Julie Dickson delivers warning to actuaries and insurers: time to “raise the bar”

The actuarial profession needs to do more. If it does not, others will take its place. This is the message Julie Dickson…

LIFE INSURANCE | August 19 2011 07:11PM
Actuaries’ challenge: convincing insurers to improve risk management

The president of the Canadian Institute of Actuaries acknowledges that the actuarial profession needs to improve if it w…

LIFE INSURANCE | August 19 2011 07:09PM
New accounting standards threaten some insurance products

The new International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) may cause upheaval in the life insurance industry that includ…

HEALTH | February 12 2010 04:23PM
Industry still faces challenges as it deals with financial crisis fallout

A panel of insurance executives say they are pleased with the way the industry has weathered the recent financial storm,…

LIFE INSURANCE | November 12 2009 05:47PM
Insurers fight reinsurers to keep guaranteed premiums alive

If Canadians have come to expect guaranteed premiums for their critical illness insurance, will they continue to get the…

LIFE INSURANCE | March 20 2003 05:11PM
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Embedded value too subjective, too complex for the average investor

It’s become a widely accepted technique for assessing the market value of life insurance companies throughout Europe, an…

LIFE INSURANCE | October 20 2001 07:38PM
New seg fund capital requirements shake the market

The entire segregated fund industry is preparing for the imminent announcement by the Office of the Superintendent of Fi…

LIFE INSURANCE | August 20 2000 08:58PM