Category: Insurance

by Writing October 19, 2018 09:30 Jacques Lamontagne, Jean-Pierre Harvey, Hao Hoang Ngo, Aldo Arcaro, André Drolet and Jean Touchette | Photo : Mélanie Malenfant Aldo Arcaro, broker in damage insurance at Group Values, has been named to the hall of fame of the police Department of the city of Montreal (SPVM). The honors have been handed out by the intelligence directorate of the SPVM. “The involvement and long-standing dedication to the organization he will have earned the honors of the intelligence directorate of the SPVM,” said the service. Mr….

by Writing 18 October 2018 13:30 The estimated preliminary reinsurer Swiss Re establishes to us $ 1.1 billion (US$ millions) claims paid in the third quarter of 2018. These claims are related to recent events of natural disasters. The reinsurer asserts that its burden of claims linked to hurricane Florence amounted to 120 million us dollars (US$ M). Typhoon Jebi, which struck Japan and the Philippines, is the event the most costly with US$ 500 MILLION. This typhoon was the strongest to have made landfall in Japan since typhoon Yancy…

by Writing 18 October 2018 11:30 Photo : rawpixel Brokers in Quebec and New Brunswick who are dealing with Promutuel Insurance can now make the sending of electronic documents (eDocs) since last October 15. The insurer has received its certification from the Centre for study of insurance operations (CSIO). “We are very proud of the deployment of the solution, eDocs, but also of our certification of the CSIO, highlighted Guy Lecours, head of operations at Promutuel Insurance. The arrival of eDocs is an important step towards the virtualization of our…

by Hubert Roy October 18, 2018 09:30 Difficult to find the workforce in finance and insurance ? His employers are faring better than other industrial sectors, says a study by the business development Bank of Canada. It surveyed 1 208 businesses in the country. The companies surveyed in the areas of insurance, finance and real estate said in a proportion of 28% that it was difficult for them to recruit, the lowest note in the matter. Is it to much easy for the companies in these sectors to hire new…

by Justine Montminy 17 October 2018 13:30 Photo : Unsplash The legalization of cannabis in Canada has forced the insurance industry to adapt. Different actors have now finalized their preparation for the last few days. The Journal of insurance, the insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) has expressed that the legalisation of cannabis will not lead to real changes in the property and casualty insurance as this property is now legal. Thus, in home insurance, such property will be treated like all the others. “If a consumer of cannabis becomes a…

by Writing October 17, 2018 11:30 Photo : Freepik The Regroupement des cabinets de courtage d’assurance du Québec (RCCAQ) has unveiled the four finalists for the Award of Distinction Notes 2018. The four brokers have been selected because of their involvement in their professional career, their commitment to the community, and their participation in the radiation of the brokerage. The finalists are Joanie Forget (AssurExperts Forget), Valerie Perusse (Insurance Pérusse), Raphael Dubois (Access Board) and Vincent Lemoine (Claude Lemoine inc.). The prize will be awarded at the banquet held during…

by Writing October 17, 2018 09:30 Photo : Freepik The fund’s investment in growth stock of the parent company of Google, CapitalG, has invested a sum that was not disclosed in the software business brokerage Applied Systems. The investment in the company is a minority and allows Applied with access to expertise in artificial intelligence, learning machine and marketing digital of the american giant. Applied argues that it has more than doubled its revenue and its size by increasing its portfolio and its customer base in the United States, Canada,…