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Novel cell therapy treatments offer promise to immune-compromised children

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Thursday, April 18, 2024
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Without this therapy, estimates suggest that less than 30% of patients would recover, using standard protocols.

Key Points: 
  • Without this therapy, estimates suggest that less than 30% of patients would recover, using standard protocols.
  • , the paper’s first author and the Translational Research Laboratory director at the Children’s National Cell Enhancement and Technologies for Immunotherapy (CETI) program.
  • They combined the expertise at Children’s National in producing and banking cell therapy products with the community built around the PTCTC.
  • In the decade ahead, Dr. Bollard sees promise in cell therapies for patients with cancer, immune deficiencies after transplant and dozens of other disorders, including genetic and autoimmune diseases.

Joint Forum of Financial Market Regulators discusses emerging trends and innovation in Canadian markets at annual meeting

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Monday, April 15, 2024
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QUÉBEC, April 15, 2024 /CNW/ - The Joint Forum of Financial Market Regulators (Joint Forum) held its annual meeting on April 10, 2024, bringing together members of the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA), the Canadian Council of Insurance Regulators (CCIR), the Canadian Association of Pension Supervisory Authorities (CAPSA) and representatives from the Canadian Insurance Services Regulatory Organizations (CISRO), as well as the Mortgage Broker Regulators' Council of Canada (MBRCC).

Key Points: 
  • QUÉBEC, April 15, 2024 /CNW/ - The Joint Forum of Financial Market Regulators (Joint Forum) held its annual meeting on April 10, 2024, bringing together members of the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA), the Canadian Council of Insurance Regulators (CCIR), the Canadian Association of Pension Supervisory Authorities (CAPSA) and representatives from the Canadian Insurance Services Regulatory Organizations (CISRO), as well as the Mortgage Broker Regulators' Council of Canada (MBRCC).
  • As part of the plenary session, moderated by the Chair of the CSA Financial Innovation Hub Lise Estelle Brault, Joint Forum regulators heard from experts on how artificial intelligence (AI) technologies bring emerging benefits for financial markets participants, but also pose new risks.
  • "As regulators, we will maintain fair and efficient capital markets and remain vigilant in promoting the responsible development of AI in finance."
  • The CSA, the council of the securities regulators of Canada's provinces and territories, co-ordinates and harmonizes regulation for the Canadian capital markets.

CCIR Executive Committee Announcement

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Monday, April 24, 2023
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TORONTO, April 24, 2023 /CNW/ - The Canadian Council of Insurance Regulators (CCIR) is pleased to announce its new Executive Committee.

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  • TORONTO, April 24, 2023 /CNW/ - The Canadian Council of Insurance Regulators (CCIR) is pleased to announce its new Executive Committee.
  • The newly appointed Executive Committee members extended their deep appreciation for the leadership shown by outgoing Chair, Robert Bradley (PE).
  • He also served as an Advisor to the Chief Executive Officer of a mortgage insurer and President of a credit rating agency.
  • The new Executive Committee appointments follow the recent publication of CCIR's 2023-2026 Strategic Plan.

CCIR Releases Position Paper on Climate Change, Natural Catastrophes, and Consumer Awareness

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Monday, April 3, 2023
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Other national initiatives to address how Canadians can better adapt and protect themselves from natural catastrophes and a changing climate are also taking place at this time.

Key Points: 
  • Other national initiatives to address how Canadians can better adapt and protect themselves from natural catastrophes and a changing climate are also taking place at this time.
  • CCIR intends to work with industry and other key stakeholders to develop an approach to translating the recommendations in this paper into concrete actions.
  • CCIR believes that regulators and the insurance industry can play a more effective role in helping to achieve shared consumer protection objectives in the face of a changing climate.
  • CCIR believes that an approach for implementing the recommendations in the position paper can best be achieved by bringing together insurers and intermediaries.

CCIR Releasing Annual Statement on Market Conduct Public Report

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Tuesday, December 8, 2020
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TORONTO, Dec. 8, 2020 /CNW/ - The Canadian Council of Insurance Regulators (CCIR) is releasing its premier report on the Annual Statement on Market Conduct.

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  • TORONTO, Dec. 8, 2020 /CNW/ - The Canadian Council of Insurance Regulators (CCIR) is releasing its premier report on the Annual Statement on Market Conduct.
  • The report provides an overview of the findings from the 2019 Annual Statement on Market Conduct (Annual Statement) administered by CCIR on behalf of its members.
  • The Annual Statement was introduced by CCIR in 2017, to collect information from insurers across Canada related to their governance, practices, policies, and treatment of customers.
  • The report provides examples of how CCIR members use data specific to each section of the Annual Statement while highlighting key data points to provide a macro-level overview of the insurance industry in Canada.

CCIR Executive Announcement

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Thursday, September 10, 2020
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TORONTO, Sept. 10, 2020 /CNW/ -The Canadian Council of Insurance Regulators (CCIR) is pleased to announce the appointment of Frank Chong as CCIR Chair.

Key Points: 
  • TORONTO, Sept. 10, 2020 /CNW/ -The Canadian Council of Insurance Regulators (CCIR) is pleased to announce the appointment of Frank Chong as CCIR Chair.
  • The CCIR also wishes to acknowledge the significant leadership of the outgoing chair, Patrick Dry.
  • "I would like to thank Patrick Dry for his tremendous leadership of CCIR and am very honoured to be appointed as the next CCIR Chair.
  • Current strategic priorities and initiatives of the CCIR are outlined in the CCIR 2020-23 Strategic Plan.

CCIR and CISRO release new guidance on fair treatment of customers for public consultation

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Thursday, May 3, 2018
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TORONTO, May 3, 2018 /CNW/ - The Canadian Council of Insurance Regulators (CCIR) and the Canadian Insurance Services Regulatory Organizations (CISRO) have released draft joint guidance for public consultation that sets out their overarching expectations for how insurers and intermediaries conduct insurance business and ensure the fair treatment of customers.

Key Points: 
  • TORONTO, May 3, 2018 /CNW/ - The Canadian Council of Insurance Regulators (CCIR) and the Canadian Insurance Services Regulatory Organizations (CISRO) have released draft joint guidance for public consultation that sets out their overarching expectations for how insurers and intermediaries conduct insurance business and ensure the fair treatment of customers.
  • It has a distinctive character, as it aims at speaking to all the insurance market participants as they interact with customers.
  • "Fair treatment of customers has become the key focus of financial services regulatory authorities in Canada and abroad and this proposed guidance will be its cornerstone in the insurance sector," said Patrick Dry, Chair of CCIR.
  • A joint CCIR-CISRO working group will review public feedback over the summer, and expects to release the finalized guidance in the fall of 2018.