Canadian market News

Canada’s Echelon Insurance Gets Danish Regulatory Nod to Sell Europe Unit

Canada-based Echelon Financial Holdings Inc. announced it has received regulatory approval from the Danish Financial Services Authority for the sale of its European operations. This completes the necessary regulatory approvals for the sale, Echelon said, noting that the sale is …

UK, Canada Regulators Sign Agreement to Help Expansion of Fintech Firms

British and Canadian regulators have signed an agreement to make it easier for financial technology companies to expand in each other’s markets, they said on Wednesday. The agreement between the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority and the Ontario Securities Commission is …

Canadian Broker Network Names Robinson as Chairman, Succeeding Miller

Canadian Broker Network (CBN), Canada’s network of independent insurance brokers, has appointed Mike Robinson, president and CEO, PBL Insurance Ltd., as chairman. Robinson succeeds Tim Miller, president of Capri Insurance Services, who has been CBN chairman for the past three …

Beazley Buys Canadian Specialty MGA, Creechurch Underwriters

Beazley is expanding its presence in Canada with the acquisition of the specialist managing general agent, Creechurch Underwriters. The financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Since its founding in 1996, Creechurch has built a strong reputation for providing …

Chubb Launches Services in Canada for High Net Worth, Family Office Clients

Chubb Insurance Co. of Canada has launched an array of complimentary services for its high net worth and family office customers. Signature Suiteโ„ข is designed to help protect and enhance affluent lifestyles by providing access to security services, travel safety …

PERILS Forms Alliance with CatIQ to Provide Industry Loss Data for Canada

PERILS, the independent Zurich-based organization that provides industry catastrophe insurance data, has announced that it has entered a strategic alliance with Toronto-based Catastrophe Indices & Quantification Inc. (CatIQ) to provide industry loss data for Canada via the PERILS Industry Loss …

H.W. Kaufman, Burns & Wilcox Canada Buy XN Canada Private Client Services

H.W. Kaufman Financial Group and Burns & Wilcox Canada announced they have acquired the high-value homeowner’s insurance practice from Quebec-based XN Financial Services Inc. (XN). A managing general agent and provider of insurance products, XN is a subsidiary of The …

BHSI Enters Canada Marine Market; Chubb’s Rider Tapped as Sr. U/W

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) announced it is introducing inland and ocean marine insurance in Canada and has named Gord Rider as senior marine underwriter. “We are pleased to welcome Gord to our team of marine specialists,” said John Evans, …

Canada’s CMW & Capri Insurance Services Announce Merger

CMW Insurance Services Ltd. and Capri Insurance Services Ltd. announced they merged on Jan. 1, 2017 to create “one of the largest insurance brokerages and risk management firms in Western Canada.” The two independent and employee-owned British Columbia-based companies have …

Canada’s 2016 Nat Cats Bring Record Insured Damages of $3.7B

Insured damages from Canadian natural catastrophes during 2016 topped C$4.9 billion (US$3.7 billion) โ€“ smashing the previous annual record of C$3.2 billion (US$2.4 billion) set in 2013, according to the Insurance Bureau of Canada. “From the wildfires that swept through …