Insurance Business Canada

Transformation By Jul 16, 2026 Share The insurance industry’s AI conversation is moving past experimentation and toward a more demanding question: where is the return? Speaking during the “AI Revolution – From Hype to ROI” panel at InsuranceFest 2026, executives from insurers, brokerages and technology providers said the most credible near-term gains are still being found in document processing, workflow automation and employee productivity.

Transformation By Jul 16, 2026 Share The insurance industry’s AI conversation is moving past experimentation and toward a more demanding question: where is the return? Speaking during the “AI Revolution – From Hype to ROI” panel at InsuranceFest 2026, executives from insurers, brokerages and technology providers said the most credible near-term gains are still being found in document processing, workflow automation and employee productivity.

Insurance News By Jul 16, 2026 Share The global rush to build hyperscale data centers is concentrating exposure to natural catastrophes, cooling failures and fragile supply chains at a scale the insurance market is struggling to keep pace with.

Construction & Engineering By Jul 16, 2026 Share The global rush to build hyperscale data centers is concentrating exposure to natural catastrophes, cooling failures and fragile supply chains at a scale the insurance market is struggling to keep pace with.

Catastrophe & Flood By Jul 16, 2026 Share Northern Ontario is battling a rapidly escalating wildfire crisis, with active fires prompting evacuation orders, home losses, and the province asking Ottawa for emergency air support. As of Thursday, Ontario's Natural Resources Ministry reported 176 active wildfires across the province, 134 of them in the northwest region and 62 out of control.

Professional Risks By Jul 16, 2026 Share The liability landscape for directors and officers has not become less risky, but a sudden softening of the market has made that risk harder to see in the pricing – and that gap is where the danger sits, according to Lesley Rowe (pictured), VP of executive solutions at Trisura, which writes this risk across the small and mid-market space. Rowe said the shift in Canada is nuanced rather than dramatic.

Life & Health By Jul 16, 2026 Share Younger buyers don't want to fund a benefit that only pays out when they die, and that resistance is pushing life insurers to rework a product built around death into one that delivers value while policyholders are still alive, according to Scott Gorman (pictured), executive vice-president and chief operating officer at ivari and Sagicor North America.

Insurance News By Jul 16, 2026 Share A three-decade insurance agent has lost his Ontario licence after regulators concluded that misconduct across his securities and financial-planning career made him unsuitable to sell insurance.

Insurance News By Jul 16, 2026 Share The time Canada's banks and insurers have to catch and patch security flaws is shrinking, and the country's banking regulator has told them so in writing.

Insurance News By Jul 16, 2026 Share The Real Estate Council of Ontario (RECO) has launched a new elective continuing education course to help Ontario real estate professionals better understand the Professional Liability Insurance Program, their obligations, and the role the program plays in consumer protection. Through consultation with the sector, RECO identified insurance as an area where registrants would benefit from additional targeted education.