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APR 2019 EDITION event recap: 2019 curling bonspiel PAGE 09. bylaw updates & important changes to the donald m. stuart award nomination process PAGE 08. E NAGEMENT LS A U IS K M P T O F R E THE HEART B E A TH BOARD OF DIRECTORS Valerie Fox, PRESIDENT / Colleen Bryan, VICE PRESIDENT / Mark Cosgrove, TREASURER / Tanya Diedrick, SECRETARY James Eka, DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS / Gloria Dang, EVENTS / Cindy Chan, INDUSTRY RELATIONS Helen Trajanos, EDUCATION / Michelle Drew, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT / Roman Parzei, MEMBER RELATIONS Tina Gardiner, PAST PRESIDENT & *COMMUNICATIONS *Acting ABOUT ORIMS INCORPORATED IN 1960, ORIMS IS THE LARGEST RIMS CHAPTER IN CANADA. WE ARE A VOLUNTEER-BASED ORGANIZATION. ORIMS HOLDS REGULAR SOCIAL EVENTS, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SESSIONS AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES FOR MEMBERS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. LEARN MORE ABOUT US: ONTARIORIMS.ORG
what’s in this edition TABLE OF CONTENTS president’s message: making moves PAGE 01. how does the new trade deal impact the insurance industry PAGE 02. trade deals and their impact on business interruption loss calculations PAGE 03. this research can help defend slip and fall claims PAGE 05. save the date: upcoming event alerts PAGE 06. in memoriam: glenn derrick leroux PAGE 08. FOLLOW US FOR EXCLUSIVE INSIGHT INTO WHAT ORIMS IS UP TO! DON’T FORGET TO TAG #ORIMS ON YOUR POSTS FOR A CHANCE TO BE FEATURED ON OUR PAGES THE PULSE MANAGING EDITOR: ALANNA BUTLER / COPY EDITOR: KAREN GILPIN / ARTICLE COORDINATOR: KATE BRYUKHANOVA The Pulse is a publication of the Ontario Risk and Insurance Management Society and is published quarterly throughout the calendar year. The opinions expressed are those of the writers and the volunteer members of the Pulse Editorial Committee. Articles submitted to the Pulse for publication are subject to the approval of the Pulse Editorial Committee. Approval of such articles is based upon newsworthiness and perceived benefit to the readership. All decisions of the Pulse are not subject to appeal. Individuals submitting articles to the Pulse hereby acknowledge their acceptance of the Pulse Editorial Policy.
ORIMS THE PULSE APR 2019 EDITION president’s message: making moves - when is the right time for a change BY VALERIE FOX, PRESIDENT, ORIMS The Risk Management profession offers a multitude of Recognizing that people in our industry may go through opportunities and a diverse selection of areas to special- several transitions during their career, RIMS/ORIMS has ize in. Many people start off in unrelated roles that evolve evolved to ensure you can stay connected and have ac- into the Risk Management realm over time. Others make cess to educational and networking opportunities. Mem- a conscious choice and pursue the appropriate education bership categories were introduced to recognize differ- to realize their goals. Change is often the norm and we ent needs for: each have the opportunity to assess the level of satisfac- tion at each stage of our career and to decide whether it’s • Organizational members time to move on to the next challenge. • Individual and Young Professionals • Associate members You will not magically wake up one day and know exactly • Students what the next step in your career should be. Instead, it’s • Retirees something you discover over time; through trial and er- • People in career transition ror and experiences, both positive and negative. Some- times the role you thought would be a good fit for you, RIMS also modified their bylaws to allow more active turns out not to be quite what you expected. Or perhaps Chapter involvement, by allowing Associate and Retired you enjoy what you do, but are finding you are no lon- members to serve on the Board of Directors and to volun- ger challenged or energized by the work. Those may be teer for committees. These members can provide invalu- signs that it’s time to try something new. able insight and experience to the Chapters. Some self-reflection on what does give you energy or Regardless of where you are in your career today, you what you are interested in learning about can help you have the opportunity to help promote and advance ex- identify your path. Talk to people who do the work you cellence in risk and insurance management. I encourage gravitate to and, if you can, find mentors that can help you to take advantage of these opportunities; they may you develop the skills you need. Experiment with learn- just help you decide when it’s time to adjust your path! ing opportunities (webinars, workshops, etc.) and engage in as many networking opportunities as you can. Simple conversations can spark great new ideas or identify new opportunities. There is also the question of when do you want to retire? For many, age 65 passes and even with financial security, they are simply not ready to retire. For others, they may be anxious to free up their time to try new things, but still want to stay engaged with their industry peers. SEE PG. 10 FOR HIGHLIGHTS FROM OUR ANNUAL CURLING BONSPIEL 01.
