Oct. 5, 2020 — COLLECTIVFIDE, an ambitious new brokerage operation owned by mutual insurers, has acquired a majority stake in Ayr, Ont.-based multi-line intermediary dbi Brokers.  It is the second…

Oct.5, 2020 — THE FEDERAL regulator is looking to nail down solid guidelines for risks to the financial sector that could arise from rapidly developing technology.  The Office of the…

Oct. 5, 2020 — CANADA’S P&C policyholder protection provider has been advancing plans to expand the use of its resolution powers with a consultation paper for member insurers.  The Property…

Sept. 28, 2020 — THE REGULATORY process for Economical Insurance’s bid to demutualize has been slowed by the COVID-19 pandemic crisis, its board chair said in an update in September.  …

Sept. 21, 2020 — Changes to condo insurance regulations announced recently by the B.C. government “won’t move the needle at all” for the challenges facing the market in the province,…

July 13, 2020 — It is now summer break time for Thompson’s, with our annual publishing scheduling running from the second Monday in September to the second Monday in July….

July 13, 2020 — AS PROVINCES begin to open up work places at various speeds, will insurance shopping return to business as usual? Or will a public grown accustomed to…

July 6, 2020 — IT’S JUST over a year since the Western Investment Co. of Canada announced its re-entry into the p&c market with a 50% share of Fortress Insurance…

July 6, 2020 — ECONOMICAL Insurance has launched a campaign to alert eligible policyholders to possible financial benefits from its bid become the first Canadian p&c insurer to demutualize. It…

July 6, 2020 — ALMOST one-third of Canadians plan to work from home even after COVID-19 restrictions are lifted, according to a recent survey from Rates.ca. And that could change…