{"id":22694,"date":"2024-10-30T16:41:49","date_gmt":"2024-10-30T16:41:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.insurance-canada.ca\/?p=81982"},"modified":"2024-10-30T16:41:49","modified_gmt":"2024-10-30T16:41:49","slug":"wawanesa-insurance-achieves-api-security-standards-certification-safeguarding-data-and-credentials-for-brokers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lifeinsurance-orleans.ca\/index.php\/2024\/10\/30\/wawanesa-insurance-achieves-api-security-standards-certification-safeguarding-data-and-credentials-for-brokers\/","title":{"rendered":"Wawanesa Insurance Achieves API Security Standards Certification, Safeguarding Data and Credentials for Brokers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Toronto, ON (Oct. 29, 2024) \u2013 CSIO is pleased to announce that Wawanesa Insurance has achieved CSIO\u2019s Application Programming Interface (API) Security Standards Certification, demonstrating their commitment to data confidentiality and API endpoint security.<\/p>\n<p>CSIO\u2019s API Security Standards were created in collaboration with insurer and Broker Management System (BMS) vendor members and provide a standard authentication and authorization API model. As an API Security Standards Certified insurer, Wawanesa has verified that all security concerns for API endpoints have been addressed.<\/p>\n<p>With this Certification, Wawanesa\u2019s broker partners are assured that their information remains safe when accessing an API endpoint.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs Wawanesa continues to make investments to meet the ever-evolving needs of our brokers, providing comprehensive security measures is critical to solidifying our position as a technology leader within the insurance industry,\u201d said Cam Muckosky, Vice President, Digital Delivery at Wawanesa. \u201cWe\u2019re proud to support CSIO\u2019s mandate, with this API Security Certification a clear testament to our commitment to shaping the standards for industry connectivity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWawanesa\u2019s Certification reflects their commitment to safe and robust data exchange services,\u201d said Catherine Smola, President &amp; CEO of CSIO. \u201cWith increasingly digitized operations, API Security Standards build broker confidence that their data is safeguarded at all times, ensuring a secure and streamlined business environment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a>In addition to Wawanesa\u2019s API Security Standards Certification, more insurers and BMS vendors are working towards completing their Certification. Download the <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/csio.com\/system\/files\/private-document\/2024-07\/CSIO%20API%20Security%20Certification%20Program%20V1.1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">API Security Standards Certification Document<\/a> to apply.<\/p>\n<p>Learn more about CSIO\u2019s API Security Standards at <a href=\"https:\/\/csio.com\/download-api-security-standards\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">csio.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"smallhead\"><b>About The Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company<\/b><\/h4>\n<p>The Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company, founded in 1896, is one of Canada\u2019s largest mutual insurers, with over $3.5 billion in annual revenue and assets of $10 billion. Wawanesa Mutual, with its National Headquarters in Winnipeg, is the parent company of Wawanesa Life, which provides life insurance products and services throughout Canada, and Western Financial Group, which distributes personal and business insurance across Canada. Wawanesa proudly serves more than 1.7 million members in Canada. The company actively gives back to organizations that strengthen communities, donating more than $3.5 million annually to charitable organizations, including over $2 million annually in support of people on the front lines of climate change. For more information, please visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wawanesa.com\/canada\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">www.wawanesa.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"smallhead\"><b>About Centre for Study of Insurance Operations (CSIO)<\/b><\/h4>\n<p>CSIO is Canada\u2019s industry technology association of property and casualty insurers, vendors and over 43,000 brokers. CSIO is committed to driving innovative solutions that enable the best insurance experience in Canada by overseeing the development, implementation, and maintenance of technology Standards and solutions, such as CSIOnet, eDocs, and My Proof of Insurance. The CSIO XML Standard is licensed to CSIO by ACORD (Association for Cooperative Operations Research and Development). For more information, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.csio.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">www.csio.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"referencetext\"><em>SOURCE: Centre for Study of Insurance Operations (CSIO)<\/em><\/p>\n<p> Tags: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurance-canada.ca\/tag\/api\/\" rel=\"tag\">API<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurance-canada.ca\/tag\/csio\/\" rel=\"tag\">Centre for Study of Insurance Operations (CSIO)<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurance-canada.ca\/tag\/data-standard\/\" rel=\"tag\">data standard<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurance-canada.ca\/tag\/wawanesa\/\" rel=\"tag\">Wawanesa<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Toronto, ON (Oct. 29, 2024) \u2013 CSIO is pleased to announce that Wawanesa Insurance has achieved CSIO\u2019s Application Programming Interface (API) Security Standards Certification, demonstrating their commitment to data confidentiality and API endpoint security.&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[],"tags":[1],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.lifeinsurance-orleans.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22694"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.lifeinsurance-orleans.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.lifeinsurance-orleans.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lifeinsurance-orleans.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lifeinsurance-orleans.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22694"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lifeinsurance-orleans.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22694\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.lifeinsurance-orleans.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22694"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lifeinsurance-orleans.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22694"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lifeinsurance-orleans.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22694"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}