ORIMS THE PULSE APR 2019 EDITION how does the new trade deal impact the insurance industry BY DAVID GAMBRILL Aside from the name change from NAFTA to the Unit- basically, it’s the status quo. There will be no change as far ed States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), what as the standards that the Canadian government applies changed for Canada’s property and casualty insurers un- to the Mexican and American insurers, and vice versa.” der the new free trade agreement announced Monday? And the same applies to brokerages operating in the Not a whole heck of a lot, it would appear. United States and/or Mexico. “If a Toronto broker wants to operate in Ohio, Ohio cannot discriminate against that Regulations around solvency, capital requirements and Canadian broker by imposing higher standards,” Masnyk market conduct are exactly the same under USMCA as said by way of example. “They have to apply exactly the they were under NAFTA. The status quo appears to reign same standards that they would apply to an Ohio bro- supreme for Canadian, Mexican and U.S. insurers and kerage.” brokerages operating in each other’s jurisdictions. If there is any notable change in the USMCA, it has to do Under the North America Free Trade Agreement, insur- with a new committee established to “assess the func- ance regulators within each jurisdiction could not dis- tioning of the agreement.” Article 17.21 of USMCA es- criminate against foreign-based insurers or brokerages tablishes a new Committee on Financial Services, which is by imposing different solvency, capital requirements or essentially a trilateral commission to oversee and super- market conduct standards required of domestic insurers vise that the countries are treating the other two coun- or brokerages. tries fairly and according to the rules or standards of the agreement. For example, if Canada’s solvency regulator, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI), re- Article 17.21 states: “The principal representative of each quired a Canadian insurer to hold 25% reserve funds for party [i.e. Canada, Mexico, or the United States] shall be solvency purposes and required a minimum capital test an official of the party’s authority responsible for financial (MCT) score of 150, then an American or Mexican insurer services set out in Annex 17-B (Authorities Responsible operating on Canadian soil would be held to these same for Financial Services).” standards. Early indications are that committee representatives will Similarly, if the U.S. standard was 15% reserve funds and include Canada’s department of finance, as well repre- an MCT score of 100, a Canadian company or Mexican sentatives of the U.S. and Mexican treasury departments. insurer operating in the United States would have to abide by these standards. This commission will supervise and/or issue orders to players who are not following the rules. “For example, if “That’s replicated word-for-word in this new [USMCA] the Canadian government treats American insurers differ- agreement,” says Steve Masnyk, principal of Skybridge ently than they do Canadian insurers, then this commis- Strategies, which handles government relations for a sion will act,” Masnyk said. “This is new.” number of high-profile insurance clients. “It’s exactly the same wording; they haven’t even changed a comma. So *Originally published in Canadian Underwriter, Oct 2018. 02.
