Josh Recamara

Josh Recamara

Josh is a business journalist for Insurance Business. He is a Journalism graduate with nearly a decade of experience in business journalism, previously serving as a news writer for a major US financial market information provider and then as an editor for a US-based newswire.

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Canada's wildfires add new complexity for insurers as tariffs and adjuster shortages collide

Canada's wildfires add new complexity for insurers as tariffs and adjuster shortages collide

The smoke event adds to a wildfire period already testing Canada's insurance industry, with losses still climbing from 2023's record-breaking fires

Sagicor Financial receives ratings upgrades from AM Best

Sagicor Financial receives ratings upgrades from AM Best

ivari's credit rating fully recovers as AM Best upgrades Sagicor Financial and its subsidiaries.

Prairie storms add $728 million to Canada's flood bill as national backstop misses launch target

Prairie storms add $728 million to Canada's flood bill as national backstop misses launch target

IBC renews call for flood action as Canada's national insurance backstop remains stalled.

Sedgwick appoints specialty technical lead for delegated authority in Canada

Sedgwick appoints specialty technical lead for delegated authority in Canada

85% of A&E professional liability carriers report rising claims severity as Sedgwick builds out its Canadian delegated authority technical capability

CSA cybersecurity review finds gaps at registered firms, issues updated guidance

CSA cybersecurity review finds gaps at registered firms, issues updated guidance

The findings arrive as OSFI similarly tightens cyber expectations for federally regulated insurers and banks under its own guideline framework

Equipment tracking gaps cost Canadian operators millions annually, Samsara study finds

Equipment tracking gaps cost Canadian operators millions annually, Samsara study finds

New Samsara data lands as Canadian carriers tighten underwriting standards for asset and cargo visibility

CNA Canada appoints Malin Balasooriya to lead National Accounts Casualty

CNA Canada appoints Malin Balasooriya to lead National Accounts Casualty

The AIG and Berkshire Hathaway veteran takes on the newly renamed portfolio as CNA sharpens its focus on complex casualty risk

RECO launches continuing education course on professional liability insurance

RECO launches continuing education course on professional liability insurance

New course arrives roughly a year after RECO's professional indemnity program paid out consumer deposit and commission protection claims tied to the iPro matter

IB TALK

Tariffs, resilience, and housing demand are the forces reshaping construction risk

Navacord's Robert Beeston breaks down how these pressures are colliding to change how construction risk gets priced and placed

How trucking risk is evolving in Canada – from cargo theft to driver training to broker liability

NFP's Randy Ramkissoon says one GPS tracker isn't enough anymore – thieves know where to look, and the claims are getting more severe

Canadian businesses know their nat cat exposure – they just don't know what it means

BFL Canada's Hector Plascencia says the gap between identifying a risk and actually understanding its business impact is where most organizations fall short

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