the individual disability and health insurance market by acquiring L'Excellence Life Insurance Company and the brokerage companies associated with it
• Gartner Says Cost Remains Primary Factor When Organisations Enter into Outsourcing Relationships
• York Fire Launches Comprehensive Manufacturer Connection Product with Extensive US Sales Coverage
• Industrial Alliance launches Ecoflextra - a lifetime guaranteed retirement income product
• U.S. P/C Insurers' Net Income and Surplus Rose Through Nine-Months 2007 as Underwriting Gains Dropped and Overall Profitability Slipped
• U.S. Individual Life Insurance Premium Sales Soar, says LIMRA
• Strategic Risks Mount for Global Business: Report published by Ernst & Young
• Great-West Lifeco subsidiary to sell its U.S. health care business
• RBC Insurance Launches Simplified Critical Illness Insurance Option
• Banks missing opportunities to better serve small business - CFIB
• Most Global Organizations Lack Fully Integrated Enterprise Risk Management Strategies: Aon Global Risk Consulting Survey
• Technology and Medical Advances Will Transform the Insurance Industry, LIMRA CEO Predicts
• New IBC head calls for improved regulation of insurance industry to better protect Canadians in ever-riskier world
• New Casualty Reserve Index to Pave Way for More Effective Hedge against "Systemic" and Unexpected Risks: Guy Carpenter
• Swiss Re sigma: Bancassurance: emerging trends, opportunities and challenges
• Royal & SunAlliance to acquire Canadian Northern Shield Insurance
• Conning Research: Annual Life Settlement Volume Rises to $6.1 Billion in 2006
• USA Legal and Regulatory Actions Aimed at Annuities Market Fuels Major Changes for Insurance Industry: TowerGroup
• Towers Perrin to Offer RiskAgility, a Sophisticated Risk Management Software Framework
• Standard life adds luster to its Ideal Segregated Funds
• LIMRA and LOMA Boards Agree to Unite; Members to Vote
• Manulife Investments offers first lifetime Guaranteed Minimum Withdrawal Benefit for Canadians
• Towers Perrin to Offer RiskAgility, a Sophisticated Risk Management Software Framework
• Standard life adds luster to its Ideal Segregated Funds
• LIMRA and LOMA Boards Agree to Unite; Members to Vote
• Manulife Investments offers first lifetime Guaranteed Minimum Withdrawal Benefit for Canadians
• EGI Financial announces new Emergency Travel Health programs
• 2007 Best's Pocket Key Rating Guide(™) - Canada Available Free on the A.M. Best Web Site
• EGI Financial announces new Emergency Travel Health programs
• 2007 Best's Pocket Key Rating Guide(™) - Canada Available Free on the A.M. Best Web Site
• Guy Carpenter Publishes Its Fifth Annual Review of the Lloyd’s Market
• USA P/C Insurers' Otherwise Strong First-Half 2007 Results Marred by Slippage in Underwriting Results and Overall Profitability: ISO, III and PCI News
• The Commerce Group, Inc. Extends Long-Term Agreement With CGI
• Financial Insights Asia/Pacific Survey Ascertains Key Priorities and IT Spending Patterns of Insurers
• ISO Introduces Agri-CAPTM in USA for Agricultural-Related Businesses
• Reinsurance Emerges as Lower Cost Alternative to Risk Financing as Credit Markets Become More Expensive: Aon Re Global Analysis
• Zurich's Commercial Markets business unit enhances focus on customer solutions in North America
• Unity Life of Canada Proposes to Acquire Individual Life & Accidental Death Insurance Policies of the Canadian Professional Sales Association (CPSA)
• The Co-operators Prepares to Expand in Quebec
• Manulife Financial closes agreement to acquire Berkshire-TWC Financial Group Inc.
• Great-West Lifeco's U.S. subsidiary announces agreement to assume institutional client's 401(k) recordkeeping business
• Manulife Investments hits $2 billion in sales for Canada's first guaranteed minimum withdrawal benefit product
• Standard Life helps Canadians get real about retirement with the Plan for life program
• Manulife Investments hits $2 billion in sales for Canada's first guaranteed minimum withdrawal benefit product
• Standard Life helps Canadians get real about retirement with the Plan for life program
• Manulife Mutual Funds launches new Elite Pricing Series
• Standard Life gives its fund family a boost
• Industrial Alliance Launches the ATTITUDE Portfolios: a New Generation of Life Cycle Funds for Members of Group Retirement Plans
• IDC Survey Reveals What Business Managers Want From IT
• Eastbridge study finds strong growth in voluntary disability and voluntary medical lines
• New Regulation will Increase the Insurance Market's Competitiveness: Ernst & Young
• ISO's Property Claim Services Unit Estimates Insurers to Pay $2.18 Billion in Second-Quarter U.S.A. Catastrophe Claims
• USA Property/Casualty Industry Net Income and Overall Profitability Slip in First-Quarter 2007: ISO
• Manulife Mutual Funds launches new Elite Pricing Series
• Standard Life gives its fund family a boost
• Industrial Alliance Launches the ATTITUDE Portfolios: a New Generation of Life Cycle Funds for Members of Group Retirement Plans
• Travelers Introduces Independent Review Committee Liability Coverage in Canada
• Pembridge Insurance Company to offer consumers in Quebec a new choice for their personal insurance needs
• Royal & SunAlliance first insurer to launch Global Renewable Energy business
• A Majority of Japanese Insurers are Pursuing New Customer Strategies Due to the Emerging Role of Banks as Distribution Channels, According to Accenture Study
• PWC Survey: Asia's Frenzied Financial Services Deal Environment Increases Risk of Over Paying
• Travelers Introduces Independent Review Committee Liability Coverage in Canada
• Pembridge Insurance Company to offer consumers in Quebec a new choice for their personal insurance needs
• Royal & SunAlliance first insurer to launch Global Renewable Energy business
• Zurich Creates New Mergers & Acquisitions Unit and Announces Core Team Members
• Gartner Says Companies Must Embrace Consumer Technologies as Additional Opportunities to Innovate
• CFIB: Quarterly Business Barometer - Small business confidence drops as temperature rises
• Manulife Financial signs agreement to acquire Berkshire-TWC Financial Group Inc.
