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2018

Insurance Institute of Canada updates programming in response to industry trends, Canadian Underwriter, October 31, 2018
Insurance industry needs to embrace technology, report says, The Record, October, 30, 2018
How flexible are the industry’s working arrangements?, Canadian Underwriter, October 25, 2018
Insurance Institute of Canada picks board – chairman revealed, Insurance Business, October 24, 2018
Wave of retirements hits insurance – it’s time to get serious, September 28, 2018
Millennials have overtaken boomers in insurance: Insurance Institute, Canadian Underwriter, September 18, 2018
Millennials Flocking To Insurance As Industry Looks For Employees With Skills To Interpret And Innovate In The Digital Era, September 18, 2018
Millennials are the future of insurance and are increasingly showing interest in joining the industry, ShopInsuranceCanada, September 19, 2018
Fighting back against rising flood costs, National Post, June 12, 2018
How new insurance products are paving the way for ride sharing, autonomous cars and other advanced technologies, National Post, April 16, 2018
High real estate prices are sparking a surge in unorthodox housing – and new ways to think about insuring a home, National Post, March 6, 2018

2017

Insurance maps the road to adopting new technology, National Post, November 24, 2017
Insurance responds to cyber-attacks with much more than risk transfer, National Post, November 17, 2017
Recipe for disaster recovery: the insurance industry on the front lines, National Post, November 12, 2017
What's New in CE, CI-Top Broker, May 17, 2017 [online]
IBAO, Insurance Institute of Ontario hosting live webcast on driverless cars, Canadian Underwriter, February 7, 2017 [online]
Wider mandate for Ontario’s auto insurance regulator would be welcomed, Canadian Underwriter, January 19, 2017 [online]
Thinking outside the box key to keeping p&c industry relevant, responsive: Cook, Canadian Underwriter, January 12, 2017
Strategic planning of Canada’s p&c industry must extend to five, 10 years, Canadian Underwriter, January 11, 2017 [online]
Canada becoming less attractive option for investors, Canadian Underwriter, January 11, 2017 [online]
Future looks bright for career in p&c industry, insBlog, January 10, 2017 [online]

2016

Benefits of hitting the books - CIP Designation, Rogers Insurance, December 5, 2016 [Online]
Staying the same not a sustainable approach to attracting young professionals to insurance, Canadian Underwriter, November 23, 2016 [Online]
Maintaining Focus, Canadian Underwriter, November 1, 2016 [Online]
The Insurance Institute of Canada elects Intact Insurance president Jean-François Blais as chair of board of governors, Canadian Underwriter, Novmeber 3, 2016 [Online]
Insurance Institute of Canada announces new chair and board, Insurance Business, November 4, 2016 [Online]
Learning Curve, Canadian Underwriter, October 4, 2016 [Online]
Defining the Threat, Canadian Underwriter, October 2, 2016 [Online]
Nuttall Restoration Raises Emergency Preparedness Awareness, 91.9 the Bend, September 30, 2016 [Online]
Insurance Institute awards outstanding industry leaders, Insurance Business, September 28, 2016 [Online]
Insurance companies take cautious approach to driverless cars, ilsTV.com, September 26, 2016 [Online]
Insurance companies take cautious approach to driverless cars, Toronto Sun, September 25, 2016 [Online]
Industry to welcome driverless cars with cautious optimism: IBC, Insuarnce Business, September 26, 2016 [Online]
Meeting brokers’ CE needs online, insBlog, September 23, 2016 [Online]
CIP Society announces two established leader awards, one emerging leader for 2016, Canadian Underwriter, September 21, 2016 [Online]
Insurance Institute of Canada launches new catalogue of online courses called CE OnDemand, Canadian Underwriter, September 15, 2016 [Online]
Why Canada’s ongoing soft market has brokers seeking online continuing education, CI-Top Broker, August 16, 2016 [Online]
What your clients need to know about the new Ontario auto insurance, CI-Top Broker, July 12, 2016 [Online]
The last roadblock to an autonomous future, Driving.ca, July 5, 2016 [Online]
Insurance Institute report examines challenges of insuring autonomous vehicles, ColligionRepairmag.com, June 27, 2016 [Online]
Canada: Insurance Institute releases report on automated vehicles, ilsTV.com, June 24, 2016 [Online]
Insurance Institute releases report on automated vehicles, Auto Service World, June 23, 2016 [Online]
Unlimited Liability, Canadian Underwriter, May 1, 2016 [Online]
Auto changes: brokers will have to do more than ever before, CI-Top Broker, May 11, 2016 [Online]
Institute research report reveals how p&c industry can help prepare for transition to driverless cars, Insurance Institute of Canada, May 5, 2016 [online]
• No Desjardins, our flood coverage is sustainable: The Co-operators, CI-Top Broker, March 16, 2016 [online]
Time to recognize strong leaders, Insurance Business, March 15, 2016 [online]
Nominations open for CIP Society’s 2016 National Leadership Awards, Canadian Underwriter, March 10, 2016 [Online]
Emerging Analytics - Canadian Underwriter, February 2016 [TIFF]
• Institute set to roll out computer exams - Thompson's World Insurance News, January 18, 2016 [TIFF]
• Cook calls for comprehensive catastrophe cover for Canada - Thompson's World Insurance News, January 18, 2016 [TIFF]
• IIC Chair - Insurance People, January 2016, Street Talk [TIFF]
• Overland flood template preferred option over inconsistent offerings - Canadian Underwriter, January 13, 2016 [Online]
• Industry expert sees hungry cat bond market turning to direct insurance after re sector - CI-Top Broker, January 12, 2016 [Online]
• Canada's p&c industry projected to see underwriting profit for 2015; capital will follow opportunity - Canadian Underwriter, January 12, 2016 [Online]

