TORONTO — One in four anglophone Canadians have cut the cord and no longer pay for a traditional TV service, while just over half are Netflix users, according to a report by the Media Technology Monitor. Based on telephone surveys with 4,156 Canadians conducted by Forum Research Inc., between Sept. 27, 2017 and Dec. 8, […]
NEW YORK — Facebook executive Andrew Bosworth says he didn’t agree with a provocative memo leaked to Buzzfeed in which he describes the company’s mentality to grow and connect people at all costs. Bosworth, who goes by “Boz,” said on Twitter Thursday that he didn’t agree with the post even when he wrote it. In […]
IDC Worldsource Insurance Network announced March 28 that Phil Marsillo has been appointed the company’s president effective April 2. The managing general agency also announced that Ron Madzia will be retiring effective June 30....
Sun Life Financial released its 2017 Sustainability Report and its 2017 Public Accountability Statement this week, which highlight the company’s progress in four key areas of focus. Life Insurance Blog
Mississauga, ON (Mar. 28, 2018) – Zycomp Systems Ltd. today announced its plans to integrate CSIO’s My Proof of Insurance eDelivery solution with the Power Broker Management System and make it available in upcoming...
Claims solutions that can stand alone and integrate with other core systems are a key opportunity for life insurance carriers: Aite Group Boston, MA (Mar. 28, 2018) – Aite Group’s newest report, Life Insurance...
New mobile platform delivers usage-based protection Toronto, ON (Mar. 27, 2018) – Travel Guard Group Canada, Inc., an AIG company, has launched an innovative travel insurance app allowing Canadian customers (except Quebec residents) to...
A Continued Focus on Agent/Broker With Big Shifts All Around AI, Data and Analytics New SMA Blog Deb Smallwood, Founder & CEO, Strategy Meets Action Boston, MA (Mar. 27, 2018) – SMA has tracked...
LOS ANGELES — Scientists haven’t rendered a verdict on whether coffee is good or bad for you but a California judge has. He says coffee sellers in the state should have to post cancer warnings. The culprit is a chemical produced in the bean roasting process that is a known carcinogen and has been at […]
Kevin Carmichael: It’s a puzzle how the federal government, Ontario and Quebec could present financial plans that would do little, if anything, to offset what Trump is doing to business sentiment