• A.M. Best Takes Various Rating Actions on 52 Canadian Property/Casualty Insurers
• Comments from Sun Life Financial's 2007 Investor Day
• Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association Elects 2007-08 Chairman and Board of Directors
• RBC Insurance Enhances Critical Illness Product
• Western Financial Group Agrees to Acquire Ubiquity Bank - and Combine it with Bank West
• Towers Perrin Survey Indicates Increased Life Insurance Merger and Acquisition Activity in Next 12 Months
• Triad Guaranty Inc. Takes Next Steps To Enter Canadian Market
• Partnership Rather Than Procurement is New Path to Effective Outsourcing, According to PricewaterhouseCoopers New 2007 Global Outsourcing Survey
• ING Canada adopts new Standards of Sound Marketplace Practice
• New Eastbridge Study Examines the Emerging Voluntary Medical Market
• Conning Research : U.S. Life Reinsurers Evolve their Business Models in a Consolidating Market with Multiple Challenges
• Conning Research: Upcoming Baby Boomer Retirement Bulge to Redefine Retirement Market Strategy for Life-Annuity Companies
• XN Financial announces Canadian launch of XN Global Preferred Care
• Travelers Provides Kidnap and Ransom Crisis Management Support Through ASI Global
• Newest Empire Life fund focuses on global dividend growth
• XN Financial announces Canadian launch of XN Global Preferred Care
• Travelers Provides Kidnap and Ransom Crisis Management Support Through ASI Global
• Newest Empire Life fund focuses on global dividend growth
• PMI Canada Receives Order to Commence Business From the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions
• Manulife Investments adds five new global mandates to its mutual fund lineup
• Standard Life's Performance Annuity now reaches a wider number of investors seeking an income for life
• Sun Life Financial and CI Investments launch SunWise Elite Plus guaranteed retirement income product
• Great-West Lifeco's U.S. subsidiary announces agreement to acquire third-party health plan administrator in Montana
• PMI Canada Receives Order to Commence Business From the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions
• Manulife Investments adds five new global mandates to its mutual fund lineup
• Standard Life's Performance Annuity now reaches a wider number of investors seeking an income for life
• Sun Life Financial and CI Investments launch SunWise Elite Plus guaranteed retirement income product
• Great-West Lifeco's U.S. subsidiary announces agreement to acquire third-party health plan administrator in Montana
• New Marsh Study Indicates as Risks Rise, So Do Concerns among National Oil Companies about Their Ability to Cope
• Kingsway Announces the Acquisition of Mendota Insurance Company
• Conning Research: M&A Transactions up in 2006; Values Expected to Rise in 2007-2008
• MFC Global Survey: 53% of Canadian Defined Benefit Plans Expect to Significantly Shift Equity Mix in Next Two Years
• New sigma study by Swiss Re: below-average catastrophe losses in 2006
• La Capitale General Insurance targets the watercraft and caravan/motorhome market as a stand-alone line of business
• Ernst & Young Believes Insurance Industry Could Standardize on IFRS Reporting
• Conning Announces its Enterprise Risk Management Initiative for Property-Casualty Insurers
• Guy Carpenter and MMC Securities Publish Fifth Annual Review of Catastrophe Bond Market
• RIMS 2007 Tackles Key Issues Facing Risk Management Industry
• Standard Life welcomes Addenda Capital inc. to its Quality & Choice Investment Program
• Guy Carpenter Introduces SelectCatT, Creating Access to New Market Capacity for Reinsurers Seeking to Hedge Property Catastrophe Exposures
• RIMS 2007 Tackles Key Issues Facing Risk Management Industry
• Standard Life welcomes Addenda Capital inc. to its Quality & Choice Investment Program
• Sovereign Announces Strategic Alliance with U.S.-based Insurer
• Great-West Lifeco Announces Agreement to Acquire Putnam
• Finding a Permanent Solution to Terrorism Risk Insurance is a Matter of National Economic Security - Says Willis Group Executive
• Global CEOs' Business Confidence Reaches Record Levels: PWC Survey
• Sovereign Announces Strategic Alliance with U.S.-based Insurer
• Great-West Lifeco Announces Agreement to Acquire Putnam
• Swiss Re non-life renewals up 14% benefiting from attractive market conditions and successful retention of Insurance Solutions business
• Conning Research: Potential for Antiselection and Arbitrage in the Life Industry is on the Rise
• Wealth Management in North America: Clients, Products, and Providers: Report Published by Celent
• Sun Life Financial sponsors 2007 International Congress on Ethics
• Swiss Re sigma study shows: Robust insurance development in emerging markets and opportunities in agricultural insurance
• Insurance industry vital to meeting forecast demand for reliable energy supplies, Aon tells United Nations hearing
• Swiss Re: Global Risks 2007 report highlights new ways to address global risks
• Travelers Launches New Mineral Exploration Policy for Junior Mining Companies
• Bank of Montreal Manulife Investments Protected Deposit Notes, Total Return Class and R.O.C. Class(TM) now available
• Standard Life Launches Model Dynamic Portfolios - A Straightforward Approach to Investing for Retirement
• Kingsway Announces The Acquisition of Mendota Insurance Company
• Manulife-Sinochem gets approval from CIRC to operate in Changzhou and Deyang
• Sun Life Financial Acquires U.S. Group Benefits Business
• ACE Tempest Re Opens Underwriting Operation in Canada
• Lloyd's: Insurers must tackle climate change
• LOMA'S Resource Survey: Modest Growth Possible for Life Insurance Industry in 2007
• Travelers Launches New Mineral Exploration Policy for Junior Mining Companies
• Bank of Montreal Manulife Investments Protected Deposit Notes, Total Return Class and R.O.C. Class(TM) now available
• Standard Life Launches Model Dynamic Portfolios - A Straightforward Approach to Investing for Retirement
• Kingsway Announces The Acquisition of Mendota Insurance Company
• Manulife-Sinochem gets approval from CIRC to operate in Changzhou and Deyang
• Sun Life Financial Acquires U.S. Group Benefits Business
• Kingsway Announces Acquisition of Renewal And Certain Processing Operations of The Robert Plan Corporation
• Ernst & Young Issues 2007 US Industry Outlook for Property/Casualty Insurance Industry
• ISO: Absence of Hurricane Losses Drove Improvement in USA Property/Casualty Insurers' Results Through Nine Months
• ACE Tempest Re Opens Underwriting Operation in Canada


• 2006
• Keystone Agricultural Producers Joins The Co-operators Membership
• Industrial Alliance sells its Caribbean life insurance block of business
• Insurance Information Institute (I.I.I.) - Auto Insurance Premiums Expected to Drop in 2007 for First Time Since 1999
• Managing the Insurance Cycle, published by Lloyd’s
• Conning Research Projects Accelerating Life Industry Premium Growth , Record Operating Gains, and Continued Surplus Growth through 2008.
