Industry News, Announcements and Information

This section presents information about the overall business of insurance in Canada. Insurance organizations participate in mergers and acquisitions. Management consultants present trends and directions. Specialist firms provide business process outsourcing. Industry associations and companies individually tackle industry issues, from government regulation to safety and health issues. The information here will help you better understand and appreciate the industry in Canada.

Information which is related to a functional area like Claims or Distribution will be posted there. Articles, announcements, white papers, case studies etc. of a broader context will be posted here.

• 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
• 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

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