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REGINA – Saskatchewan is proposing to amend its employment act to recognize sexual harassment in the workplace. The government has introduced legislation to make it clear that any unwelcome action of a sexual nature constitutes harassment. The amendment also covers independent contractors, students and volunteers. Labour Relations and Workplace Safety Minister Don Morgan says it’s […]
By The Canadian Press | November 19, 2021
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If the Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia had its way, auto insurers would have an incentive to go the “extra mile” in trying to find reasons to deny claims, two Supreme Court of Canada judges suggested in a decision released Thursday. In Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia v. Royal and Sun Alliance Insurance […]
By Greg Meckbach | November 18, 2021
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An Ontario insurer that wrote optional collision coverage for a client is not on the hook for damage to a loaner vehicle borrowed by that client while that client’s own vehicle was in for repair, a judge wrote in a ruling overturning a small claims trial decision. In 2017, Thane Fitzgerald brought his own vehicle […]
By Greg Meckbach | November 17, 2021
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Ontario’s auto insurance regulator is taking aim at insurers who avoid issuing auto policies to people living in certain cities or who did not buy a property polices or are otherwise off-side the “take all comers” rule. The Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) released this week its “Take All Comers” guidance, which is intended in […]
By Greg Meckbach | November 16, 2021
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As home insurance prices continue to climb, Intact Financial Corp. reported an underwriting profit in personal property in the latest quarter, despite higher-than-normal weather catastrophe losses. The personal property line “should operate” with combined ratios below 95% “even with severe weather,” Intact CEO Charles Brindamour said Nov. 10 during a conference call discussing the insurance […]
By Greg Meckbach | November 15, 2021
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Intact Financial Corp. is maintaining a mid-80s combined ratio on its Canadian personal auto book of business, with a slight decrease in the severity of total losses. At Intact, the severity of claims on auto physical damage was 5% higher in the three months ending Sept. 30 than during the same period in 2020, chief […]
By Greg Meckbach | November 10, 2021
By Anastasia Athanasiou, Postdoctoral fellow, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Concordia University This article was originally published on The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Disclosure information is available on the original site. Steady population growth and the accompanying rise in urban density increases the risk to […]
By The Canadian Press | November 10, 2021
An Ontario judge has turned down a request by Aviva Insurance Company of Canada to order a claimant to produce banking records showing the location of vendors from which that claimant had made purchases. In November, 2020, an Aviva auto claimant told the insurer her car had been stolen in Toronto. The client’s policy indicated […]
By Greg Meckbach | November 8, 2021
VANCOUVER – Environment Canada is examining all available evidence as meteorologists try to confirm if a rare and powerful tornado touched down Saturday on Vancouver’s west side. The weather office confirms a tornado was spotted over the Strait of Georgia just west of the Vancouver International Airport at about 5 p.m. on Nov. 6. […]
By The Canadian Press | November 8, 2021
As carriers continue taking a good hard look at their risk appetites, price increases could continue well into 2022. “We expect market conditions to remain strong throughout 2021 and well into 2022,” said Peter Clarke, chief operating officer of Toronto-based Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd., during an earnings call Friday morning. “The main drivers of the […]
By Greg Meckbach | November 5, 2021
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