2015

• Insurance Institute Launches New Website - Thompson's World Insurance News, December 14, 2015 [PDF]
• Rare Air - CI Top Broker, December 2015 [PDF]
• Note-Worthy - Canadian Underwriter, December 2015 [PDF]
• CIP breakfast set for Jan. - Thompson's World Insurance News, December 7, 2015 [PDF]
• Share and Share Alike - Claims Canada, October/November 2015 [PDF]
• New hat is old hat for institute chair - Thompson's World Insurance News, November 16, 2015 [PDF]
• Broker education will bring 'the best of the best' - Insurance Business, November 9, 2015 [Online]
• CIP: A vote of competence - Insurance People, November 2015 [PDF]
• Honouring leadership - Insurance People, November 2015 [PDF]
• Should other insurers start penalizing UberX drivers too? - Insurance Business, November 4, 2015 [Online]
• Insurers gaining ground on UAV cover - Thompson's World Insurance News, November 2, 2015 [PDF]
• Insuring unmanned aerial vehicles calls for special cyber consideration - Canadian Underwriter, October 28, 2015 [Online]
• Institute launches new programs and restructures old ones  - CI-Top Broker, October 2, 2015 [Online]
• Questions d'argent finances personnelles - TVA|Argent, September 17, 2015 [Video][Interview clip with Simon Charbonneau begins at 5:48 mark]
• Educational Investment - Canadian Underwriter, September 2015 [Online]
• Anchoring an adjuster's education - Claims Canada, August-September 2015 [PDF]
• Head of the Class - Insurance People, September 2015 [PDF]
• Report shows Canadian p&c industry endorses CIP designation - Thompson's World Insurance News, September 14, 2015 [PDF]
• Bryan Bedford named CIP Society's emerging leader for 2015  - Canadian Underwriter, September 10, 2015 [Online]
• linstitut-dassurance-fait-evaluer-son-programme-de-paa-par-le-conference-board - Journal de L'Assurance, August 25, 2015 [Online]
• The easy way to earn an extra $8,000 - Insurance Business Canada, August 20, 2015 [Online]
• Insurers benefit from CIP program, says study - Insurance Business Canada, August 19, 2015 [Online]
• Virtually all surveyed p&c employers endorse CIP designation, but post-secondary graduates have limited knowledge of industry - Canadian Underwriter, August 19, 2015 [Online]

2017

Insurance Institute announces 2017 Fellow of Distinction recipient, May 2017 [PDF]
National Leadership Awards Call for Nominations - Recognizing Emerging and Established Leaders, March 2017 [PDF]
Celebrating the relevance of insurance education, February 2017 [PDF]

