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Even highly protected risks are suffering total losses, CNA risk control exec warns
Even highly protected risks are suffering total losses, CNA risk control exec warns
CNA Canada’s Nicolas Basile says a transformer that once took 24 months to order can now take up to 48, turning a single loss into a long shutdown
Brokers should stop asking clients if they use AI and start asking how, CFC exec says
CFC’s Cameron Griffiths says underwriters look closely at who owns the training data when a client builds its own AI tool rather than licensing one
Brokers should stop asking clients if they use AI and start asking how, CFC exec says
Sterling Brokers acquires AI platform Lucite
The deal positions Sterling not as a consolidator of independent brokers but as infrastructure for them – just as independents are losing ground on technology
Sterling Brokers acquires AI platform Lucite
R&W claims are getting bigger, and insurers are signalling which terms could tighten
GTS data shows R&W severity accelerating fast, with seven terms under review and limit adequacy on smaller deals the most immediate issue
R&W claims are getting bigger, and insurers are signalling which terms could tighten
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Spotlight
‘We’re in it for the long run’ ‘We’re in it for the long run’
Intact reveals how it’s balancing growth, pricing pressure, and underwriting discipline as Canada’s commercial market softens
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Monthly Features
Soft market is squeezing claims firms on fees, ClaimsPro president says Soft market is squeezing claims firms on fees, ClaimsPro president says
Davies’ Brooke Gracious says consolidation brings scale, but firms risk losing the closeness that made client relationships valuable
If a fridge can be hacked, insurers should brace for a bigger surprise, Aviva exec warns If a fridge can be hacked, insurers should brace for a bigger surprise, Aviva exec warns
The European breach shows how cyber accumulation risk can hit many insureds at once
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Digital Transformation
Sterling Brokers acquires AI platform Lucite
The deal positions Sterling not as a consolidator of independent brokers but as infrastructure for them – just as independents are losing ground on technology
AI is closing the data gap in credit and trade finance underwriting, report finds
Gallagher Re’s Q3 report details where AI is moving from efficiency promise to underwriting reality
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Risk Management
Geopolitics tops life sciences’ economic risk list, Willis says
Five 2026-2027 risks, from market lock-out to tariff swings, could shape client conversations
Reinsurance still built for the big one as secondary perils drive most catastrophe losses: Marsh Re
Severe convective storms have cost US insurers more than $30 billion every year since 2020, yet reinsurance and capital models are still anchored to rare hurricanes
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TV
Canadian SMEs are one hit away from a crisis
Canadian SMEs are one hit away from a crisis
Greenwashing, mine sites and clean energy: Canada's shifting environmental risk Greenwashing, mine sites and clean energy: Canada's shifting environmental risk
The ‘hard-to-place’ risk enigma The ‘hard-to-place’ risk enigma
Is capacity an issue in construction insurance? Is capacity an issue in construction insurance?
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IB Talk
Cyberattacks that cause physical damage can fall between policies, broker warns
HUB International Ontario’s Karishma Gabriel says AI is speeding up attacks from hours to minutes, and that standalone AI cyber policies may not be far off
Cyberattacks that cause physical damage can fall between policies, broker warns
The biggest EPL risk isn't wrongful termination, it's what you can't see, HR head says
BIG's Neil Culp says most small and mid-sized employers don't think they need EPL coverage – right up until they find out the hard way that they do
The biggest EPL risk isn't wrongful termination, it's what you can't see, HR head says
Insurance shouldn't be just one item on a multi-unit developer's to-do list, Westland's Cusano says
From assumption gaps to workforce shortages, Valerie Cusano breaks down why risk management needs to be built into multi-unit construction from day one, not bolted on when problems arise
Insurance shouldn't be just one item on a multi-unit developer's to-do list, Westland's Cusano says
Tariffs, resilience, and housing demand are the forces reshaping construction risk
Navacord's Robert Beeston breaks down how these pressures are colliding to change how construction risk gets priced and placed
Tariffs, resilience, and housing demand are the forces reshaping construction risk
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Speciality News
Canada creates earthquake insurance backstop as Carney budget addresses decade-long gap
By Paul Lucas
Nov 06, 2026
Catastrophe & Flood
The $50 billion facility puts Ottawa alongside every other G7 nation with significant seismic risk - Canada was the only one without a solution in place
Canada creates earthquake insurance backstop as Carney budget addresses decade-long gap
Assurant acquires Protection Point to expand commercial equipment cover in Canada
By Josh Recamara
Nov 06, 2026
Construction & Engineering
The BC-based administrator of extended service plans for farm, construction and forestry equipment already worked exclusively with Assurant
Assurant acquires Protection Point to expand commercial equipment cover in Canada
TD Insurance flags $130 million in Q4 catastrophe claims, capping costly year
By Josh Recamara
Nov 06, 2026
Catastrophe & Flood
Net cat claims for fiscal 2026 reach $254 million, up from $101 million, as late-summer storms and wildfires hit Canada
TD Insurance flags $130 million in Q4 catastrophe claims, capping costly year
IBC presses Quebec’s new government to release delayed flood maps
By Josh Recamara
Nov 06, 2026
Catastrophe & Flood
Insurers want expanded retrofit incentives, municipal infrastructure support and tighter land-use rules, as maps that could triple the number of homes in flood zones remain unpublished
IBC presses Quebec’s new government to release delayed flood maps
Empire Life swings to Q3 loss as interest rate moves hit investment results
By Josh Recamara
Nov 06, 2026
Life & Health
Insurance service results improve and segregated fund sales are strong, but a $158 million drop in investment results and higher spending push the insurer into the red
Empire Life swings to Q3 loss as interest rate moves hit investment results
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