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Associate Editor with @CdnUnderwriter magazine
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Joined September 2012
Brett McGregor, president of Insurance Brokers Association of Canada, looks at brokers’ biggest issues in 2026, including Bank Act delays, diverging market cycles, and how NatCat trends are shaping policyholders’ resilience. Listen and watch here: https://t.co/WINRjeKXv7
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Ontario’s insurance regulator is moving ahead with its auto insurance fraud reporting service next year, with hopes the initiative will go national, a FSRA executive said in late November at KPMG’s 2025 Insurance Conference. https://t.co/neXrydWatv
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It can be difficult to get a true estimate of the costs of insurance crime, which is why establishing a baseline is important.
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Insurers will be revisiting their pricing models ahead of Ontario's modular benefits model reform. https://t.co/yg9MmxZnXh
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Industry will need to spend more time with individual clients to explain optional coverages
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Speed of claims payout is one of the main advantages of parametric insurance over traditional coverage. https://t.co/EKva3cC1ui
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Speed of claims payout is one of the main advantages of parametric insurance compared to traditional coverage.
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SIB Corp. (StoneRidge Insurance Brokers) has expanded its presence in the Greater Toronto Area with the acquisition of Coreservice Insurance Brokers Inc. https://t.co/hTpTVLXGFv
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This is SIB’s fifth acquisition of 2025, and the brokerage expects another two transactions to close at the end of the year.
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These attacks impact both first and third parties.
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KPMG is seeing more hybrid cyberattacks that target both first and third parties, as well as threat actors working together.
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Brokers worldwide are looking for cyber threat reports stripped of jargon that highlight actual threats individual businesses face. https://t.co/WoCNBsG3or
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The reports remove any cyber insurance jargon and highlight the actual threats an individual business faces.
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Navacord Corp. and Acera Insurance Services Ltd. today announced plans to merge, creating the largest privately held insurance brokerage, employee benefits and wealth advisory firm in Canada. https://t.co/uNCroaEZjX
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Navacord Corp. and Acera Insurance Services Ltd. today announced plans to merge as Canada's biggest brokerage.
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The United Conservative Party of Alberta's (UCP) annual general meeting heard a resolution to repeal the province’s upcoming auto insurance reform. But “Alberta drivers should be quite concerned” by the call to reverse care-first reforms. https://t.co/jlXQad2ZWf
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Care-first will provide faster benefits and improve the affordability of insurance, says Insurance Bureau of Canada.
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Plug in and catch up on Canadian Underwriter's podcast series, available on Spotify and video formats. 🎧 https://t.co/DYwvGrIQHI
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Fears of artificial intelligence (AI) replacing human workers is a common sentiment in the insurance industry and other sectors, but one firm is focusing on how AI can augment its processes rather than take them away. https://t.co/3o5TJroic8
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iAGAM looks at how AI can play a role in any project, large or small, and prefers to think of AI as augmented intelligence
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"It would still require [another deal] like Travelers — another $1.5 billion to $2 billion in acquired premium. That could be one company. It could be a couple of companies." https://t.co/KYOLUkJyrj
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Definity is one year into its 10-year plan to triple the size of the company, with a set goal to become a top three player in the P&C market.
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Canada’s insurance industry could use emerging technologies more effectively to give customers a ‘first notice of loss’ (FNOL) experience. “Consumers make hundreds...of buying decisions every year. One or two of those is an insurance transaction." https://t.co/KfcmLvQEAf
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While the insurance industry has come a long way, consumers still want automation and real-time service, he says.
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Too much time to complete claims is a primary reason your small business clients may decide not to use their business insurance and rely on other higher-cost options. https://t.co/2bSlkwTWjK
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Hesitation often stems from uncertainty around how claims might affect premiums, how long payouts take, and what documentation is required.
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When it comes to legacy system modernization, Canada’s largest insurer prefers a rebuild approach rather than a complete replacement, a company executive tells Tuesday’s KPMG’s 2025 Insurance Conference in Toronto. https://t.co/nWCTecOhcQ
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Intact prefers a rebuild approach rather than replacement when it comes to legacy modernization, an executive says.
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Global insurance customers want both the efficiency of generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI) and human empathy, finds a new report from the Geneva Association, a global association of insurance companies. https://t.co/7V1GTBDTcF
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Global insurance customers want both the efficiency of generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI) and human empathy, the report finds.
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Matt Studley, Chief Operating Officer for HUB’s Ontario & Atlantic regions, examines the impact of economic influences like shifting client exposures, uncertainty around U.S. tariffs, investments, and bankruptcies. Check it out on Spotify: https://t.co/hBaxGN7TR1
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With total estimated societal losses from natural catastrophes at $130 billion between 1983 and 2024, action needs to be taken now to reduce the cost of future disasters. https://t.co/fPOS7aeaG5
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Total estimated societal losses from natural catastrophes stands at $130 billion between 1983 and 2024, ICLR's report says.
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“When survivors share their stories, there’s a feeling of community and belonging with those that are also going through the same challenges." https://t.co/GIhoxpZd1c
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Speakers explained the treatment benefits of active surveillance on prostate cancer
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Brokers say they earn trust by delving right into the details with clients, according to our National Broker Survey. https://t.co/VgqG4dhDrT
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Getting down to specifics helps brokers better serve clients say respondents to Canadian Underwriter’s annual National Broker Survey
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