ORIMS THE PULSE APR 2019 EDITION trade deals and their impact on business interruption loss calculations BY EPHRAIM STULBERG, PARTNER/SENIOR VP MATSON DRISCOLL & DAMICO LTD & REHANA MOOSA, SENIOR MANAGER/VP, MATSON DRISCOLL & DAMICO LTD With the signing of the USMCA this past fall and the im- 30 cents in saved variable costs. pending unwinding of Brexit, it is no longer a matter of • Calculate any savings or increase in fixed costs. For mere idle speculation as to how these new trade agree- example, if the insured leased a temporary facility to ments and disagreements will soon impact individual carry on operations following the incident, the incre- businesses. As with any change in trade regulation, mental rent cost is added to the BI claim. Converse- there will be winners and losers, and many businesses ly, if the insured completely shut down and ceased will be affected. This article takes a look at how these paying rent, that savings is deducted from the claim. changes to international trade may impact business interruption (“BI”) claims, and why they will need to In the following sections, we look at how changes to be considered in the quantification of BI losses. trade deals can impact the first two of these steps. (The third step would generally be unaffected). BI LOSSES – AN OVERVIEW Conceptually, BI losses can be thought of as consist- IMPACT OF TRADE DEALS – REVENUE ing of three steps: In projecting the insured’s revenue but for the incident, most insurance policies will state quite explicitly that one • Calculate the revenue loss by comparing the rev- cannot simply look at what the insured did last year and enue the insured would have received if not for assume that would have carried forward. One must take the incident with the insured’s actual revenue as a into account, amongst many other factors, any changes result of the incident. in the overall economic environment that would have im- • Calculate the saved variable costs. This is normal- pacted results during the loss period. ly done by looking at the ratio of variable costs (e.g. the cost of materials, hourly labour, freight - The USMCA contains clauses favorable to Canada’s auto costs that vary directly with changes in revenue or manufacturing industry, for example. There are new quo- production levels) to revenue in the pre-incident tas in place for the “regional content” of vehicles as well period. For example, if in the pre-loss period the as the percentage of workers paid more than US$16/ ratio of variable costs to revenue was 30%, then hour. This is expected to lead to an increase in Canadian for every dollar of revenue lost there is an offset of auto manufacturing activity (as well as related industries). What this means is that it may not be appropriate to base our revenue projections for a Canadian auto parts suppli- er who suffers a loss in 2019 on that firm’s 2018 results. In projecting revenue for 2019, we would look at indus- try-level data on auto manufacturing during the loss pe- riod itself in order to identify the impact of the new trade deal on the Canadian market. Or consider a more recent example, the Chinese ban on Canadian canola oil, (possibly) as part of the ongoing 03.
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ORIMS THE PULSE APR 2019 EDITION this research can help defend slip and fall claims BY GREG MECKBACH If your client owns or manages a property, can it put a the Ontario Superior Court of Justice wrote in Caron. number on the slipperiness of the surfaces? This is what companies managing an Ottawa property During the 15-day trial this past fall, both the plaintiff and did after they were sued for $2.9 million by a civil ser- defendants brought in expert witnesses who studied the vant who slipped 11 years ago on the kitchen floor of her slip resistance of the kitchen floor. The defendants’ ex- workplace. pert tested the floor and made a finding on the co-effi- cient of friction. Moira Caron, a former federal government lawyer, suf- fered mild traumatic brain injury after falling in the kitch- The co-efficient of friction is a measure of how much force enette of her workplace in January, 2008. She lost con- you need to apply in order to slide one object (such as sciousness and was taken to hospital by ambulance. the bottom of a person’s foot) over a surface. In essence Caron’s lawsuit against Oxford Properties and other de- it is the ratio, of the sliding force needed to overcome fendants was dismissed, in Caron v. OMERS Realty Corp., friction resistance, to the force pushing both objects released Feb. 28 by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice. together (such as the weight of a person standing on a floor). The higher the coefficient of friction, the greater CPP Investment Board Real Estate was also named as the slip resistance. a defendant.The defendants were responsible, under the Ontario Occupiers’ Liability Act, for the safety of the In Caron v. OMERS Realty, the property managers’ expert building in which Caron worked, Judge Pierre Roger of witness said the average dynamic co-efficient of friction of the kitchenette floor – while wet – was 0.37. This – in the opinion of the defence expert witness – was good enough. Caron had her own expert witness who said a slip-resis- tant floor mat (which was not there when Caron slipped and fell) would have reduced risk by creating more fric- tion. But the plaintiff’s expert did not conduct any slip resistance testing, Judge Roger wrote. The plaintiff’s ex- pert’s assessment was limited to reviewing documents. Four days after Caron slipped and fell, a mat was installed in front of the sink of the kitchenette. Caron was not the first person to slip on a floor surface in that building. But Justice Roger found that the defendants met their duty of care under the Occupiers Liability Act. This “de- spite the fact that testing imperfectly accounts for many different types of soles, different gaits, and movement, I find that rest results and the opinion of the expert pre- sented by the defendants nonetheless sufficiently reli- able considering the circumstances of the case.” *Originally published in Canadian Underwriter, Mar 2019. 05.