• Keystone Agricultural Producers Joins The Co-operators Membership
• Industrial Alliance sells its Caribbean life insurance block of business
• Great-West Lifeco's U.S. subsidiary announces agreement to acquire 401(k) retirement plan business
• ACE INA Insurance Establishes Montreal Property & Casualty Office; Alison Debroux Named Branch Manager
• Manulife Bank launches F-Class Investment Savings Account
• Tillinghast Survey Finds Increasingly Complex Regulations and Interest Rates are Top Life Insurance CFO Concerns for 2007
• HUNTERS completes second annual study of D&O Insurance Limits for the TSX/S&P 300
• New Swiss Re sigma study on credit insurance and surety: Increasing trade calls for better risk management by providers, creating opportunities for insurers
• Deposit-accepting intermediaries: 2005 activities and economic performance : Statscan
• Lloyd's welcomes landmark Equitas deal
• Great-West Lifeco's U.S. subsidiary announces agreement to acquire 401(k) retirement plan business
• ACE INA Insurance Establishes Montreal Property & Casualty Office; Alison Debroux Named Branch Manager
• Manulife Bank launches F-Class Investment Savings Account
• Conning Research: Commercial Insurers Seek Predictive Modeling Advantage Enjoyed by Leading Personal Lines Insurers
• Sun Life Financial and MFS Conclude Strategic Review
• NewLink Launches Two New Benchmark Studies for the Life Insurance Industry
• Manulife Investments introduces new product category with first-ever Guaranteed Minimum Withdrawal Benefit product in Canada
• Swiss Re to acquire UK GE Life business for GBP 465 million
• I.I.I. - USA Property/Casualty Insurers’ Net Income & Overall Profitability Dropped in First-Half 2006 as Investment Results Deteriorated
• LOMA Releases New Report: Managing Guarantee Risk on Variable Annuities: An Introduction
• Lloyd's market posts strong interim result (US$)
• Conning Research: Commercial Insurers Seek Predictive Modeling Advantage Enjoyed by Leading Personal Lines Insurers
• Sun Life Financial and MFS Conclude Strategic Review
• NewLink Launches Two New Benchmark Studies for the Life Insurance Industry
• Manulife Investments introduces new product category with first-ever Guaranteed Minimum Withdrawal Benefit product in Canada
• Manulife Financial introduces a new U.S. group benefits solution to Canadian clients
• RBC Insurance Launches Segregated Funds
• Manulife Bank to open Halifax office with plans to hire 150 staff through the next five years
• Industrial Alliance announces the amalgamation of FundTrade with FundEX
• Major inroads into Canadian market - La Capitale acquires UAFC (Canada) Inc
• Managing Risk Ranks as the Top Priority for Senior Executives, Accenture Study Finds
• Conning Research: New Alternatives Aimed at Capacity Will Challenge Traditional Insurers
• Manulife Financial introduces a new U.S. group benefits solution to Canadian clients
• RBC Insurance Launches Segregated Funds
• Manulife Bank to open Halifax office with plans to hire 150 staff through the next five years
• Industrial Alliance announces the amalgamation of FundTrade with FundEX
• Major inroads into Canadian market - La Capitale acquires UAFC (Canada) Inc
• Guy Carpenter and Mercer Oliver Wyman Publish Solvency II: Preparing for the Dawning of a New Day
• Aon leads again with the formation of the first insurance ICC
• Conning Research Projects Property-Casualty Industry Underwriting Profit in 2006, but Performance Will Decline Slowly through 2008
• U.S. Life Insurers Favor Principles-Based Regulation, But Have Concerns, According to Latest Tillinghast CFO Study
• Prices Up, Capacity Down for Catastrophe Exposures, Other Commercial Markets Soften, CIAB Survey Shows
• Manulife Mutual Funds adds three global mandates to its lineup
• Manulife Mutual Funds adds three global mandates to its lineup
• BB&T to acquire insurance premium finance companies AFCO and CAFO from Mellon Financial
• Great American Insurance Executive Liability Division Opens New Branch Office in Canada
• Guy Carpenter's GCFacT Unit Launches Structured Risk Finance Group
• BB&T to acquire insurance premium finance companies AFCO and CAFO from Mellon Financial
• Great American Insurance Executive Liability Division Opens New Branch Office in Canada
• Guy Carpenter's GCFacT Unit Launches Structured Risk Finance Group
• TowerGroup: Four Key Trends Poised to Reshape Insurance Industry's Approach to Sales and Services
• Average USA Insurance Premiums Hold Steady in Second Quarter: RIMS Survey
• Operational Risk Management: Ready to Leave the Launch Pad? Report Published by Celent
• Investment Management Industry Faces Unprecedented Change: PwC Survey
• Insurers Respond Well To Challenges of IFRS, But Experimentation Leads to Less Clear Reporting: PwC Survey
• Financial Services Commission of Ontario - Statement of Priorities
• Sun Life Financial Signs Distribution Agreement with China Everbright Bank
• Conning Research: Insurance and Banking Enter Next Phase of Integration
• Triad Guaranty Inc. Announces Its Intent to Enter the Canadian Mortgage Insurance Market
• SAS Study: Global enterprise risk management survey builds strong business case for financial institutions
• Swiss Re sigma study on the worldwide insurance industry: attractive profitability in 2005, but moderate premium growth
• Industrial Alliance pursues its development in the mutual fund brokerage sector by acquiring Fundtrade
• Great-West Lifeco's U.S. subsidiary announces agreement to acquire 401(k) and defined benefit business
• Industrial Alliance presents the highlights of its investor day
• Conning Research: Property-Casualty Insurers' Investment Strategy Focused on Cycle Management
• Unity Life of Canada to acquire remaining Canadian Individual Life and Health Insurance business of The Prudential Insurance Company of America
• Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association elects 2006-2007 Chairman and Board of Directors
• Standard Life Members Vote 'Yes'
• Industrial Alliance pursues its development in the mutual fund brokerage sector by acquiring Fundtrade
• Great-West Lifeco's U.S. subsidiary announces agreement to acquire 401(k) and defined benefit business
• Standard Life urges members to vote and have their say in the Company's future
• The CUMIS Group appoints new president and CEO
• RIMS Benchmark Survey Book Records Total Cost of Risk Down in 2005
• Great-West Lifeco subsidiary acquires large payout annuity block in the United Kingdom
• Lloyd's reports strong performance despite worst hurricane season on record
• Standard Life urges members to vote and have their say in the Company's future
• USA Commercial PC Rates Hold Flat or Drop Slightly For First Quarter 2006 Renewals, CIAB Survey Shows
• Nation’s Health Leaders View Spiraling Health Care Costs as USA Industry’s Biggest Challenge, New Accenture Survey Finds
• ISO: Sound Risk Management and Strong Investment Results Enabled Insurance Industry to Weather Record Catastrophe Losses in 2005
