Professional Risks

Brokers are asking for higher social engineering fraud limits

Brokers are asking for higher social engineering fraud limits

Trisura says a $50,000 sublimit can be misleading, and the best control against employee theft might just be a whistleblower hotline

Branislav Urosevic Aug 10, 2026
CUSMA renegotiation hasn't changed trade credit underwriting, but the uncertainty has

CUSMA renegotiation hasn't changed trade credit underwriting, but the uncertainty has

Hub International's Jooste says businesses waiting out the uncertainty rather than managing it proactively are positioning themselves to lose

AI and ESG aren't creating new D&O risks, they're just new routes to old ones, Trisura expert says

AI and ESG aren't creating new D&O risks, they're just new routes to old ones, Trisura expert says

Boards worried about exotic new liabilities from AI and ESG are missing the point, the real exposure is the same old duties of accuracy and oversight, just running through new channels

Canada's professional lines market hasn't bottomed out yet, and reinsurance will say so first

Canada's professional lines market hasn't bottomed out yet, and reinsurance will say so first

Oren Schemool of HDI Global Specialty says premiums are still falling across the board, but the real signal of a market turn will show up in reinsurance treaties long before it hits primary pricing

Halifax dentist's $92,000 embezzlement case highlights a coverage gap professionals often overlook

Halifax dentist's $92,000 embezzlement case highlights a coverage gap professionals often overlook

Sentencing outcome for former office manager draws renewed attention to employee dishonesty coverage

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

The D&O market has softened fast, but the risk is just harder to see in the price

The D&O market has softened fast, but the risk is just harder to see in the price

Trisura's Lesley Rowe says capacity flooded back into directors and officers cover so quickly that adequacy may not be clear until the claims mature years from now

AI hasn't created new risks in film production, just new ways into old ones, BFL's Lindner says

AI hasn't created new risks in film production, just new ways into old ones, BFL's Lindner says

BFL Canada's Nellie Lindner says underwriters won't automatically cover AI use, and a human checking the output is the non-negotiable

A well-run business is no shield against an E&O claim, Westland's Cusano warns

A well-run business is no shield against an E&O claim, Westland's Cusano warns

Because claims turn on a client's subjective expectations, even an unfounded matter can mean years of defence costs and lasting reputational harm

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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