2016

30-year volunteer receives Insurance Institute Award of Merit, November 2016 [PDF]
The Insurance Institute of Canada elects new board, November 2016 [PDF]
Insurance Institute names recipient of Honorary CIP designation, November 2016 [PDF]
The CIP Society introduces the 2016 National Leadership Award Honourees, September 2016 [PDF]
An easy way for brokers to get their CE hours, September 2016 [PDF]
2016 National Leadership Awards Call for Nominations, March 2016 [PDF]

2015

• Insurance Institute Launches New Website - Thompson's World Insurance News, December 14, 2015 [PDF]
• Rare Air - CI Top Broker, December 2015 [PDF]
• Note-Worthy - Canadian Underwriter, December 2015 [PDF]
• CIP breakfast set for Jan. - Thompson's World Insurance News, December 7, 2015 [PDF]
• Share and Share Alike - Claims Canada, October/November 2015 [PDF]
• New hat is old hat for institute chair - Thompson's World Insurance News, November 16, 2015 [PDF]
• Broker education will bring 'the best of the best' - Insurance Business, November 9, 2015 [Online]
• CIP: A vote of competence - Insurance People, November 2015 [PDF]
• Honouring leadership - Insurance People, November 2015 [PDF]
• Should other insurers start penalizing UberX drivers too? - Insurance Business, November 4, 2015 [Online]
• Insurers gaining ground on UAV cover - Thompson's World Insurance News, November 2, 2015 [PDF]
• Insuring unmanned aerial vehicles calls for special cyber consideration - Canadian Underwriter, October 28, 2015 [Online]
• Institute launches new programs and restructures old ones  - CI-Top Broker, October 2, 2015 [Online]
• Questions d'argent finances personnelles - TVA|Argent, September 17, 2015 [Video][Interview clip with Simon Charbonneau begins at 5:48 mark]
• Educational Investment - Canadian Underwriter, September 2015 [Online]
• Anchoring an adjuster's education - Claims Canada, August-September 2015 [PDF]
• Head of the Class - Insurance People, September 2015 [PDF]
• Report shows Canadian p&c industry endorses CIP designation - Thompson's World Insurance News, September 14, 2015 [PDF]
• Bryan Bedford named CIP Society's emerging leader for 2015  - Canadian Underwriter, September 10, 2015 [Online]
• linstitut-dassurance-fait-evaluer-son-programme-de-paa-par-le-conference-board - Journal de L'Assurance, August 25, 2015 [Online]
• The easy way to earn an extra $8,000 - Insurance Business Canada, August 20, 2015 [Online]
• Insurers benefit from CIP program, says study - Insurance Business Canada, August 19, 2015 [Online]
• Virtually all surveyed p&c employers endorse CIP designation, but post-secondary graduates have limited knowledge of industry - Canadian Underwriter, August 19, 2015 [Online] • The CIP designation can bring in an extra $8,000 a year - CI-Top Broker, August 18, 2015 [Online]
Institute to offer new courses for CIP grads - Thompson's World Insurance News, July 6, 2015 [PDF]
Insurance Institute to offer new certification programs - Insurance Business, June 19, 2015 [Online]
• Managing Cyber Threats - Canadian Underwriter, May 2015 [Online]
Cyber risk implications in Canadian insurance - CI-Top Broker, May 29, 2015 [Online]
• Lack of cyber data a current barrier to more comprehensive offerings - Canadian Underwriter, May 29, 2015 [Online]
• Reporting requirements, new view of cyber risk can help build resiliency - Canadian Underwriter, May 29, 2015 [Online]
Institute aiming to establish cyber risk framework - Thompson's World Insurance News, May 25, 2015 [PDF]
• Insurance Institute of Canada report encourages p&c organizations to build cyber resiliency; cites business opportunity in expanding coverage - Canadian Underwriter, May 19, 2015 [Online]
• Shutting down the power grid via cyberspace could occur within five to 10 years, new cyber risk report suggests - Canadian Underwriter, May 19, 2015 [Online]
Mentoring resource - Insurance People, March 2015 [PDF]
IBC, Institute offering anti-fraud seminars - Thompson's World Insurance News, March 2, 2015 [PDF]
Fraud seminars to raise awareness - Insurance Business, February 25, 2015 [Online]
• Insurance Institute, IBC host fraud seminars in five Canadian cities in March - Canadian Underwriter, February 24, 2015 [Online]
Institute explores new trends - Thompson's World Insurance News, January 26, 2015 [PDF]
Rebooting Education - Canadian Underwriter, January 2015 [PDF]
Insurance Institute's 2015 Convocation and Awards Night - CI-Top Broker, January 23, 2015 [Online]
Insurers must cover more catastrophes worldwide or risk being replaced by governments: CEO - Canadian Underwriter, January 20, 2015 [Online]
• Insurance Institute launches new mentoring initiative - Canadian Underwriter, January 16, 2015 [Online]
Institute set to launch new app - Thompson's World Insurance News, January 12, 2015 [PDF]
Mentor program aimed at advancing talent - Thompson's World Insurance News, January 12, 2015 [PDF]
Institute launching new mentoring resource - Thompson's World Insurance News, January 5, 2015 [PDF]