• Research by Towers Perrin and Cass Business School compares deal success in three global merger waves since 1988
• Six Trends Will Drive Sustainable Development, According to PricewaterhouseCoopers
• LOMA Survey: Many North American Life Insurers Still in Planning Stage for Flu Pandemic
• Allianz Insurance Company and The Nordic Insurance Company, Insurance Subsidiaries of ING Canada Inc., Announce Completion of Amalgamation
• Life Insurance Underwriting Changes: Hughes Trustco Group
• Canadian Institute of Actuaries speaks out on premium increases announced by SAAQ
• TowerGroup Report: Insurance Sector Offers Financial Institutions Roadmap For Developing Innovative Investment Products for Retirees
• Enterprise Risk Management as a Tool in Strategy Formulation : by Sorin Rogojinaru
• CSA Release Proposals on Harmonized Internal Control Reporting Requirements
• Standard Life and Desjardins Financial Security Conclude Agreement to Transfer Ownership of Performa Financial Group Limited
• Focus Group Celebrates 20th Anniversary
• U.S. Tort Costs Reach a Record $260 Billion, According to Tillinghast Study
• RBC Insurance launches enhanced Term Life insurance product
• 100% Standard Life launches new Target Year Funds
• Lloyd's identifies key shifts in the Asian insurance market
• Conning Research: Long Term Care Insurance-Rising Opportunities, but Still in Search of Sustained Profitability
• Allianz Insurance Company and The Nordic Insurance Company Announce Intention to Amalgamate
• Study reveals majority of companies deploy activity-based management systems: SAS
• Sovereign General to Focus on Core Strength
• LOMA’s Resource Survey: Flat to Modest Growth Expected for Life Insurance Industry in 2006
• The CUIS Program: Celebrating 20 Years of Co-operation
• New Swiss Re sigma study: M&A activity in life insurance expected to rise in coming years
• Manulife-Sinochem receives CIRC approval for Sichuan Provincial Branch License
• Canadian Council of Insurance Regulators Discussion Paper on Privilege and Whistle Blower Protection
• Lloyd's calls for end to trade barriers post Katrina
• Insurance Information Institute: Reforms Needed to Prepare for Major Catastrophes, USA Insurance CEOs Tell Forum
• Conning Research: Exit Imminent for Personal Lines Insurance "Also-Rans"
• Guy Carpenter Announces Findings from U.S. Reinsurance Renewals at January 1, 2006
• Empire introduces 100% maturity guarantee option for segregated fund plans


• 2005
• Wellpoint Health Servicesannounces partnership with Hub International Ontario
• New Swiss Re sigma study: Growing insurance industry in emerging markets - great potential for well-designed liability insurance products
• Manulife Investments launches new Simplicity(TM) Income Portfolio
• Canadian banks well ahead in use of economic capital: Globally gaining momentum: PricewaterhouseCoopers
• The Co-operators Expands Membership to Include FCNQ
• RIMS Launches 'Center of Excellence' For Enterprise Risk Management
• AXA Canada to Acquire The Citadel General Assurance Company
• The Co-operators CEO to Chair International Co-operative and Mutual Insurance Federation
• Kingsway Announces Agreement with The Robert Plan Corporation
• U.S. Life Insurers Using More Robust Approaches to Measure Investment Risk, According to Latest Tillinghast CFO Survey
• Conning Research Forecast: Continued Strong Property-Casualty Insurance Performance Through 2007
• Atradius Granted Canadian Credit Insurance License
• Sun Life Financial completes the acquisition of Hong Kong-based CMG Asia and CommServe Financial
• Industrial Alliance announces friendly transaction with Clarington
• Kingsway Announces Acquisition of HI Holdings
• RBC Insurance Introduces The Edge Critical Illness Plan
• Industrial Alliance launches an automatic investment rebalancing service in the scope of its group retirement plans
• InSystems Writer Lets Insurers Simplify Creating State-Compliant Policies
• Empire launches Optimax(tm), permanent participating life insurance
• Changes to Standard Life Mutual Funds Ltd.'s family of funds
• The Citadel Launches Powerful New Software Developer Coverage
• The Canaccord Immigrant Investor Program team joins ranks with the Industrial Alliance Trust Inc. Immigrant Investor Program team in the wake of Leduc & Associates earlier this year
• Conning Research: Life Insurers Suffer Continuing Decline in Gross Investment Returns
• Historic Meeting for The Co-operators Members in Quebec
• Insurance Regulators Review Industry Practices: CCIR
• Standard Life confirms demutualisation and flotation plans
• Markel Insurance Company of Canada Announces Silvy Wright to Succeed Mark Ram as President
• Ontario Teachers' to Acquire GCAN Insurance Company
• Insurance Information Institute: Record First-Half Profits and Surplus Boost Property/Casualty Insurers' Ability to Cover Hurricane Claims
• PricewaterhouseCoopers Survey: Offshoring Set to Double in the Financial Services Sector by 2008
• After Katrina: What Now for the Insurance Industry? Report Published by Celent
• Guy Carpenter Publishes The World Catastrophe Reinsurance Market: 2005
• Advocis Protective Association Moves to Establish Reciprocal - New broker selected for Advocis Sponsored Plan
• Sun Life Financial's Indian joint venture acquires Indian mutual funds business of Alliance Capital Mutual Fund
• LOMA/LIMRA International Conference: Compliance and Market Conduct Exchange Will Reveal Top Compliance Mistakes
• FSCO's New Website Makes It Easier to Get the Facts
• Kingsway announces acquisition of HI Holdings
• Manulife introduces new Group Retirement Income Plan
• RIMS Survey Shows Soft Market Proving Stubborn: Commercial Insurance Prices Stagnate, Lacking Catalyst for New Direction; Some Lines Show Firming, But Traditional Indicators of Market Shifts Give Contradictory Messages
• Funding of Jointly-Sponsored Pension Plans in Ontario
• Sun Life Financial sells Chilean investment
• Capital Management and Availability of Future Capital Are Key Concerns for U.S. Life Insurance Industry, According to Latest Tillinghast CFO Survey
• Conning Research Forecasts Strong Property-Casualty Insurance Results Through 2007
• Manulife-Sinochem launches Group Insurance business
• U.S. Property/Casualty Industry's First Net Gain on Underwriting Since 1978 Helps Propel Surplus to a Record High: ISO
• Record First-Quarter Underwriting Profits Propel USA Property/Casualty Industry's Net Income and Surplus to New Highs - Insurance Information Institute
• Manulife Indonesia celebrates 20th anniversary with Manulife Financial President and CEO
• Conning Research: In Personal Lines, Intense but Disciplined Competition Prevails - Insurers invest in data modeling and branding; external threats wait on the horizon
• TowerGroup Identified Key Financial Services "MEGA-TRENDS"
• Conning Research: Life Insurance Industry Projected to Continue Posting Strong Results in 2005 and 2006
• Financial Services Commission of Ontario Statement of Priorities - June 2005.
