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THE P&C WORKPLACE
The future of remote work How P&C professionals feel about working from home, one year later B Y D AV I D G A M B R I L L , Editor-in-Chief
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orking from home in Canada's P&C insurance industry is here to stay, even when the threat of the global pandemic recedes. “The future of your daily work environment [post-COVID] will probably look more like a hybrid model between two and four days in the office each week,” Paul Martin predicted in his 2021 CEO Outlook piece for Canadian Underwriter. “Flexibility of the work environment will be one of the greatest selling points in at-
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tracting new talent to any organization.” Martin’s view reflects the results of Canadian Underwriter’s recent online survey of more than 1,150 P&C industry professionals, who shared their feelings about working from home. Eighty-one percent of survey respondents called for employers to offer more flex time to work from home after the pandemic is over. Mar. 11, 2021, marked the one-year anniversary of when the World Health Or-
ganization (WHO) declared COVID-19 to be a global pandemic. The survey shows 87% of Canada’s P&C industry is still working from home. The P&C industry is an essential service, meaning that offices are allowed to remain open, but most are working from home to contain the spread of COVID-19. Seventy-two per cent of P&C professionals surveyed said they prefer to work from home. “Better work-life balance,” one read-
CANNABIS CLAIMS | FEB 24 Vaping claims are a big issue for cannabis insurers right now. One licensed producer ordered a recall of 500,000 vape pens due to the risk of explosion, according to Kelli Hunt, vice president of underwriting with Next Wave Insurance Canada. canadianunderwriter.ca | April 2021
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