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IIC in the news
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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