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Canada's leading insurance news source for brokers, underwriters, claims professionals, and insurance executives across the Great White North — covering legal insights, catastrophe, motor, cyber, and commercial liability. Insurance Business Canada is the Great White North's leading online insurance news source for brokers, underwriters, claims professionals, and insurance executives. We deliver daily breaking news, in-depth analysis, and specialist coverage of the issues shaping Canadian insurance: legal insights, catastrophe and flood, motor and fleet, cyber, commercial liability, professional risks, marine, and the nat cat losses and regulatory shifts keeping Canadian brokers and their clients on alert year-round. We cover the key regulatory and industry bodies shaping Canadian insurance, including OSFI, provincial insurance regulators, the Insurance Bureau of Canada, and the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada, tracking the compliance obligations and market developments that affect brokers and underwriters across the country. Beyond daily news, IB Talk, our podcast, and Insurance Business TV, our video interview series, bring conversations with the executives and market figures driving the Canadian insurance industry. Want all of this daily as it happens? Subscribe to our free newsletter: insurancebusinessmag.com/ca/newsletter/

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Thane Duffin of Credeq Australia says insurance-backed surety can help contractors preserve capital and borrowing capaci...
09/18/2026

Thane Duffin of Credeq Australia says insurance-backed surety can help contractors preserve capital and borrowing capacity while supporting growth opportunities.

Bank guarantees can tie up 15% of a contractor's turnover and the surety capacity replacing them is placed through specialist brokers

Matt Hands of Ratehub. ca says limited claims data, expensive repairs, and even charging cable theft are influencing EV ...
09/18/2026

Matt Hands of Ratehub. ca says limited claims data, expensive repairs, and even charging cable theft are influencing EV premiums. Brokers can help buyers understand the full picture.

EVs already cost more to insure than gas cars – and rising copper theft targeting charging cables is adding another layer to that risk calculus

Sonia Sood of Deloitte says automation will reduce administrative work while boosting demand for AI and technology talen...
09/18/2026

Sonia Sood of Deloitte says automation will reduce administrative work while boosting demand for AI and technology talent. Success will depend on reskilling, governance, and adoption.

Technology and AI teams may actually grow even as other departments shrink through automation, a Deloitte expert says

A new study from Economist Enterprise and FM found fewer than one-third of organizations run compound-shock simulations,...
09/17/2026

A new study from Economist Enterprise and FM found fewer than one-third of organizations run compound-shock simulations, despite widespread disruption across the sector.

A global study of 1,800 executives finds compound-shock preparedness lags far behind investment in individual-facility defenses

Luc Ouellet of Broker Intelligence says brokers are still building the confidence to explain optional accident benefits ...
09/17/2026

Luc Ouellet of Broker Intelligence says brokers are still building the confidence to explain optional accident benefits and ensure clients truly understand the protection they're choosing.

Broker Intelligence's Luc Ouellet says Ontario brokers are still building the confidence to lead a conversation Quebec brokers have handled for years

Sharp Insurance is proving that leadership development starts from within.Alannah Doxtater, Natasha Newsome, and Raniel ...
09/17/2026

Sharp Insurance is proving that leadership development starts from within.

Alannah Doxtater, Natasha Newsome, and Raniel Oyos were all named Insurance Business Canada Rising Stars 2026, highlighting Sharp Insurance Brokers' commitment to developing talent across every area of the business, from partnerships and communications to sales.

With a strong focus on internal promotion, mentorship, and career development, Sharp Insurance is building its next generation of leaders from the inside out.

Read more about the culture helping create insurance's future leaders.

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Insurance’s leadership gap has a fix, and Sharp built it

The AIRB has stopped accepting new rate filings that would raise premiums, days after reporting average Care-First savin...
09/16/2026

The AIRB has stopped accepting new rate filings that would raise premiums, days after reporting average Care-First savings of 13.7% ahead of the January 2027 launch.

Days after Care-First savings data, AIRB freezes new auto rate filings - here's why

Sarah Hanson of NFP says protecting Rugby Canada means managing risks across teams, volunteers, events, coaches, and gra...
09/16/2026

Sarah Hanson of NFP says protecting Rugby Canada means managing risks across teams, volunteers, events, coaches, and grassroots programs nationwide.

Sponsoring a client can change how a broker understands its risks, NFP's Sarah Hanson says

Brian Rosenbaum of Aon says insurers are involving outside legal counsel earlier in the claims process, making it harder...
09/16/2026

Brian Rosenbaum of Aon says insurers are involving outside legal counsel earlier in the claims process, making it harder for brokers to challenge coverage positions and advocate for clients.

Aon's Brian Rosenbaum says insurers are letting outside lawyers make coverage calls that brokers used to be able to challenge directly

Nicole Murphy of Travelers warns that funding disruptions, regulatory scrutiny, and governance gaps are increasing D&O, ...
09/15/2026

Nicole Murphy of Travelers warns that funding disruptions, regulatory scrutiny, and governance gaps are increasing D&O, employment, cyber, and reputational exposures for nonprofit organizations and their boards.

AG scrutiny and funding pressure are creating claims exposure that nonprofit boards don't anticipate

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