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... such as AIG, which understand foreign markets. FREE TRADE AND THE WORLD INSURANCE MARKET The U.S. Canadian Free Trade Agreement has accelerated the growth of Canadian firms into the United States, while mid-sized U.S. firms have expanded into Canada. There has been some growth in Mexico but not to the extent experienced in Canada and the U.S. Anticipating passage of the Free Trade Agreement, many companies began to position themselves in the Canadian market during the early 1980s. They saw Canada as an entry-point for export into the United States because Canadian ... that frequently include Canadian exposures under their U.S. coverage. European insurers are following their European manufacturing accounts into North America. Canadian brokers and U.S. agents are involved in placing insurance in Canada or the United States on behalf of the European insurers and their clients. Generally, European insurers believe in long-term arrangements and are eager to work with IMMS member agents and brokers to facilitate this business. The trend is to ensure an international account with a major insurer that will issue policies in the various countries either through its own subsidiary or ... a friendly insurer, participating in the risk taking. The underwriting is done centrally from the parent insurer with a broker appointed in the foreign country based on regulatory requirements and facilities under the direction of a master broker. THIRD WORLD INVESTMENT AND INSURANCE The insurance industry has traditionally followed the growth of other industries. Investment from the United States and Canada in such developing regions as Eastern Europe, South America, and Asia offers opportunities to insure the manufactured and exported products. A recent example is Canadian investment in manufacturing portable sawmills in Eastern ...

... such as AIG, which understand foreign markets. FREE TRADE AND THE WORLD INSURANCE MARKET The U.S. Canadian Free Trade Agreement has accelerated the growth of Canadian firms into the United States, while mid-sized U.S. firms have expanded into Canada. There has been some growth in Mexico but not to the extent experienced in Canada and the U.S. Anticipating passage of the Free Trade Agreement, many companies began to position themselves in the Canadian market during the early 1980s. They saw Canada as an entry-point for export into the United States because Canadian ... that frequently include Canadian exposures under their U.S. coverage. European insurers are following their European manufacturing accounts into North America. Canadian brokers and U.S. agents are involved in placing insurance in Canada or the United States on behalf of the European insurers and their clients. Generally, European insurers believe in long-term arrangements and are eager to work with IMMS member agents and brokers to facilitate this business. The trend is to ensure an international account with a major insurer that will issue policies in the various countries either through its own subsidiary or ... a friendly insurer, participating in the risk taking. The underwriting is done centrally from the parent insurer with a broker appointed in the foreign country based on regulatory requirements and facilities under the direction of a master broker. THIRD WORLD INVESTMENT AND INSURANCE The insurance industry has traditionally followed the growth of other industries. Investment from the United States and Canada in such developing regions as Eastern Europe, South America, and Asia offers opportunities to insure the manufactured and exported products. A recent example is Canadian investment in manufacturing portable sawmills in Eastern ...