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Supreme Court makes ruling on downloading music and copyright laws
The act of downloading a musical work does not fall within the law’s definition of a ‘public performance’ of that work.
Category: Trends
New study sheds light on personal cost of auto insurance across Canada
“Drivers in BC, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba should be asking why their governments have eliminated consumer choice and are forcing them to purchase auto insurance at rates higher than necessary.” Neil Mohindra
Parents Struggling with Work Life Balance
“Moms and dads also need to invest time in their own physical health to ensure that they live a longer, healthy life with their families”
RBC Insurance Study
Virtual Teams Can Reduce Costs
Virtual teams can integrate remote workers, mobile employees, independent works, or outsourced service members.
What the colour of our car says about us
Canadians choose core classic colours for their cars: silver dominates while black, blue and then red follow distantly. White, a global favourite, just doesn’t cut it on our messy roads
What’s more dangerous, your parent or your child?
Statistically speaking, your annual risk that your child will kill you is slightly over one in a million.
Auto theft in Canada funding terrorist activities
Evidence suggests money from auto theft organized crime rings are funding nefarious activities such as drug and gun running and terrorist activities.
Today’s Dadmobile
View the video here on your mobile device. As the back-to-school battle gets into full swing, parents across the country are arming their cars with school books, sport equipment and dance gear. But today’s carpool wars are not just the domain of the soccer mom and the minivan. A new survey – commissioned by Chevrolet [...]
Insurance agent an underrated job
By ILSTV Staff on Sep 23, 2011 in Trends
CareerCast.com report examines top 12 underrated professions based on income, stress, danger, physical demands, and outlook
Did the stars align for your career path?
Does being an only child give you a better shot at a C-level position? CareerBuilder survey examines how birth order, siblings and astrology may impact pay, title and profession
Top five technology priorities for P&C insurers
Underwriting solutions, consumer portals among top technologies insurance carriers are investing in to maintain growth and create market differentiation, finds IVANS study
Women in insurance still face leadership challenges
Nearly half of survey respondents report that 5 percent or less of senior management in their organizations are women; stress need for training, mentoring
Canadians believe working part-time is not a career killer
In Canada, 69% of male employees and 65% of female respondents state they do not believe working part time is possible in a management position.
Meet the world’s longest cat and other strange wonders in the new Guinness World Records Book
At 48.5 inches long, Mymains Stewart Gilligan, aka Stewie, is the world’s longest domestic cat.
Canadians keeping up with the Joneses when it comes to debt
Canadians feel that they are in better debt shape than their friends and family, says RBC poll
World’s largest public corporations embracing ‘green’ initiatives
Sixty-eight percent of the world’s largest companies have climate change at the heart of business strategies, compared with 48% in 2010.
Specialty insurers achieve superior underwriting performance
“Specialist insurers have about 40 percent of the market … and there has long been a perception in the industry that specialization can lead to higher margins,” said Clint Harris, analyst at Conning Research & Consulting
Men happier than women with their work-life balance
Survey finds men are 25 percent happier at work than women and eight percent happier at home
Online banking preferred payment option for Canadians
Less than half of Canadians (43%) take advantage of pre-authorized payments, only 8% use mobile banking and only 28% use automated savings programs
