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Toronto, ON (Feb. 18, 2026) – The Insurance Brokers Association of Canada (IBAC) is proud to announce the official launch of the new and improved Canadian Accredited Insurance Broker (CAIB) program. CAIB has been at the forefront of broker education for over 40 years. The CAIB designation is a distinguished nationally recognized credential that signifies a broker with the in-depth knowledge and expertise to serve Canadians with professionalism and integrity. CAIB New Edition 1.0 builds on this strong reputation, elevating broker education, with new and up to date content that is relevant, practical, and aligned with the real-life situations brokers face with their clients every day. A learner-centred approach and flexible formats give students choice in their learning experience. State-of-the-art instructional design and interactive features increase engagement and significantly improve how knowledge is retained and applied. It’s education by brokers, for brokers, that meets the needs of the modern student in the digital age. “Today’s insurance broker is tech savvy and continuously on the go, so we’re meeting them where they are – and that’s online,” said Peter Braid, IBAC CEO. “IBAC is committed to providing excellent educational programming that will generate confident, competent brokers who are equipped to provide...

L’Unique Insurance — now available on the platform Quebec City, QC (Mar. 10, 2026) – QuickFacts is pleased to announce the launch of its personal lines offering in Québec, with the ambition of simplifying brokers’ work. As a tool for brokers, built by brokers, QuickFacts brings the power of comparative rating to the product level. The platform allows brokers to generate side-by-side product feature and coverage comparisons from multiple carriers, with easy access to current manuals, bulletins, forms, decline rules, binding guidelines and more. This means a significant reduction in research time for brokers to find the best product and coverage solutions for their customers’ unique needs. QuickFacts partnered with Orbite as their pilot in Quebec. Orbite was an ideal partner as they already had the rest of their team leveraging QuickFacts in other provinces. They helped support the Quebec launch from day one, testing the experience in-market and giving early feedback to make sure it worked smoothly for their team and others that follow. “We worked with QuickFacts in Ontario and were excited to support their launch in Quebec. Our Quebec team were impressed with the QuickFacts solution and excited to have French underwriting information in one place and...

Cyberattacks on Vehicles are a Serious Threat HSB Commercial Cyber for Auto covers damage to systems and data when work vehicles are hacked Key protection pays for lost business income from vehicle cyberattacks Additional coverage includes towing, transportation, and loss of use Toronto, ON (Feb. 18, 2026) – HSB is pleased to announce a new cyber insurance coverage that protects internet-connected commercial vehicles from hackers and pays for lost business income resulting from cyberattacks. HSB Commercial Cyber for Auto also covers cyber extortion, identity theft, and includes alternative transportation when targeted work vehicles can’t be operated. “Cyberattacks on commercial vehicles are a real and growing threat,” said Eric Hendricksen, commercial cyber practice lead for HSB, part of Munich Re Group. “With millions of connected commercial cars and trucks on the road, cybercriminals could hack into apps and automobile connections. Business owners need to get ahead of this emerging risk to data security, operations, and vehicle safety.” Comprehensive Protection for Commercial Fleets HSB Commercial Cyber for Auto is designed to help small and medium-sized businesses recover from disruptions caused by auto-related cyberattacks. Coverage for commercial vehicles includes: Cyberattacks, including damage to the vehicle’s systems, devices, or data from a malware attack....

Collaboration provides shared analytical foundation for helping to bridge the gap between sustainability, insurance and financial modeling for industries including banking, asset management, and real estate investment Jersey City, NJ (Feb. 17, 2026) – S&P Global Energy, the leading independent provider of information, analytics and benchmark prices for the commodities, energy and energy expansion and transition markets, and a division of S&P Global, and Verisk, a leading strategic data analytics and technology partner to the global insurance industry, are pleased to announce a new data-sharing collaboration designed to provide climate catastrophe exposure data and insights for the financial and insurance sectors. For the first time, powered by differentiating data from both companies, these sectors will be enabled to quantify the insured and uninsured financial impacts of future climate and near-term natural catastrophe events, creating a new industry benchmark for climate risk intelligence. Catastrophic events such as the recent record-setting losses from natural hazards underscore the urgent need for robust, forward-looking risk analytics to safeguard assets and support sustainable growth. This collaboration between two leading risk and data analytics providers helps to fill a critical gap in the market—offering a strong, auditable foundation for both insurance and financial institutions to manage climate...