ORIMS THE PULSE APR 2019 EDITION save the dates: mark your calendar for these upcoming ORIMS events APRIL 16 3:00PM-4:30PM ORIMS PD Seminar: Managing Hot Potato Claims: Best Practices to Anticipate and Avoid Finger-Pointing Presented by: Aon Risk Solutions Networking to follow APRIL 28 - MAY 1 RIMS Conference, Boston, MA MAY 22 - DATE CHANGE!!!! ORIMS AGM & Annual Professional Development Day Hosted by: McCague Borlack Followed by Spring Fling networking event Earls - 150 King St West JUNE 18 ORIMS 2019 Annual Golf Tournament Deer Creek Golf & Country Club, Ajax SEPTEMBER 8 - 11 RIMS Canada Conference Edmonton, AB DECEMBER 5 ORIMS 2019 Annual Christmas Lunch Hilton Hotel, Toronto Follow us for exclusive insight into what ORIMS is up to! Don’t forget to tag #ORIMS on your posts for a chance to be featured on our pages Global solutions. Local expertise. Count on Sedgwick around the world Learn more at sedgwick.com/solutions/global/ca 06.
in memoriam: Better Understood. glenn derrick leroux Better Protected.™ ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN At Liberty Mutual Canada, we take the time to THE GLOBE & MAIL (JAN 25-29) understand your business and its unique risks, challenges, and opportunities. We tailor our full Glenn Derrick LEROUX December 24, 1954 - January range of insurance solutions to address your 18, 2019. With heavy hearts and wonderful memories, specific needs and protect what’s most important. we announce the peaceful passing of Glenn Leroux, 64, on January 18, 2019, surrounded by his loving family To learn more, speak with your broker or visit at home. Survived by beloved wife of 41 years, Gay- libertymutualcanada.com le; and adoring children, Michael (Julia) and Kathleen (David). Treasured son of Sheila and brother to Chris (Dawn), Linda, and Catherine (Greg). He will be peace- fully reunited with his son, Stephen (2018) and father, COMMERCIAL INSURANCE | SPECIALTY INSURANCE Roger (2012). He will be greatly missed by many niec- CROSS BORDER | SURETY | ALTERNATIVE RISK es, nephews, cousins, and dear friends. Born in Kenora, Ontario, Glenn grew up an avid fisherman and lover of the outdoors. His interest in commerce brought him to Thunder Bay, where he studied at Lakehead University. As fate will have it, he was hospitalized following a se- rious car accident in 1974, where he met student nurse (and future wife) Gayle. They married in 1978 and had three children together. Glenn later moved his family to Southern Ontario in 1986 for a promising job op- portunity. He would go on to have a rewarding career in Toronto as a Risk Management executive at George Weston Limited/Loblaw Companies Limited. Despite the change in scenery, Glenn proudly remained con- nected to his northern roots. Glenn will always be re- membered as one of a kind. His warm, genuine nature and playful sense of humour brought so much light to those around him. Memories of his joyful spirit and smile will forever warm our hearts. A celebration of his life will be held in February. In lieu of flowers, donations in Glenn’s memory may be made to Parkinson Canada.
