Latest Canada Headlines
All the headlines from our Canada Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Marsh Makes Post-JLT Merger Leadership Appointments
Dec 19 2018 // Global insurance broker Marsh announced the appointments of key leaders for its regional, specialty and placement teams worldwide that will be effective upon closing of the pending acquisition by Marsh’s parent...
J&J Launches Defense Against Reuters Report on Baby Powder Asbestos
Dec 18 2018 // Johnson & Johnson on Monday scrambled to contain fallout from a Reuters report that the healthcare conglomerate knew for decades that cancer-causing asbestos lurked in its Baby Powder, taking out full-page newspaper...
How Nations Rank for Climate Risk Measures
Dec 5 2018 // Denmark and Britain are the top countries when it comes to implementing measures to fight climate change, although Britain has lagged in phasing out fossil fuel subsidies, a report published by academics said on...
Hub International Reports Minority Investment by Canada’s Altas
Nov 29 2018 // Chicago-based global insurance broker Hub International Limited said it has received a “substantial minority investment” from funds managed by Altas Partners, an investment firm based in Toronto. Funds managed...
Healthier Workplaces Help to Reduce Group Insurance Costs: Canada’s Manulife
Nov 21 2018 // When Canadians hit the gym, they’re not the only ones who benefit. Their insurers stand to gain as well. “If we can have a healthier workplace it is going to decrease disability costs, it’s going to...
Swiss Re Corporate Solutions Appoints Tardif as Head Aviation Canada
Nov 15 2018 // Swiss Re Corporate Solutions has appointed Simon Tardif as head Aviation Canada, effective Oct. 29, 2018. In this role, Tardif will be responsible for the growth and strategy of the aviation team across Canada. He has...
CoreLogic Expands Flood and Hail Solutions in Canadian Market
Nov 9 2018 // CoreLogic, the Irvine, Calif.-based property data and analytics firm, announced it is expanding its Flood Risk Score and Weather Verification Services for hail into Canada. The availability of the CoreLogic Flood Risk...
Hub International Buys Canadian Broker Kuokoa Enterprises Inc.
Nov 9 2018 // Hub International Limited, the Chicago-based insurance broker, announced that it has acquired the assets of Kuokoa Enterprises Inc. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, Kuokoa...
Hub International Acquires Ontario’s Proteus Performance Management
Nov 6 2018 // Hub International Ltd., the Chicago-based insurance brokerage, announced it has acquired Proteus Performance Management Inc. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Proteus...
Zurich Canada Announces New Organizational Structure, Leadership Team
Nov 2 2018 // Zurich Canada announced a new organizational structure and team, which is designed to simplify and strengthen the insurer’s go-to-market approach. “We now have the structure in place to ramp up our support for...
QBE Canada Unveils New Leadership Team, Including Thompson as Director
Oct 31 2018 // QBE Canada unveiled a new leadership team, which is being led by Jamie Thompson, who took on the role as director of Canada earlier this year. In this role, Thompson has oversight of QBE’s Canadian customers,...
Canada’s Manulife Seeks Dismissal of Court Case Filed by Hedge Fund
Oct 31 2018 // Canadian insurer Manulife Financial Corp said on Tuesday it would ask a court in Saskatchewan to dismiss claims made against it by a hedge fund after the province changed its rules to limit how much an investor can put...
Canada Gets Ready for Legalized Recreational Marijuana on Oct. 17
Oct 16 2018 // Mat Beren and his friends used to drive by the vast greenhouses of southern British Columbia and joke about how much weed they could grow there. Years later, it’s no joke. The tomato and pepper plants that once...
Canada’s Manulife Faces Investor Backlash over Failure to Disclose Ongoing Court Case
Oct 15 2018 // Canada’s biggest life insurer is under pressure from shareholders to explain why it failed to disclose details of an ongoing court case which came to light after a short-seller released a report detailing the...
Canadian Broker Network Appoints Kemp, Co-President of CapriCMW, as Chairman
Oct 12 2018 // Canadian Broker Network(CBN), the Toronto-based network of independent insurance brokers, has appointed Andrew Kemp, co-president, CapriCMW Insurance Services Ltd., as the next CBN chairman. He succeeds Mike Robinson,...
Canada MGA Totten Insurance Buys Lloyd’s Coverholder Anderson McTague
Oct 3 2018 // Totten Insurance Group Inc., a Toronto-based managing general agency, announced it has acquired Anderson McTague & Associates Ltd. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Headquartered in Saint John, New...
Canada’s Intact Financial Not Planning to Insure Recreational Cannabis Industry
Oct 3 2018 // Don’t expect Intact Financial Corp., Canada’s largest property and casualty insurer, to insure the recreational-cannabis industry anytime soon. “It’s not seen as the pot of gold that we should chase...
Lloyd’s U.S. Chief Says They’re Ready to Get into Canadian Cannabis Market
Oct 2 2018 // Lloyd’s is set to get into Canada’s cannabis market when recreational marijuana becomes legal there on Oct. 17, according to Hank Watkins, president of Lloyd’s America Inc. Watkins was speaking today at...
AXA XL Canada Taps Ashall from Aon Reed Stenhouse for Broker & Client Mgmt. Team
Sep 28 2018 // AXA XL Canada has added Jonathan Ashall to its Broker & Client Management team. Ashall is based in Toronto and reports to Urs Uhlmann, CEO and country manager AXA XL Canada. Ashall joins AXA XL from Aon Reed Stenhouse...
U.S. Safety Agency Targets Pilot Fatigue with Technology, Stricter Work Rules
Sep 26 2018 // U.S. accident investigators probing a San Francisco incident last year in which a jetliner was mere feet from landing on top of at least one other plane are poised to recommend new automated safety warnings and better...