• Sun Life Financial Announces Significant Acquisition in Hong Kong
• Standard Life Mutual Funds launches two new funds and a brand new F-Series
• Royal & SunAlliance acquires ING's commercial marine portfolio: Strengthens position as Canada's #1 marine insurer
• Manulife Mutual Funds to terminate RSP-eligible funds
• FSCO: To Individual Variable Insurance Contracts (IVICs) Stakeholders
• Class action discontinued against Manulife in connection with Portus Alternative Asset Management
• OSFI releases survey on public confidence in Canadian financial institutions
• New Eastbridge package looks at how carriers can prepare for the future
• Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association announces election of 2005-2006 Chairman and Board of Directors
• Swiss Re's sigma study "World insurance in 2004": growing premiums and stronger balance sheets
• Guy Carpenter Publishes Review of Lloyd’s Market Comprehensive Report Finds Resilient Market and Sustained Profit
• Manulife-Sinochem begins operations in fifth China city: Foshan
• Conning Research Predicts USA Property-Casualty Underwriting Profit Again in 2005
• Great-West Lifeco subsidiary acquires annuity business in the United Kingdom
• Empire Life announces new features to critical illness product, Vital Link™
• Industrial Alliance Reassures Clients with Investments in Funds Managed by the Norshield Financial Group
• Hub International to Acquire THB Intermediaries
• New Eastbridge package looks at five new categories of benefit industry carriers
• High Approval Ratings for Federal Financial Regulator: OSFI Industry Consultation Findings Released
• OSFI Approves Canada's First Privately Held Bank - General Bank of Canada
• The Co-operators Reports Solid Growth and Earnings, Membership Expansion
• OSFI Presents Detailed Report on Plans and Priorities Through 2008
• Manulife Investments launches Simplicity(TM), an Asset Allocation Wrap Program
• Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI): Plan and Priorities 2005-2008
• New Lloyd's research reveals underwriters' views on insurance industry
• Manulife-Sinochem begins operations in fourth China city: Ningbo
• The reality of reform - how will the industry look and feel? Nick Prettejohn, Lloyd's CEO
• Canada's Leading Pet Insurer Becomes 1st Dedicated Pet Insurance Underwriter, SecuriCan: Petplan
• ING Investment Management enters into an agreement with AGF Funds
• HREIT and CDCL announce the acquisition of Co-operators Real Estate Services Inc
• Industrial Alliance Makes KingsGate its Entry Point into the Ontario Securities Market
• Western Financial Group Announces Closing of Federated Life Acquisition
• Conning Research: Small USA Health Insurers Continue to Fade from the Market
• Global Insurers Embrace Integrated Risk And Capital Management Finds Tillinghast Study
• OSFI Consultative Paper on the Future Direction of Life Insurance Capital Rules
• OSFI Opening Statement to Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce
• Accenture Study Identifies Five Common Characteristics among Companies that Master Finance
• Insurers Embrace ERM Globally, But Tillinghast Study Shows It's a Work in Progress
• Study: Compliance drives need for better performance management: SAS
• Governance, Risk Management and Compliance: Significant Benefits Outweigh the Costs, According to PricewaterhouseCoopers' Eighth Annual Global CEO Survey
• Conning Research: USA Property-Casualty Insurance Reserve Position Improved Dramatically in 2003
• ISO Introduces Cyber Risk Program to Help Cover $7 Trillion E-Commerce market in USA
• Swiss Re sigma study: introduction of IFRS will have a significant impact on how insurers manage their business
• Lloyd's Chairman warns insurers 2005 will be critical for rebuilding industry's reputation
• Manulife-Sinochem receives license to enter Group Life and Health and Pension business in China
• What is the International Advisory Group and what does it do: OSFI
• Conning Research: Life Industry Increasingly Favors Multinational Platform
• Conning Research: Successful Small Life Companies Share Key Characteristics
• The domestication of the Standard Life Assurance Company of Canada is completed
• Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions’ (OSFI) Approvals Process: Consultation Results


• 2004
• Industrial Alliance Closes its Acquisition of BLC-Edmond de Rothschild Asset Management and Enters into a Long-Term Exclusive Distribution Agreement with Laurentian Bank
• Manufacturers Life, Maritime Life and MFC Insurance complete plan to combine Canadian operations
• Coface Establishes Canadian Office
• ING Canada closes acquisition of Allianz Canada
• Ontario's FSCO Updates Pension Regulations as a Result of Transamerica v. ING
• Industrial Alliance Continues to Strengthen its Competitive Position by Combining the Operations of its National Life Subsidiary with its Own
• Industrial Alliance Introduces a New Critical Illness Insurance Product for the Participants, Spouses and Children of its Group Employee Plans
• Transamerica Life Canada Lowers Management Fees on imaxxGIF(tm) Segregated Funds
• Conning Research: USA Homeowners Insurers Reverse the "Curse"...for Now
• Interest Rate Risk, Market Consolidation and Implementation of Enterprise Risk Management Are Key Concerns for U.S. Life Insurance Industry in 2005, According To Tillinghast Survey
• Swiss Re’s Insurance Review and Outlook: profits continue in both life and non-life in 2005, although premium growth will slow
• Multinational Executives Expect Compliance Costs to Increase, PwC Finds
• Less Than Half of Large U.S. and European Companies Say Outsourcing is Cost Effective, PricewaterhouseCoopers Finds
• Standard Life partners with FGI to expand the range of employee assistance services
• National Life Unveils NL Pick-A-Term, The Most Flexible Term Life Plan Available
• Manulife Financial increases stake in Interlife John Hancock
• Voting Policyholders of Manufacturers Life, Maritime Life and MFC Insurance, and Shareholders of Maritime Life, approve plan to combine Canadian operations
• The Insurance Integrity Crisis: Where Is the Line? Report Published by Celent
• Swiss Re sigma study: growing cost of the liability system as a major global challenge
• OSFI annual report released: Risk identification and early intervention protecting Canadians
• Winterthur to sell L’Unique Compagnie d’Assurance Generales to La Capitale Assurances Generales Inc.
