All the headlines from our Canada Topic Page, ordered by recency.
May 2 2022 // Lloyd’s of London syndicate Aspen Insurance has decided to cut ties with the existing Trans Mountain pipeline when its current insurance policy expires this summer, according to the climate activist group, Coal...
Apr 22 2022 // A housing market downturn in Canada is among the biggest risks facing the financial system this year, the country’s financial regulator said on Thursday, adding it plans to review the existing home loan stress test...
Apr 21 2022 // Lloyd’s of London syndicate Aspen Insurance has decided to cut ties with the existing Trans Mountain pipeline when its current insurance policy expires this summer, according to the climate activist group, Coal...
Apr 8 2022 // Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is imposing a one-time windfall levy on Canada’s major banks and permanently increasing their income tax rate, fulfilling an election promise that has raised the ire of the...
Apr 5 2022 // Canada’a SIB Corp., operating as StoneRidge Insurance Brokers (SIB), an independent provider of insurance and consulting service, has acquired Generations Insurance Inc., to expand its personal and commercial...
Mar 25 2022 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced the acquisition of Montreal, Quebec-based PCI-Perrault Consulting Inc. (doing business as PCI Compensation Consulting).Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 2001,...
Mar 11 2022 // Definity Financial Corp. announced a strategic partnership with APOLLO Insurance Solutions Ltd., a Canadian digital insurance broker and MGA that specializes in commercial insurance.This strategic partnership includes a...
Mar 7 2022 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Lockton, Arch Insurance International and AXA XL.A summary of these new hires follows here. Lockton Hires Starr Cos.’ Shephard for AviationLockton...
Feb 28 2022 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Euler Hermes, Gallagher Re and Marsh.A summary of these new hires follows here. Rosa Appointed CEO of Euler Hermes World AgencyEuler Hermes, the world...
Feb 25 2022 // A three-week long protest in Canada against pandemic measures that snarled trade and shuttered Ottawa’s core likely cost billions in trade delays, tens of millions in lost sales for businesses, and left behind a...
Feb 24 2022 // Swiss Re Corporate Solutions announced it has filed an application with regulators to establish a new Canadian branch of North American Specialty Insurance Co. (NAS) and transfer operations to that branch, including new...
Feb 22 2022 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at insurtech BOXX Insurance, Hiscox and AXA XL.A summary of these new hires follows here. Cyber Insurtech BOXX Canada Hires Beazley’s Baker as...
Feb 18 2022 // Canada roped in banks to help cut funding to protesters against COVID-19 mandates this week, but the requested speed and broad scope of the measures leaves financial institutions to their own devices in enforcing most of...
Feb 17 2022 // ESentire Inc., a cyber-security company backed by private equity firm Warburg Pincus, has struck a deal to sell a stake to two investment firms at a $1.2 billion valuation, according to people familiar with the...
Feb 14 2022 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Fairfax Financial Holdings, AXA XL and SiriusPoint Ltd.A summary of these new hires follows here. Fairfax Financial Holdings Promotes Clarke to...
Feb 3 2022 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at legacy acquisition specialist Catalina Holdings (Bermuda), Willis Towers Watson (WTW) and BMS Canada.A summary of these new hires follows here. Legacy...
Jan 25 2022 // Risk professionals at all levels in the United States experienced an average 14.4% base salary increase in 2021 compared to 2019, while Canadian practitioners experienced an average 18.8% increase in the same period,...
Jan 21 2022 // Network operators of critical Canadian infrastructure should boost their defenses against Russian state-sponsored threats, Canada’s signals intelligence agency said on Thursday.The warning from the Communications...
Jan 19 2022 // Canada’s financial sector is facing a talent shortage in sustainable finance as demand for people who can evaluate ESG-related risks and opportunities far exceeds the supply, according to a new study.Environmental,...
Jan 14 2022 // Canada’s total insured catastrophe losses were C$2.04 billion (US$1.63 billion) to date, landing the year in the top five loss years for the country, according to Catastrophe Indices and Quantification Inc....