Insurance and automotive professionals from across Canada assembled Wednesday in Toronto to attend Insurance Bureau of Canada’s sixth annual Automotive Insurers and Manufacturers Forum. The conference brings together key players in the insurance industry, auto manufacturers and collision repair facilities in order to share valuable information and ideas on issues of common concern.

“AIM helps us look at the big picture and see that the insurance industry does affect vehicle manufacturers — and vice versa,” said Henning Norup, vice-president, Information Research and Analysis, Insurance Bureau of Canada, which sponsored the conference.

Featuring a wide variety of speakers and topics, AIM 2003 highlights included: emerging trends in managing risk; consumer perception and industry image; and developments and future trends in insurance crime

Wednesday’s luncheon address will be delivered by Stan Griffin, president and CEO of IBC, who will discuss vehicle safety and how, through a direct partnership between insurers and auto manufacturers, safety devices have led to huge benefits to consumers by reducing injuries and deaths on our roads.