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OTTAWA – Canadian wildfire experts say Canada is very vulnerable to the kind of devastating wildfires ravaging Australia right now. More than 12.5 million acres (about 5.1 million hectares) of bushland have burned in Australia since October and prime forest-fire season is just now getting underway. Multiple heat waves and a lengthy and widespread drought […]
By Jason Contant | January 8, 2020
4 min read
Condo corporations in Alberta that are having trouble finding insurance might be able to get help from the Insurance Bureau of Canada. IBC announced Tuesday it is “engaging” a risk manager who can make practical recommendations to condominium corporations to reduce their risk. The risk manager has yet to be named, an IBC spokesperson told […]
By Greg Meckbach | January 7, 2020
2 min read
An insurer suspicious about a vehicle accident obtains evidence that the occupants of the different vehicles were talking by phone to one another. But without knowing exactly who was talking and what the vehicle occupants were talking about, this type of phone record does not necessarily point to a conspiracy – at least in the […]
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HALIFAX – Another snowstorm is headed for Atlantic Canada. Environment Canada has issued snowfall warnings for much of Nova Scotia, saying between 15 and 25 centimetres of snow is expected on Wednesday – along with northerly gusts reaching 70 kilometres per hour. Anyone heading outside can expect reduced visibility in blowing snow throughout the day, […]
By The Canadian Press | January 7, 2020
1 min read
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – People in eastern Newfoundland reached for their shovels Monday morning as the region was walloped by the first major winter storm of the year. Environment Canada issued storm warnings and special weather statements for the St. John’s region and areas north along the coast up to Gander, though Gander’s warning was […]
By The Canadian Press | January 6, 2020
Why a winter construction fire should give underwriters pause before covering the risk of unfinished buildings
By By Kevin Shipley, Partner, XCG Consulting Limited | January 5, 2020
3 min read
How governments and the industry should broach the delicate topic of expropriation in areas at high risk of flood damage
By Sarah Cunningham-Scharf, Freelance Writer | January 4, 2020
6 min read
With no relief in sight regarding the escalation of auto repair costs, software and data company Mitchell predicts that insurers’ total loss volumes will continue to grow. The frequency of total loss outcomes reached 17.53% in the first half of 2019, according to Mitchell data, and could cross the 18% mark sooner rather than later. […]
By Adam Malik | January 3, 2020
A recent Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench decision warns brokers not to overlook advising their clients on “throw-in” crime coverages in pre-set commercial insurance policies. The court concluded that crime coverage is “core” to a commercial insurance policy — even if insurers treat it as a “throw-in” coverage — and so brokers who fail to […]
By David Gambrill | January 3, 2020
An auto insurer wants to deny liability coverage because its client had alcohol in his blood when he died. The thing is, the insurance company didn’t know its client had alcohol in his blood for three years, which is how long it took the insurer to obtain a copy of the coroner’s report. As it […]
By Greg Meckbach | January 3, 2020
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