• Industrial Alliance Acquires BLC-Edmond de Rothschild Asset Management Inc. and Signs an Agreement whereby Laurentian Bank will Distribute Industrial Alliance Mutual Funds
• Conning Research: Group Insurance Outpaced Most Comparable Individual Lines in Last Five Years
• Survey: CFOs need new technology to inspire confidence in numbers: SAS
• ING Canada Inc. files preliminary prospectus for Initial Public Offering
• Sun Life Financial to establish holding company for its asset management businesses
• Omega Insurance Holdings Inc. acquires Focus Group Inc. and launches Omega General Insurance Company
• Walking the Tightrope Survey Reveals Life and Annuity Insurers Face High Pressure to Grow Market Share While Reducing Costs: Solcorp
• ING to acquire Allianz of Canada
• Transamerica adds Estate Preservation Strategy to the MONARCH Series
• The Canadian Centre for Emergency Preparedness (CCEP) is Calling for Presentations
• New promise for insurance transformation: by Jamie Rogers, IBM
• Conning Research: Conditions Create Potential Hard Market for Life Reinsurance in 2004
• IBC 2004, 4th annual, Regulatory Affairs Symposium
• Manulife-Sinochem receives Ningbo branch office license
• Manulife, Maritime Life and MFC Insurance plan to combine Canadian operations
• Conning Research: Life Insurers' Gross Investment Returns Fall Sharply
• Conning Research: PC Mutual Companies Grow to Meet Need, While PC Stock Companies Need to Grow
• Financial Institutions Still Lag Behind on Less Quantifiable Forms of Risk: PricewaterhouseCoopers
• North American Insurers Find Growth in Emerging Markets in Asia, Europe and Latin America: TowerGroup
• Sale of Royal & SunAlliance UK Life Business Confirmed
• Minimum Capital Test (MCT) Year-End 2003 Results: OSFI
• IBC presents case for confidentiality of proprietary information to Nova Scotia Insurance Review Board
• Life Insurance Industry Expected to Adopt International Accounting Standard, According to Tillinghast CFO Survey
• InSystems Tracker 6.1 Offers First and Only Direct Automated End-to-End State Filing
• RBC Insurance Waives Policy Fee on Term Life Product
• Pensioners and Pension Plan Members Are Clearly The Winners: Transamerica Life
• Industrial Alliance Renews its Growth and Profitability Objectives at a Conference for Investors and Analysts
• Update on Standard Life's Strategic Review: The Standard Life Group has approved the domestication of its Canadian Operations
• Transamerica Reprices Term Insurance with Adaptability
• RBC Insurance Completes Product Integration for Individual Living Benefits
• Standard Life Mutual Funds launches Managed Portfolios and Standard Life Global Dividend Growth Fund
• Conning Research: Estimated $14 to $24 Billion Gap in Property-Casualty Reinsurance Recoverables Expectations Is Growing
• Guy Carpenter Publishes Review of Lloyd’s Market
• Conning Research: Property-Casualty Industry Expense Revolution Overdue
• Rating Agencies Drive Change in How Insurers Manage Risk and Capital, According to Tillinghast Survey
• Conning Research: Variable Annuities Recover Profitability in 2003; Industry Seeks New Features to Entice Baby Boomers
• New Travel Insurance Products Available from TIC July 1, 2004
• Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association announces new Chairman and Board of Directors
• Advocis launches Advocis Protective Association
• Western Financial Group Acquires Federated Life Insurance Company Of Canada
• Industry Needs Strong Balance Sheets - Levine from Lloyds
• Sun Life Financial continues international expansion
• Advisors Anticipate Launch of Transamerica’s Attractively-Priced Enhanced Permanent Life Insurance Offering
• Opening of Beijing Branch for Manulife-Sinochem is next step in becoming national life insurer in China
• Conning Research: Bigger Dollars But Fewer Deals In 2003 M&A
• Rising Number of Companies Considering Alternative Financing for Employee Benefits: Towers Perrin
• Manulife Financial and John Hancock complete merger creating North America's second largest life insurance company
• Manulife/John Hancock merger receives Canadian regulatory approvals
• Manulife receives approval from Massachusetts Division of Insurance for merger with John Hancock
• Update on Standard Life's Strategic Review: Canadian Operations will continue to be part of the Standard Life Group
• Langdon and Economical Amalgamation Approved
• Canadian Western Bank to Acquire HSBC Canadian Direct Insurance
• Sun Life Financial confirms MFS settlement with SEC on disclosure of brokerage allocation practice.
• GartnerG2 Says Businesses Are Becoming More Tactical as Senior Executives Look Ahead to Growth in 2004
• A Brighter Future For European Insurers in 2004: Towers Perrin (Tillinghast)
• Sun Life Financial confirms MFS settlement with SEC and New York and New Hampshire regulators
• Manulife welcomes strong endorsement from John Hancock shareholders on proposed merger
• ING DIRECT has done it again...now our RSPs are not only the best value in Canada, they are the simplest
• Manulife Financial signs health and wellness agreement with Wilson Banwell-Human Solutions™
• Manulife Investments launches new funds
• New Income Trust Funds Broaden Segregated Fund Options Offered By National Life
• Manulife Investments offers new Market Growth GIC
• Langdon and Economical Insurance Announce Amalgamation
• Maritime Life introduces 'Performance Linked Account'
• Meloche Monnex to Acquire Liberty Mutual's Canadian Personal Lines Operations - Acquisition Solidifies Meloche Monnex's Industry-Leading Position
• Sun Life Financial poised for "profitable" growth in Canada over the next several years
• From Idea to Market in 60 Days - Making Innovation a Way of Life: by John Sutherland, Ennova
• Manulife Financial, Manulife Japan and Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi agree to product development and sales alliance
• USA Insurance Leaders Expect Improvement in Profitability of P/C Insurance Industry for 2004: III Joint Forum
• USA Insurers to Focus on Growth, Cost Containment, and Risk Management in 2004: TowerGroup
• Jefferson Pilot Financial to Acquire Canada Life's U.S. Group Insurance Business
• GartnerG2 Says Linking Strategy-Aligned Change With Business Process Fusion Reduces Risk and Improves Returns
• Capacity Figure Shows Lloyd's Market Well-Placed for 2004
• TowerGroup Identifies Top Trends that will Drive Global Financial Services in 2004
• U.S. Tort Costs Climbed to Record $233 Billion in 2002, According to Tillinghast Study


• 2003
• What is Critical Illness? by Ivon T. Hughes
• Canada Life acquires sole ownership of Laketon Investment Management Ltd.
