With this deal, the insurer has entered a new line of business.

The company published its quarterly and annual results Feb. 7.

It responds to queries in almost natural language, thanks to generative artificial intelligence.

Hub International has bought a brokerage in the Greater Toronto Area.

In Canada and abroad, financial and professional lines of business declined in 2023.

Insurance is a social good which needs to be promoted.

Investment not expected to pick up until Bank of Canada begins making interest rate cuts.