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FREDERICTON – The Maritimes are getting another blast of early wintry weather with a mix of snow, freezing rain and rain. Much of New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island awoke to snow and slippery roads, while Nova Scotia is seeing rain and strong winds. Schools in northern and central New Brunswick are closed for the […]
By The Canadian Press | November 12, 2019
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Winter’s icy fingers have touched most of the Prairies since late September, causing havoc and frustration for many farmers trying to get crops off their fields. Dave Reid, who farms near Cremona, northwest of Calgary, estimates 20 to 25 per cent of his canola is still in the ground under layers of snow. And it […]
By Jason Contant | November 11, 2019
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Economical Insurance recently won a case against a developer of solar energy projects that turned on the wording of an additional insured endorsement in a Commercial General Liability (CGL) policy. Economical ultimately convinced the Ontario Superior Court that insurance coverage was not owed to Sky Solar (Canada), which was named as the additional insured on […]
By David Gambrill | November 7, 2019
HALIFAX – The last three businesses evacuated when a crane collapsed in downtown Halifax are being allowed to return to their locations, almost two months after a storm toppled it. The final stage of the crane and debris removal from the Olympus building on South Park Street was completed on Saturday, and the state of […]
By The Canadian Press | November 6, 2019
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A corporate director can be held personally liable for injuries that happen to employees in a workplace while the director is simultaneously engaged in the work “as part of the business of the corporation,” the Court of Appeal of Alberta has found in a Workers’ Compensation Board (WCB) case. The case means corporate directors are […]
By David Gambrill | November 5, 2019
Saskatchewan’s highest court has ruled in favour of the province’s government auto insurer in a case involving statutory death benefits paid collectively to three dependant children. The Court of Appeal for Saskatchewan’s ruling in Johnson v Saskatchewan Government Insurance, released last week, revolved around the interpretation of the province’s Automobile Accident Insurance Act (AIAA); in […]
By Jason Contant | November 5, 2019
MONTREAL – Hydro-Quebec says it is aiming to have all of the roughly 40,000 customers still without power Monday afternoon reconnected to the grid by Tuesday. The 1,400 employees working to restore power across the province following Friday’s windstorm have entered the most difficult phase, the utility’s president, Eric Martel, told reporters Monday. “For about […]
By The Canadian Press | November 5, 2019
If your client has coverage for business interruption and spoiled perishable food inventory, does that still kick in if the loss was caused by damage to power transmission lines off the client’s property? For a Toronto bakery, the answer is no. This is the result of a Court of Appeal for Ontario ruling in favour […]
By Greg Meckbach | November 4, 2019
Reinsurers bore a large portion of the Fort McMurray wildfire losses. Now, they want better data on Canada’s high-risk areas
By Greg Meckbach, Associate Editor | November 3, 2019
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The gap between those who are insured against catastrophes and those who aren’t is still noticeably wide, particularly as storms are supposed to get worse. Monica Ningen, president and CEO of Swiss Re Canada and English Caribbean, describes what can be done.
By Jason Contant, Online Editor | November 2, 2019
7 min read
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