ORIMS THE PULSE APR 2019 EDITION important changes to the nomination process for the donald m. stuart award The Donald M. Stuart Award was established by ORIMS Other changes to the program include: in 1979 to recognize outstanding contributions in the • Eligibility has been amended to allow nomination of field of risk and insurance management in Canada. past RIMS members and consideration for a posthu- mous nomination; Based on input from the membership, the ORIMS Board • A reduction in the amount of material to be submit- of Directors have approved revisions to the nomination ted under Criterion 3 and 4; procedures, that will simplify the process, yet preserve • The Award Committee will encourage the participa- the criteria and requirements to maintain the prestige of tion of a former recipient of the Award in the adjudi- the award. cation process. The biggest change is the introduction of a two-part pro- The new process is aligned to the one adopted by RIMS cess. A Sponsor who is nominating a candidate can now for their Risk Manager of the Year Award. We believe submit a simplified Nomination Statement for initial re- there are strong candidates across Canada and that this view by the Award Committee. No other documentation simplified first step, together with the other amendments, is required until the Sponsor receives confirmation that will generate a higher number of nominations being put their candidate has been selected to move to Part 2 of forward. the process. The Committee will respond to all Nomina- tion Statements within 30 days and will generally select Please Visit our website to obtain an application. the top 3 candidates. If a candidate is selected to pro- https://www.ontariorims.org/donstuartaward/ ceed, the Sponsor will be then be required to submit Part 2 forms and supporting documentation within 90 days If you have any questions or comments regarding the (June 30th). changes, please feel free to contact any member of our ORIMS Board of Directors. DUE TO THE CHANGES, THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF NOMINATION STATEMENTS HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO MAY 1, 2019. bylaw updates - ORIMS board proposes 3 changes The ORIMS Board will be seeking to update the Chap- The above proposed changes are to bring the ORIMS ter Bylaws at the upcoming AGM. Chapter ByLaws in line with the RIMS ByLaws. Members are welcome to send their comments and/or ask ques- The following are 3 proposed changes to the Bylaws: tions on the 3 proposed changes to INFO@ORIMS. ORG 1. adding the new Individual Professional Member- ship category; Click here (https://www.ontariorims.org/wp-content/ 2. allowing for an Associate member to sit on the uploads/2017/06/ORIMS-By-Laws-2013-FINAL.pdf) ORIMS Board (with no more that 2 associates serv- to the ORIMS By Laws (amended April 2013). ing simultaneously); and 3. clarifying that a retired member can hold an Of- ficer position (President, Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary). 08.
ORIMS THE PULSE APR 2019 EDITION 2019 edward c. ricketts memorial curling bonspiel recap ORIMS hosted its annual Edward C. Ricketts Memori- This event could not have been the success it was without al Curling Bonspiel on Monday, February 25th at the St. the support of our sponsors: George’s Golf and Country Club. Platinum: AIG, Aon, and Swiss Re The winners are: Gold: Lloyd’s and Liberty International Underwriters Silver: HDI, Marsh, Chubb, Onside Restoration, ESIS, 1st Place: 30 Forensic Engineer – Harrison Griffiths, Chad Pinchin, ServiceMaster Restore, and Sedgwick Vericlaim. Gooyers, Angela Tvrtkovic, and Chris Ciasnocha Bronze: McCague Borlack, SCM, HUB, and Allianz 2nd Place: Aon – Frances Macchione, Jeff Rutherford, Lastly, a special thanks to our volunteer Sue Whittick Kevin Snow, and Loretta Miluzzi (Winmar) for all of your support. 3rd Place: ESIS – Katie Woodman, Jocelyn Ho, John Calkov, See event pictures on the next page > and Ernesto Arturi Congratulations to all of the winners! PARTNERSHIP Your insights Our is a part strengths and PROMISE expertise of our Top-class protection around the world Empower results by using proprietary data and analytics to deliver insights that reduce volatility and improve performance. You know your business inside out. You know your markets, your customers, your competitors. Above all, you know the risks facing your business. At Swiss Re Corporate Solutions, we have the capabilities and the financial strength to meet the risk transfer needs of businesses worldwide. But that’s only half the story. Whether your risk is basic or complex, whether the solution is off-the-shelf or highly customised, we believe that there’s only one way to arrive at the right solution. And that’s to work together and combine your experience with our expertise and your strengths with our skills. Long-term relationships bring long-term benefits. We’re smarter together. corporatesolutions.swissre.com aon.ca Swiss Re Corporate Solutions offers the above products through carriers that are allowed to operate in the relevant type of insurance or reinsurance in individual jurisdictions. Availability of products varies by jurisdiction. This communication is not intended as a solicitation to purchase (re)insurance. © Swiss Re 2019. All rights reserved.
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