• Maritime Life offers five new segregated funds to investors
• Benefits Canada names Sun Life Financial No. 1 for Defined Contribution Pension Plans
• Economic Study Sheds Light on Complexities of Government-run Auto Insurance: IBC
• Tillinghast Predicts Further Insurance Industry Consolidation in 2004
• Procurement Outsourcing Poised to Double, Accenture Survey Finds
• Impact of Ontario auto reforms requires clarification: G. Cooke, Dominion of Canada
• Conning Research: Individual Disability Insurers Rebound After Decade Of Disaster
• TitlePLUS(R) title insurance now available in B.C.: LAWPRO
• RBC Insurance to acquire UnumProvident's Canadian operations
• Industrial Alliance closes its acquisition of Co-operators Mutual Funds and introduces a new subsidiary: Industrial Alliance Mutual Funds
• Maritime Life Enhances Product Portfolio
• NewLink Celebrates 10 Years
• Manulife Bank launches Business Advantage Account
• Manulife-Sinochem receives Beijing branch office license
• Sun Life Financial granted approval to begin business in Beijing
• CBA Financial Services Corporation awards Manulife Financial Canadian Pension Operations exclusive contract
• Ontario auto insurance rate freeze not unexpected -- further reforms welcomed: IBC
• Standard Life Reacts to the Joint Forum Proposals on Pension Plans and Group RRSPs
• Council of Atlantic Premiers Releases report from the Atlantic Insurance Harmonization Task Force
• Manulife Indonesia acquires ING-Aetna Life Indonesia
• Manulife Indonesia acquires Zurich Financial Group business
• Manulife Financial Corporation and John Hancock Financial Services to Merge in Cdn$15 billion transaction
• Volatile Market Conditions Produce Next Generation of Financial Modeling for Insurers: Tillinghast
• National Life and Norshield launch Global Trading Fund
• IBC Regulatory Affairs Symposium, Friday Oct 31, Toronto
• Industrial Alliance and FundEX Investments consolidate their partnership in order to accelerate their growth in the mutual funds sector
• Co-operators Mutual Funds Limited Seeks Unitholder Approval for Fund Mergers and Change in Investment Objective
• Sun Life Financial maintains stake in expanded CI Fund Management
• Industrial Alliance Becomes a Mutual Funds Manufacturer by Acquiring Co-Operators Mutual Funds Limited
• Transamerica blends investment expertise and capital protection in new, streamlined family of guaranteed investment funds
• Sun Life Financial awarded IBM Canada's group health and dental benefits business
• Manulife Investments introduces five guaranteed investment funds to award-winning segregated fund lineup
• Transamerica strengthens guaranteed TOP(TM) Managers Portfolios with new fund partners and underlying funds
• Unique Manulife One mortgage now available with only 10 per cent down
• Manulife Bank offers new deposit and withdrawal option for clients
• Transamerica strengthens Transamerica Investment Portfolio™ with five new guaranteed investment funds
• Sun Life Financial leads transformation of financial services sector in Canada
• National Life announces Best Doctors(R) Services for e-Critical Illness policyowners
• Introducing Optimax III and two new segregated funds from Empire Financial Group
• Conning Research: Life Settlements Growing Fast, Increasing Pressure On Life Insurers' Profits
• Gerber Life (Canada) selects GeniSystems.ca Services for policy administration services for Canadian Operations.
• CIBC Insurance selects GeniSystems.ca Services to provide policy administration services for direct insurance marketing programs.
• EDC and St. Paul Guarantee team up to help exporters
• Introducing simple life insurance without surprises; National Life launches e-Guaranteed Universal Life
• Manulife Bank raises rate to 3.05 per cent on Advantage Account
• Maritime Life Releases New Term Life Product with Highly Competitive Rates
• Lloyd's Insurance Market Makes Strong Return to Profit
• Conning Research: Terrorism Insurance Act Does Not Solve Problems
• Sun Life Financial increases ownership stake in CI Fund Management
• Industrial Alliance Pursues its Development in the Mutual Funds Sector with the Acquisition of Global Allocation
• E*TRADE Canada announces agreement to acquire Sun Life Securities brokerage accounts
• Fidelity National Financial, Inc. Announces Acquistion of LandCanada Financial Services; Forms FNF Canada
• Great-West Lifeco completes acquisition of Canada Life
• Maritime Life Completes Assumption of Liberty Health
• Great-West Lifeco and Canada Life receive Canadian regulatory approval for takeover
• Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association (CLHIA) elects new Chair and appoints new President
• ING (U.S.) and Manulife Financial sign employee benefits agreement
• Canada Life Shareholders Approve Acquisition By Great-West Lifeco
• The President of Industrial Alliance Presents The Company's Growth Strategy: To Become One of The Country's Five Largest Life Insurers
• Life Insurance CFOs See a Bright Spot for M&A Activity Over Next 12 Months: Tillinghast
• Outsourcing is Preferred Method for Canadian Executives to Improve Business Processes, Accenture Study Finds
• Sun Life Financial announces intention to appoint a non-executive Chairman following annual meeting
• Faster Benefits Delivery Highlight Nova Scotia WCB's Annual Report
• Conning Research: Wave Of Demutualization Causes Few Ripples For Life
• Royal & SunAlliance Announces Major Travel Insurance Deal
• Maritime Life to Assume the Business of Liberty Health
• Sun Life Financial closes sale of U.K. group business to Unum Limited
• Great-West Life and Canada Life agree to business combination; Canada Board Approves
• IBC Financial Affairs Symposium: Emerging Issues for P&C Insurers
• Venture Programs Introduces First-of-Kind Business Coverage for Anthrax and other Airborne Diseases in USA
• Canada Life's New Rates and Innovative Products Help Investors Secure Financial Growth
• Retirement's social and personal challenges in the 21st century: Donald Stewart CEO Sun Life
• TitlePLUS(R) expands into western Canada: LAWPRO
• Industrial Alliance Launches A New Category of Investment Funds Based On Asset Allocation And Automatic Monthly Rebalancing
• Progressive Introduces First-Ever Insurance Policy for the Segway™ Human Transporter (HT)
• Economic Environment is the Top Challenge Facing Life Insurance Companies in 2003: Tillinghast CFO Survey
• How Life and Annuity Insurers can Remain Competitive: TowerGroup Research
• Insurance Leaders Expect Improvement in Profitability of USA P/C Insurance Industry for 2003: Ins. Info. Inst.
• Sun Life Financial announces sale of U.K. group business to Unum Limited
• Sun Life closes sale of Clarica's U.S. operations to Midland National Life
• Canada Life completes acquisition of German Operation of Prudential U.K.
• Canada Life Board Recommends Rejection of Manulife Offer
• New hedge funds launched by National Life offer investors lower risk and higher returns
• Industrial Alliance offers its clients more flexibility and support in case of critical illness
• Financial Consequences of Critical Illness Worry Canadians, RBC Insurance Study Shows
• Canada Life Enhances its Critical Illness Insurance Product


• 2002
• TowerGroup CEO Outlines "Five C's" Driving Global Financial Services Industry
• "Business Process Management: The Third Wave" by Howard Smith and Peter Fingar
• Industry Consolidation is Inevitable, Predictable and Manageable: Book by A.T. Kearney Consultants
• CGI Acquires UAB Strengthening Its BPO and Insurance Industry Expertise
• Manulife announces offer for Canada Life in transaction valued at $6.4 billion
• IBC Plans and Priorities for 2003: Stan Griffin President & CEO
• Tillinghast Survey Shows Insurers Increasingly Use Enterprise Risk Management to Address Their Most Pressing Business Issues
• Conning Research: A Perfect Storm Is Looming In USA Managed Care Industry
• Canada Life Acquires German Operation of Prudential UK
• New Brunswick Select Committee ignores consumers in auto insurance report: IBC
• British Columbia Government keeps insurance rates low for B.C. drivers
• BC Government slams brakes on auto insurance competition: IBC
• Sun Life Financial's Investor Day reviews strategic direction and prospects for solid earnings growth
• Canada Life completes acquisition of CNA Life Insurance Company of Canada
• Transamerica Life Canada provides access to the world's best health care when quality and timing are critical
• Business Process Outsourcing: A Primer for Canadian Life Insurers - GeniSystems.ca Seminar
• Genisystems.ca Services announces new Board of Directors
• Create Faster, Smarter and More Profitable Marketing Campaigns: Presentation by SAS Canada.
