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What’s more dangerous, being a man or a woman?
What’s more dangerous, being a man or a woman?
Category: Trends
The 100 most sustainable corporations
From its inception on February 1, 2005 to December 31, 2011, the Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations has achieved a total return of 41.70%, outperforming its benchmark, (the MSCI All Country World Index at 29.30%) by more than 11%, says Corporate Knights report
What are CEOs feeling about the global economy?
By ILSTV Staff on Jan 26, 2012 in Ask The Expert, Canadian Economy, Featured, Risk Management, Trends
“Nearly half (48%) of the 1,258 CEOs polled worldwide believe the global economy will decline even further in the next 12 months.” PwC Annual Global CEO Survey
Digital Banking to be the main way customers interact with banks by 2015: Report
Digital banking is set to overtake branch networks as the main way customers interact with their bank by 2015.
What’s more dangerous, sunburns or frostbite?
What’s more dangerous, sunburns or frostbite?
Insurers can profit in tough economy by focusing on growth, excellence and innovation
Deloitte report says ongoing global economic challenges will make it difficult for insurers to generate growth and profits over the short- and long-term, but growth is possible
Average age of vehicles on the road reaches record high
The average age of a car in the U.S. last year was 11.1 years, while the average truck was 10.4 years old. In 1995, the average age of a car was 8.4 years and the average for a truck was 8.3 years
It’s lonely at the top: Half of CEOs report feeling isolated
Fifty percent of all CEOs report experiencing loneliness in the role, and of this group, 61% believe that the isolation hinders their performance
Are the roles of women changing in the surety & construction industries?
By ILSTV Staff on Jan 16, 2012 in Canadian Insurance, Featured, Human Resources, Restoration, Trends
“When I started in the surety industry lo those many years ago, it was very, very much a man’s world.”
Sheila Thompson
What’s more dangerous: buses or trains?
What’s more dangerous, buses or trains?
The Co-operators’ Kathy Bardswick on the role of co-operatives
“Cooperatives are a reminder to the international community that it is possible to pursue both economic viability and social responsibility.” UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon
Direct mail from insurers drops 11 percent in 2011
By ILSTV Staff on Jan 06, 2012 in Trends
Direct mail volume to consumers from life, health and property and casualty insurers dropped 11 percent in the third quarter of 2011 compared to the same period in 2010
What’s more dangerous, dog bites or snake bites?
What’s more dangerous, dog bites or snake bites?
Be Part of History
We are gathering information for our interactive timeline on the history of the Canadian insurance industry.
Aging baby boomers helping change face of Canada’s housing market: CMHC
“Aging households will support continued growth in condominium markets. We can also expect to see growing demand for home adaptations … (and) the number of seniors in institutions would increase by a factor of almost two and a half.”
Reality check: retirement plans and expectations
By ILSTV Staff on Jan 05, 2012 in Trends
Retired Canadians are spending their time in a much different fashion than how soon-to-be retired Canadians expect they will be spending their retirement years
‘Pragmatic’ is 2011′s Word of the Year
By ILSTV Staff on Dec 30, 2011 in Trends
2011’s list includes pragmatic and ambivalence, words that are not associated with any one event but reflect a mood
Famously Wrong Predictions
The New York Times, in 1936, wrote “A rocket will never be able to leave the Earth’s atmosphere.”
Five emerging technologies that will change your life
The gap between science fiction and science fact is closing. IBM’s five technologies that will change your life over the next five years.
