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(June 9, 2006) Independent Financial Brokers of Canada is lowering its errors and omissions insurance premiums, effective July 1. For example, rates in Ontario start at $749, a decrease of nearly 10%. Rates in B.C start at $654. The IFB plan also includes coverage for licensed assistants of mutual fund salespersons, beginning at $200. IFB […]

By Staff |June 9, 2006

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SRI funds enjoying healthy returns, survey concludes

More than 75% of Canada’s socially responsible mutual funds outperformed their traditional peers on a one-year basis, according to Corporate Knights magazine’s fourth annual SRI survey. The magazine analyzed 43 SRI funds and concluded that more than a dozen offer a solid track record, on both social and financial terms. The data, as of March […]

By Doug Watt |June 9, 2006

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MGAs put tech on the front burner

MGAs put tech on the front burner Insurance advisors want more from their MGAs Retirement boom fuels new investment strategies It’s the stories that sell CI More Conference Collection: It’s the stories that sell CI Retirement boom fuels new investment strategies Insurance advisors want more from their MGAs MGAs put tech on the front burner […]

By Kate McCaffery |June 9, 2006

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(June 8, 2006) The C.D. Howe Institute says Canada’s life and health insurance industry has some questions to answer on the issue of banks selling insurance products in branches. In a recent brief, the institute’s Finn Poschmann said that while the insurers’ argument that consumer choice is better served by maintaining the status quo attracts […]

By Staff |June 8, 2006

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