• LienQuest.com/Insurance Search Bureau of Canada partnership promotes easy access to motor vehicle lien and status checks
• Life Insurance Companies Indicate the Need to Improve Their Risk and Capital Management Practices: Tillinghast Survey
• Sun Life Financial announces sale of Clarica Life's U.S. operations to Midland National Life Insurance Co.
• Manulife-Sinochem licenced in China; Manulife Indonesia Asian Insurer of the Year
• Manulife Financial acquires CMG Philippines from Commonwealth Bank of Australia
• Canada Life Completes Acquisition of Royal & SunAlliance's U.K. Group Life Business
• You Have To Have An Email Policy: SellingWithTechnology.com
• Cyber Threat: There are unnerving new risks in the wired world. By Barbara Aarsteinsen
• GartnerG2 Says Mergers and Acquisitions Are No Longer the Quick-Fix for Businesses; Relationships Provide More Flexibility and Agility
• Canada Life Becomes U.K. Group Insurance Leader
• FSCO issues Wind up order for Markham General Insurance Company
• Joint Ventures, Alliances and Outsourcing Top List of Restructuring Strategies for World's Leading Insurers, According to Accenture Study
• Accenture Research Finds that Few Companies Use Outsourcing as Strategic Business Imperative
• Lawson Survey: Insurance Executives Funding Initiatives That Cut Costs and Increase Efficiency
• Clarica, Sun Life Financial Sell Investment Funds Groups to CI Fund Management; Buy Major Stake in CI.
• The President of Industrial Alliance Presents the Company's Development Strategy
• Transamerica Life Canada selects GeniSystems.ca Services to provide policy administration services for a Planned Giving pilot program
• New Study From CSC Identifies Six 'Disruptive' Technology Areas That Will Make or Break Companies
• New e-Business report from kasina helps Technology Vendors understand the business challenges facing Financial Services Firms
• Gartner Survey Shows Insurance Carriers Looking to Business Process and Technology Outsourcing: Virtual Insurance March 28
• Adoption of Economic Capital Systems Can Boost Shareholder Value New Study Reveals: PWC
• LIMRA's CEO Index Shows Guarded Optimism for Coming Year
• Bank of Montreal Expands its Financial Services Capabilities with the Launch of BMO Life Insurance Company
• National Life Pursues its Growth Strategy by Announcing a Third-Party Administration Agreement with BMO Life Insurance Company
• Insurers See Mixed Results For New Technology Investments, But Remain Optimistic, According to New Tillinghast Survey


• 2001
• Four Technologies for the Future: Gartner Inc.
• Previously Wary Insurers Now Expect Technology to Drive Dramatic Change: Tillinghast - Towers Perrin survey
• Greater choice, more competition means now is a good time to be a financial services customer: TORONTO (Canada), October 1, 2001 - Competition from new competitors is making life more varied and interesting for financial services customers. Banks and insurance companies that don't fully understand their customers' needs do so at their peril, according to the 10th annual Cap Gemini Ernst & Young Special Report on the Financial Services Industry. The Report, entitled Paths to Differentiation, surveyed 250 senior executives from over 100 financial services organizations in 13 countries, including 50 executives from 20 of Canada's leading banks and insurance companies.
• Electronic Delivery: The Communication Method for the 21st Century By Kim King, NewRiver, Inc.
• Dot-Coms May Have Lost, But Study Finds Technology Has Won 70% of Executives Believe Internet Technology is Key to Core Business Success, According to New Survey by DiamondCluster, Context Magazine, and the Wharton School of Business
• Surviving The Dot-Com Shipwreck. The online insurance market has witnessed its share of companies that collapsed under the weight of mismanagement and from a lack of funding. What can the survivors--and carriers--glean from these mistakes?
• Andersen Releases Second Annual Financial Services eBusiness Effectiveness Study
• e-Insurance - is it working? from "Your Virtual Insurance" newsletter
• Booz-Allen Survey Reveals Gap Between Internet Insurance Offerings and Customer Needs
• The International Insurance Society, which recently met in Vienna, conducts a survey each year of participants at its meetings to ascertain the issues that are concerning insurance executives around the world. The newest top issues are Meeting Customer Demands and Managing Capital and Risk. The most notable change since last year was that technology and e-commerce were not among the leading concerns.
• Increased adoption of defined-contribution health care plans leading to convergence of health care benefits and financial services industries
• Great-West Lifeco reports second quarter results and dividend increase. "Developments" include OASIS, a new critical illness product, an e-commerce award for the Group Retirement Services division, London life's freedom55financial.com Web site, and the exclusive Canadian rights to the Legacy Planning System. In the USA, Great-West Life & Annuity's "Developments" include on-line claim status, Internet-based Employer Service Center for improved 401(k) administration, wireless access, and a web-based investment advice program.
• Sun Life Financial Introduces Web-based Voluntary Benefits Products
• DALLAS, Texas, June 20 -- Property & Casualty insurance executives see significant change on the horizon for their industry. They believe a torrent of new products and ways of insuring risk will be developed, outsourcing will become more prevalent as companies strive to be agile, and technology will be expected to deliver measurable results. Robert E Nolan Company study.
• PRIVACY PROBE:With deadlines for Bill C-6 in the distance, can the p&c industry be trusted to comply on time?
• SERVICE SPOTLIGHT: Can Customer Relationship Management (CRM) strategies put the insurer focus directly on the policyholder?
• Insurance Firms Repositioning Themselves; Want More e-Business Vision - KPMG Survey
• June 21 eHealthInsurance Discloses Report on Cost and Comprehensiveness of Health Insurance Bought On-line
• Insurance Industry Leaders Estimate an 89 Percent Increase in E-business Spending, According to a PricewaterhouseCoopers/EIU Survey
• KPMG Analysis: Around The World, E-Insurance Still 'Five Years Away'
• KPMG Analysis: The E-Business Value Chain