Who Owns Whom – Life & Health Insurance in Canada

April 15, 2017

The variety of life insurance companies in Canada is not what it appears to be in the Canadian market. From a consumer perspective, there are nearly 50 life and health insurance providers, but the reality is a bit different.

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Markerstudy Insurance

Markerstudy Insurance Services Limited (MISL) is the Underwriting Division of the Markerstudy Group. With a strong presence in the UK motor insurance market, we specialise in niche motor cover, where our solid market knowledge and experience enables us to create highly targeted products for sectors such as: young drivers, high performance/high value cars, Japanese imports, kit cars, unusual occupations, accident/conviction records, taxis and driving schools - to name but a few.

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Why Does My Insurance Go Up?

Infographic | February 4, 2020

Do you know the difference between a Hard Insurance Market vs a Soft Insurance Market and the impact it has on your insurance rates? Check out the info-graphic below explaining the difference between the two. Soft insurance markets tend to lead to good conditions for buying insurance, while hard markets tend to lead to the opposite or bad conditions for buying insurance, IE higher costs. What market are we currently in you ask? In short, we are currently in a soft insurance market that is beginning to harden.

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Interesting cyberattacks of 2019 that all reinsures Should Know About

Infographic | January 23, 2020

With the number of cyber-attacks on the rise, it’s natural to think that this increase of cyber-attacks is due to new actors and technological developments, said Yakir Golan, the CEO of Kovrr, the Tel Aviv-based provider of predictive cyber risk modeling solutions. “The truth of the matter is, cyber attacks are very often a modified version of an old attack. Whether it’s the same attack vector, same tools or the same vulnerability with a new exploitation, similar types of attacks, methods and techniques are likely to reappear in the near future and re/insurers should be prepared and on the lookout for how they can affect their portfolios,” added Golan.

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Why Invest in Customer Care in Your Insurance Business

Infographic | March 6, 2020

Companies choose to outsource some of their business processes as it helps reduce operational costs. The outsourcing industry also created thousands of jobs to help people. In fact, a huge percent of the working class is working on various BPO companies around the world. If it has pros, it also has its fair share of cons which business owners can avoid if they take effort in choosing the right service provider.

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DISRUPT OR BE DISRUPTED: Clearing the Path to Digital Transformation

Infographic | January 24, 2020

Digital transformation in the insurance industry is real, led by InsurTech startups that are demonstrating how the creative application of innovative technology can deliver the products, services and overall experience customers want from every business they connect with. Agents and employees, as well, want a modern way to access, share and work with information, and a complete view of their customers at any time.

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The Growing Importance of Insurance BPO Services in 2021

Infographic | August 25, 2021

Emerging from a prevailing pandemic, the industry has to face few upfront hallenges. Some of these include risk management, claims management in the backdrop of the Covid 19 pandemic, digital innovation etc. These challenges will prompt the relevance of insurance BPO in 2021. In this infographic, we look at the role of BPOs inghe insurance sector this year.

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WHAT ACCOUNTS FOR THE GROWTH IN PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE SPENDING?

Infographic | March 5, 2020

Hospital care is the largest contributor to commercial health insurance spending growth - 42% of the increase since 2016. The growth in spending due to hospitals is more than twice that of the growth due to physician services and administrative costs, and ten times that of prescription drugs and nursing care. Efforts to control spending should consider how drivers of spending growth are linked to better patient care and chronic disease management.

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Markerstudy Insurance

Markerstudy Insurance Services Limited (MISL) is the Underwriting Division of the Markerstudy Group. With a strong presence in the UK motor insurance market, we specialise in niche motor cover, where our solid market knowledge and experience enables us to create highly targeted products for sectors such as: young drivers, high performance/high value cars, Japanese imports, kit cars, unusual occupations, accident/conviction records, taxis and driving schools - to name but a few.

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