Canada’s financial planning firms lead their global peers in AI adoption“There is a need…for organizations and for firms to catch up and make sure that the right protections are there in terms of policies and how and when people should be using AI.” Oct 21 26October 21, 2026Article at Insurance Portal
Up to 80 per cent of new medicine approvals are for specialty drugsPatented Medicine Prices Review Board notes the market entry of new medicines. Oct 19 26October 19, 2026Article at Insurance Portal
Canadian life insurance application activity sees record rise in third quarterTerm life and universal life applications saw major year-over-year growth. Oct 16 26October 16, 2026Article at Insurance Portal
Manulife launches first-ever travel insurance ChatGPT plugin“Agentic commerce is quickly becoming a customer preference to find and choose products and that shift is global.” Oct 15 26October 15, 2026Article at Insurance Portal
Ping pong-sized hail in Toronto contributes to $563 million in insured lossesInitial damage for early September storm covers both property and vehicle claims. Oct 15 26October 15, 2026Article at Insurance Portal
Ransomware defence: What businesses should do before an attack hits“I want to convince all of you to be prepared for a ransomware attack…” Oct 14 26October 14, 2026Article at Insurance Portal
Insurance industry associations form international alliance to share insightAssociations from Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom and New Zealand organize to confront common problems and emerging risks. Oct 14 26October 14, 2026Article at Insurance Portal
Insured losses driven higher by summer stormsThe loss estimate has increased for the severe thunderstorms which affected southern Ontario and Quebec between June 30 and July 3. Oct 13 26October 13, 2026Article at Insurance Portal
Employee wellness increasingly a business performance concern“Our mental health, collectively as working individuals, has declined and stayed in a declined state 2.5 times worse that it was seven years ago.” Oct 07 26October 07, 2026Article at Insurance Portal
Managing General Agents: More consistent regulation needed as roles evolveGrowth notable in the property and casualty insurance MGA space. Oct 06 26October 06, 2026Article at Insurance Portal
Intact aims to boost growth with accelerated artificial intelligence deployment“The benefit on the pricing and reselection side in commercial and specialty lines is actually producing better outcomes than we anticipated...” Sep 23 26September 23, 2026Article at Insurance Portal
Association calls for modernization of Canada’s tax systemConference for Advanced Life Underwriting calls for registered account changes and review of business taxation in advance of Budget 2026. Sep 21 26September 21, 2026Article at Insurance Portal
Definity targets top-three spot in Canadian property and casualty marketCEO details stronger-than-expected synergies from Travelers acquisition. Sep 17 26September 17, 2026Article at Insurance Portal
Long-term disability weighs on Great-West Lifeco’s Canadian resultsCEO suggests return-to-office mandates are affecting disability experience. Sep 16 26September 16, 2026Article at Insurance Portal
Sun Life continues work towards a balanced business mixCEO discusses growing the company’s asset management business in recent presentation. Sep 14 26September 14, 2026Article at Insurance Portal
Life insurance application activity continues to rise year-over-yearYounger clients pull back from insurance while all other age bands show growth. Sep 11 26September 11, 2026Article at Insurance Portal
Renewals season inspires insurers to consider new opportunities“AI needs data centres, power grids and increasingly complex infrastructure – and all of it needs insurance.” Sep 10 26September 10, 2026Article at Insurance Portal
Climate change: Helping homeowners reduce risk should be a top industry priority“Educating homeowners on actions to protect their homes from flooding or wildfire is by far the greatest return on investment...” Sep 08 26September 08, 2026Article at Insurance Portal
Insurance agent sanctioned for falsifying coverage on uninsured buildingBroker of nearly 50 years pleads guilty to all allegations against her. Sep 08 26September 08, 2026Article at Insurance Portal
Alberta auto insurance: 58% of premiums go to legal costs“Report provides further validation that the government’s new Care-First insurance system can’t come soon enough.” Sep 03 26September 03, 2026Article at Insurance Portal