The Co-operators launches mobile app for clients to access and manage...
Guelph, Ont.-based The Co-operators announced on Thursday that it has launched a new mobile app providing clients with a “quick, easy and secure way” to access and manage their insurance information....
View ArticleU.S.-based DrivSafe launches mobile telematics app in Canada
DrivSafe, a Boston, Mass.-based mobile telematics solutions company that specializes in telematics and analytics for the auto insurance industry, has announced the launch of its mobile app in Canada....
View ArticleIBM and SecureKey Technologies to deliver blockchain-based network for...
IBM and SecureKey Technologies, an identity and authentication provider company, announced on Monday that they are joining forces to “enable a new digital identity and attribute sharing network” based...
View Article42% of global CEOs have begun digital business transformation: Gartner
More than four in 10 CEOs around the globe have begun the process of digital business transformation, according to a new study from Gartner, Inc., an information technology research and advisory...
View ArticleIntact Insurance launches my Driving Discount program in Alberta
Good drivers in Alberta will now have access to an Intact Insurance driving discount program that allows them to save as much as 25% on their auto insurance premiums. The my Driving Discount program...
View ArticleVancouver mobile app development company launches pilot program to protect...
eBrake Technologies Inc., a mobile app development company founded in Vancouver in June 2016, announced on Wednesday a pilot program that will offer a smartphone app designed to prevent distracted...
View ArticleAccidental damage insurance provider ‘forced to bypass insurers,’ plans 2018...
A firm once described by its co-founder as being “on the lunatic fringe” of the insurtech market plans to provide, in Canada, insurance covering consumer items for accidental damage, loss and theft...
View ArticleDoes your claims app verify the car crash photos you’re getting?
A car crashes into a hydro pole. The driver takes pictures of the damage on a mobile device and sends the photos to the insurer through an app to start a claim. How does the insurer know the photos...
View ArticleMobile app resolves Aviva’s auto claims 20-40% faster in trial tests
Aviva Canada auto policyholders whose vehicles get damaged in accidents can get their claims processed by taking pictures and uploading them to a mobile app, Aviva Canada announced recently. The app,...
View ArticleMobile app offers an ounce of prevention to P&C insurance consumers
As Canada’s wireless providers prepare to provide mandatory smartphone alerts for natural disasters and other emergencies, Desjardins General Insurance Group (DGIG) will soon allow its customers access...
View ArticleNew mobile app from Zurich released at 2016 RIMS to help companies assess,...
SAN DIEGO – Zurich Insurance Group is unveiling a new mobile app this week at the 2016 RIMS Conference and Exhibition which the company reports will enable customers to perform their own on-site risk...
View ArticleKanetix Ltd. partners with ClientDesk to help insurance industry engage with...
Kanetix Ltd. has partnered with ClientDesk Inc. to offer a new insurance solution to insurance providers, intermediaries and their customers – a mobile self-service technology for policyholders that...
View ArticleMobile app benefits discussed at Insurance Analytics Canada conference
As one of the brokerages that was “significantly affected” by the Fort McMurray wildfires, Sharp Insurance was able to contact every single one of its clients using analytics, attendees to the...
View ArticleApp Flap
Mobile application developers can do plenty to reduce the security risk of their apps. That said, information security also depends on the devices themselves, which, unfortunately, are not always...
View ArticleU.K. penetration testing firm hacks into SUV through mobile app
United Kingdom-based Pen Test Partners LLP said recently that it has hacked into a Mitsubishi Outlander plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) through a mobile app. Pen Test Partners said in a blog...
View ArticleProvince of Alberta introduces new website, improved mobile app to help...
The government of Alberta has introduced a new website and updated mobile app to help “keep Albertans informed and allow municipalities to respond faster and more efficiently if conditions change.”...
View ArticleSaskatchewan launches new public emergency app and website
The province of Saskatchewan has launched the new SaskAlert mobile app and SaskAlert.ca website to “connect residents across the province with the information they need when an emergency strikes.” The...
View ArticleCapitalizing on Analytics
Time will bring more and more data. But to truly understand and reap the benefits, information needs to be properly analyzed. First-movers are expected to realize the biggest advantage and chart their...
View ArticleNew mobile app issues verbal safety warnings to Edmonton drivers
The City of Edmonton has launched a new mobile app that warns drivers of school zones, speed limit changes and high collision locations. City of Edmonton Councillor Dave Loken said in a press release...
View ArticleNew mobile app allows policyholders to self-serve auto, property insurance...
KTX Insurance Brokers Ltd. is looking to respond to consumer demand to interact online with the launch of a new mobile app that allows policyholders to access both advice from licensed brokers and...
View ArticleHOW PROACTIVE ARE YOUR CLIENTS’ CYBER RISK STRATEGIES?
With cybersecurity spending expected to exceed US$1 trillion, it’s clear more businesses than ever before are realizing the need to invest in their cyber defenses. “Yet throwing money at a problem is...
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