All the headlines from our Canada Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Mar 27 2023 // HDI Global Specialty SE (HDI) has launched a new insurance platform in Canada which delivers general aviation policies to brokers in minutes.The platform, called “Aviation IQ” delivers end-to-end digital...
Mar 21 2023 // Canada’s federal government is stepping up environmental oversight in Alberta’s oil sands after Imperial Oil Ltd. and the provincial regulator were slow to report toxic spills.Environment Minister Steven...
Mar 8 2023 // Canada’s financial industry regulator published a set of guidelines for banks, insurance companies and other regulated firms to assess and disclose climate risks.Financial firms will need to release climate-related...
Mar 3 2023 // Canada will bar civil servants from using TikTok Inc. on government-issued mobile devices due to security concerns around data collection.The social media app, which is owned by China’s ByteDance Ltd., will be...
Feb 3 2023 // The hacking group behind a cyberattack against the software firm ION Trading UK has recently conducted a series of breaches throughout the world, with its victims including the UK’s postal service and local...
Feb 2 2023 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS); Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI), and HDI Global Specialty.A summary of these new hires...
Feb 1 2023 // Marsh McLennan said it has named Pat Tomlinson CEO of U.S. and Canada.He, along with Flavio Piccolomini, who was appointed International CEO, will report to Mercer President and CEO Martine Ferland and Marsh President and...
Jan 17 2023 // Westland Insurance announced that it has acquired the Edmonton brokerage RiskTech Insurance Services as of January 1.Risk Tech was a member of Excel Insurance Group. It specializes in serving large and mid-market...
Jan 6 2023 // Insured damages from Hurricane Fiona are now estimated at over C$800 million (US$591.2 million), according to the Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC), quoting the Catastrophe Indices and Quantification Inc. (CatIQ).Hurricane...
Dec 12 2022 // Lloyd’s Elects Aon’s Dudley as Council Member, Succeeding ChristianLloyd’s of London, the commercial insurance and reinsurance marketplace, has elected Richard Dudley to the Council of Lloyd’s,...
Oct 19 2022 // Hurricane Fiona is estimated to have caused C$660 million (US$436.8 million) in insured damage, according to the Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC), which quoted initial estimates from Catastrophe Indices and Quantification...
Oct 14 2022 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at NFP, Miller and Liberty Global Transaction SolutionsA summary of these new hires follows here. NFP Hires Pelaez for Management and Professional Liability...
Sep 23 2022 // After lashing Bermuda, Hurricane Fiona is racing north toward Eastern Canada, threatening to become the most powerful storm ever to hit the region. A second system, meanwhile, is developing in the Caribbean and may strike...
Sep 22 2022 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Strategic Risk Solutions and Markel International.A summary of these new hires follows here. Strategic Risk Solutions Taps Marsh’s Meindersma to Lead...
Sep 21 2022 // Hurricane Fiona has intensified to become this year’s strongest Atlantic storm as it moves north to threaten Bermuda and eastern Canada later this week.Fiona’s top winds remain at 130 miles (209 kilometers) per...
Sep 21 2022 // Miller, the leading independent specialist re/insurance broker, announced the expansion of its Delegated Authority team with the appointment of five new hires to form a dedicated Canadian unit.The new team will be formed...
Aug 30 2022 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Liberty Specialty Markets, Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance, and CNA Canada.A summary of these new hires follows here. Liberty Specialty Promotes...
Aug 15 2022 // Hub International Ltd., the Chicago-based insurance brokerage and financial services firm, announced it has acquired Jaimac Risk Management Inc. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Located in Ottawa, Ontario,...
Jul 15 2022 // This content was produced in Russia where the law restricts coverage of Russian military operations in Ukraine.Kremlin-controlled energy giant Gazprom said on Wednesday it could not guarantee the safe operation of a...
Jul 13 2022 // Insurance broker NFP has established a captive management firm in Canada following Alberta’s establishment of a regime for captive insurance for organizations wanting to self-insure against risk instead of buying...