Staff | July 24, 2020 The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is updating its policy on sustainable investing to reflect an increased conviction in the importance of environmental, social and governance risks and opportunities. “ESG considerations are inextricably...
Staff | July 24, 2020 Quebec has published new draft regulations aimed at helping the administrators of supplemental pension plans to navigate the coronavirus pandemic. The proposed regulations would allow plan members to maintain their active membership in a supplemental...
Staff | July 24, 2020 Mercer Canada is appointing Teresa Palandra as leader of its wealth business. Palandra will be in charge of investment, wealth management and retirement services and solutions for the Canadian market. She’s taking over from...
Jamar Cobb-Dennard, a business broker at Indiana Business Advisors, discusses how emotional intelligence affects racial relations in a National African American Insurance Association webinar. Confronting racial bias in the workplace is not just about...
The Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario (FSRA) has published a report detailing complaints of agent misconduct it received from its June 8, 2019 launch to the end of its fiscal year on March...
The Canadian Press | July 23, 2020 The purchase offer for Cirque du Soleil from its secured creditors risks eliminating Quebec’s longstanding presence as a shareholder and causing losses of tens of millions of dollars to...
Staff | July 23, 2020 Navacord Corp. is acquiring Ontario-based firms Selectpath Benefits and Financial Inc. and ProBenefits Consulting Inc., more than doubling its benefits revenue. With a strong presence in Ontario’s southwest, Selectpath specializes in benefits...
Several life insurers are reversing COVID-19 restrictions on underwriting, even as the pandemic continues to infect record numbers of Americans. On June 25, John Hancock resumed issuing policies up to and including age 90....
Montreal, QC (July 21, 2020) – Apollo Insurance Solutions Ltd. (“Apollo”), Canada’s largest online insurance marketplace, has partnered with K&K Insurance Canada to add Special Event and Wedding insurance to the Apollo Exchange’s rapidly...
New Sun eApp fast tracks the life and critical illness insurance process so advisors can help Clients quickly and easily Toronto, ON (July 21, 2020) – At a time when Canadians are thinking about...