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Brokers could see more demand for environmental liability insurance because of a recent Supreme Court of Canada ruling in favour of the Alberta Energy Regulator, a Toronto underwriter suggests. In Orphan Well Association v. Grant Thornton Ltd., the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that a trustee in bankruptcy cannot “walk away” from a bankrupt company’s […]
By Greg Meckbach | March 19, 2019
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WINNIPEG – Heavy snowfall in the United States has raised the threat of flooding in Manitoba’s Red River Valley this spring. The Manitoba government says conditions have worsened since its first flood outlook last month. The province says, with average weather over the next few weeks, that the Red River Valley could see flooding higher […]
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Could an insurance fraud collaboration between the second and third largest insurers in Canada herald the beginning of a broader trend across the industry? “Hopefully, this is laying the foundation for great, big things to come,” said Ashish Bhargava, vice president of fraud and analytics at Aviva Canada, in an interview with Canadian Underwriter Monday. […]
By Jason Contant | March 19, 2019
HALIFAX – Atlantic Canada’s largest children’s hospital is warning parents about the risks of edible weed after a flood of cannabis-related calls to its poison centre. The IWK Health Centre says it fielded three times as many cannabis calls to its poison line last year than in 2015. The Halifax hospital says poison centres across […]
By The Canadian Press | March 18, 2019
Planning to use drone technology? 3 considerations that will help your ROI to take off
By Kabir Shaal, Co-founder, VP of Client Services, Drone Software Canada Inc. | March 15, 2019
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A Supreme Court of Canada decision released today means Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company does not have to cover a claimant who says he drove off the road to avoid an oncoming vehicle. Andrew Funk was injured after he drove his jeep into a ditch in Edmonton after dark on May 20, 2008. Funk said he […]
By Greg Meckbach | March 14, 2019
Cannabis legalization is making things more complex for auto insurers and increasing risk for some commercial property clients, A.M. Best Company Inc. suggests in a recent report. About 25 insurers, most of whom are non-admitted, provide coverage for cannabis risks in Canada and the United States, A.M. Best reported in Cannabis: New Opportunities for Insurers, […]
MONTREAL – The Quebec government has agreed to compensate motorists who were trapped for hours on a major Montreal highway in March 2017 following a massive snowstorm. Lawyers representing plaintiffs in a class action lawsuit said today they reached an out-of-court deal with the province. The class action will continue against the city of Montreal, […]
By The Canadian Press | March 14, 2019
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MONTREAL – A Quebec man convicted of killing another driver and injuring two teenagers while texting at the wheel has been sentenced to four years in prison. Martin Carrieres, 39, had exchanged more than 30 text messages while driving on a poorly lit road in March 2012. Noting that campaigns against texting while driving are […]
By Greg Meckbach | March 13, 2019
Moisture that an air conditioner collects could damage your client’s home if it doesn’t drain properly, but the client cannot necessarily blame the air conditioner installer for a flood. Basement flood victim Samuel Sieb took Gandy Installations Ltd. to British Columbia’s Civil Resolution Tribunal but lost. Gandy Installations put a furnace and air conditioner in […]
By Greg Meckbach | March 12, 2019
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