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Emerging risks: 16 potential threats to the industry

By Kate McCaffery | June 13, 2024, 10:40 a.m.

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Emerging risks are those that are new and challenging and difficult to quantify.

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Supplementary health insurance

Overuse of oral corticosteroids found in patients with severe asthma

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Prince Edward Island encouraged to regulate podiatrists

More nurse practitioners needed to work in primary care

Life Insurance

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Life insurance application activity rises in Canada

Health education needed to change behaviours

P&C Insurance

Population at risk of flooding increases faster than total population gains

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Auto theft figures dip but remain well above historical levels

Lessons learned from the Crowdstrike outage

Business insurance

Many companies unaware of legislated cyber obligations

Investment in cyber resilience on a downward trend

Businesses increasingly targeted by fraudsters

Artificial intelligence usage increases among Canadian businesses

Cyberrisks

Business and technology consolidation creating opportunities for cyber criminals

Brokers concerned about SME Cybersecurity

Global outage will have limited impact on insurance

Business email compromise claims an often-overlooked threat

SWISS RE

Pandemic-related excess mortality expected to linger for years

Marine insurers particularly exposed to geopolitical risks

U.S. liability risks expanding rapidly

Global reinsurers saw positive underwriting results in 2023

Distribution

Increasing diversity in Canada requires a growing awareness among advisors

Gig workers largely underinsured

Dental office jobs have rebounded since pandemic

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Special risks

Industry association warns of insurability crisis

Psychiatric conditions and metabolic syndromes linked

Agent sanctioned for suitability concerns and poor record keeping

Canadians struggling with burnout are less likely to view their employers favourably

Cyberrisks

Ways to mitigate damage caused by breaches

Coalition reviews 2023 claims results

Multi-factor authentication: not a silver bullet

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Climate changes

CEOs say environmental, social and governance issues are their top priority

Canadian attribution system analyzes August heat wave events

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Population growth continues to decouple from emissions trends