2014

Former Ontario HUB CEO tapped to chair board - Insurance Business, November 14, 2014 [Online]
• Insurance Institute elects new chair of board of governors - Canadian Underwriter, November 12, 2014 [Online]
Institute offering program for executives - Thompson's World Insurance News, November 10, 2014 [PDF]
Innovations in licensing - Insurance People, November 2014 [PDF]
Lepine, Oldfield, Osti win leadership awards - Insurance People, November 2014 [PDF]
FCIP Grads - Insurance People, November 2014 [PDF]
Metrolinx risk manager addresses Lowes event - Thompson's World Insurance News, November 3, 2014 [PDF]
• Lessons from Metrolinx on risk management - Insurance Business, October 30, 2014 [Online]
Insurance Institute of Ontario announces insurance education fund scholarship recipients - Canadian Underwriter, October 29, 2014 [Online]
The Insurance Institute sends brokers back to school - CI-Top Broker, October 2014 [Online]
Metrolinx manager to talk risk Oct. 29 - Insurance Business, October 16, 2014 [Online]
Moves & Views – Canadian Underwriter, October 2014 [PDF]
Insurance Institute to start computer-based CIP exams, program for non-insurance leaders – Canadian Underwriter, September 26, 2014 [Online]
Institute plans new programs - Thompson's World Insurance News, September 29, 2014 [PDF]
CIP Society announces National leadership Award honourees for 2014 - Canadian Underwriter, September 17, 2014 [Online]
Institute names first-track grads - Thompson's World Insurance News, September 15, 2014 [PDF]
First of the new-track FCIP grads announced - Insurance Business, September 4, 2014 [Online]
Partnering for Success – Insurance People, September 2014 [Online-Page 72]
A New Recipe for Developing Leaders – HRPA Today, August 1, 2014 [Online]
Who to ask? – Canadian Underwriter, August 2014 [PDF]
How do we grow and nurture young talent? - Insurance Business, June 2014 [Online-Video]
New FCIP program draws high praise from graduates - Thompson's World Insurance News, June 23, 2014 [PDF]
Training a new generation of insurance professionals - Insurance Business, June 2014 [Online]
The next generation - Insurance Business, June 2014 [Online-Video]
Get Smart - Canadian Underwriter, May 2014 [PDF]
Capitalizing on Change – Canadian Underwriter, May 2014 [PDF]
Coincidental Run-in - Canadian Underwriter, May 2014 [PDF]
UK resident earns CIP - Insurance People, May 2014 [PDF]
• Crawford Canada CEO urges industry to work with competitors on overland flooding - Canadian Underwriter, May 14, 2014 [PDF]
The best laid plans - CI-Top Broker, May 14, 2014 [Online]
CEO addressing Institute – Thompson's World Insurance News, May 12, 2014 [PDF]
Telematics bringing fundamental change - Thompson's World Insurance News, April 2014 [PDF]
Insurers' efforts go unrecognized - Thompson's World Insurance News, April 2014 [PDF]
• Carriers 'mitigating' flood exposure after 2013 Alberta disaster: Western Financial CEO - Canadian Underwriter, April 2014 [Online]
Industry needs common ground on flood insurance: CIP Symposium – CI-Top Broker, April 2014 [Online]
• Insurance industry must carefully consider consumer needs: Swiss Re Canada CEO - Canadian Underwriter, April 2014 [Online]
• Desjardins expects some big players to be part of insurance landscape in the future - Canadian Underwriter, April 2014 [Online]
Big data holds risks, opportunities: CIP Symposium speakers - CI-Top Broker, April 2014 [Online]
People First - Canadian Underwriter, April 2014 [PDF]
CIP Society--Annual Fellows' Reception - Canadian Underwriter, April 2014 [PDF]
Brokers need to focus message on cyber liability: Marsh CEO - Insurance Business, April 2014 [Online]
Hidden Talent - Canadian Underwriter, January 2014 [PDF]

Media Releases

 

2014

IIC elects new board, November 2014 [PDF]
FCIP Grads, November 2014 [PDF]
Metrolinx risk manager to speak about transit risk and insurance, October 2014 [PDF]
It's Time to Recognize Our Industry Leaders , September 2014 [PDF]
Institute celebrates its first new-track FCIP grads, September 2014 [PDF]
It's time to recognize our Industry leaders, March 2014 [PDF]

2013 

2013 GTA Fellow of Distinction Award recipients, December 2013 [PDF]
• 2013 Education Awards - Telegraph Journal/Times & Transcript, November 2013 [PDF]
• Youth movement on rise in Canada's insurance industry - Globe & Mail, November 2013 [PDF]
• Instructor Certification Program: learning how to educate - Insurance West, November 2013 [PDF] 
• Best foot forward: Brand and reputation in the P&C sector – Claims Canada, October/November 2013 [PDF]  
Insurance Institute of Canada elects new board members, November 2013 [PDF]
2013 Lowes Fund Scholarship recipients, October 2013 [PDF]
Value in consistency - Canadian Underwriter, October 2013 [PDF]
Lowes Fund Breakfast, October 2013 [PDF]
National Leadership Awards, September 2013 [PDF]
FCIP Self-Assessment Quiz, September 2013 [PDF]
• Learning best practices - Canadian Insurance-Top Broker, July 2013 [PDF]
Insurance career possibilities becoming more visible - Thompson's World Insurance News, July 2013 [PDF];
Real-world challenges examined by FCIP candidates, June 2013 [PDF]
Well educated insurance people deliver better customer service, say Canadians, February 2013 [PDF]
Findings reveal industry recruitment has alleviated pending retirements, but is it enough?, February 2013 [PDF]
Senior industry executives highlight benefits of FCIP program, January 2013 [PDF]

2012

Professional development key to success in a demanding industry - Insurance West, November 2012 [PDF]
•  Demographic Research seminars coming soon, November 2012 [PDF]
•  Insurance professionals provided a foundation for innovative and proactive solutions to emerging issues, Oct 2012 [PDF]
•  CIP Society announces 2012 National Leadership Award recipients, September 2012 [PDF]
•  Launch of new adjuster training program to fill knowledge gap: Understanding Serious Injury, February 2012 [PDF]
•  Insurance professionals to lock in and turn the key to success (National Education Week 2012), Jan 2012 [PDF]

2011 and before

•  The business of insurance: why ERM knowledge is vital for insurance industry leaders, October 2011 [PDF]
•  CIP Society announces the 2011 National Leadership Award Recipients, September 2011 [PDF]
•  Forecasted financial knowledge gap for future industry leaders addressed by Insurance Institute, April 2011 [PDF]
•  A celebration of education in the insurance industry, March 2011 [PDF]
•  The CIP Society introduces the 2010 National Leadership Award Recipients, September 2010 [PDF]
•  Tomorrow’s industry leaders begin strategic preparation, September 2010 [PDF]
•  National Education Week 2010 a success, March 2010 [PDF]
•  New FCIP opens for registration in June, March 2010 [PDF]
•  Second annual Insurance Institute National Education Week, Jan 2010 [PDF]
•  Insurance Institute to launch new FCIP Program in 2010, November 2009 [PDF]
•  CIP Society National Leadership Award Winners, October 2009 [PDF]
•  A Demographic Analysis Part II: Recruitment and Retention Issues in the P&C Insurance Industry in Canada, 2009 [PDF]
•  First ever Insurance Institute National Education Week, January 2009 [PDF]
•  Largest Participation to Date in “Feed the Minds of Youth”, November 2008 [PDF]
•  Insurance Institute Launches First Ever National Billboard Campaign, June 2008 [PDF]
•  Final Report Released: A demographic analysis of the P&C insurance industry in Canada 2007 to 2017, May 2008 [PDF]

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