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As hundreds of wildfires burn across British Columbia, one disaster mitigation expert is recommending that Canada reconsiders how it finances fire suppression costs. Last year, B.C. alone paid out more than $560 million in fire suppression costs, and it is not uncommon for provinces and territories to dish out $1 billion or more a year, […]
By Jason Contant | August 13, 2018
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A Newfoundland and Labrador construction company no longer faces a lawsuit from the estate of an injured worker, after the Supreme Court of Canada announced Thursday it will not hear an appeal. Many Canadian corporate clients lack liability insurance covering lawsuits from injured workers because those workers often due not have the right to sue. […]
By Greg Meckbach | August 13, 2018
New privacy rights for Europeans have changed the way a Canadian multinational business software provider looks at its liability risk. The European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) took effect May 25 and makes it mandatory for companies to disclose data breaches. GDPR has placed a number of new obligations on Open Text Corporation, a Waterloo, […]
By Greg Meckbach | August 10, 2018
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SURREY, B.C. – A barge loaded with crushed vehicles is burning in the Fraser River off Surrey, B.C., sending up a towering plume of acrid smoke that is visible over much of Metro Vancouver. The blaze broke out Friday morning in the fully loaded, 76-metre barge as it was moored just north of the Pattullo […]
By The Canadian Press | August 10, 2018
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A seven-year lawsuit against a B.C. insurance brokerage that settled for $33,000 ultimately led to a legal dispute between the claimant and his lawyer over a $5,124 legal bill. The claimant, Larry Jones, sued his insurance brokerage, RHC Insurance Agency Ltd. (also known as Rod MacDonald Insurance Agencies Ltd.), after a fire broke out on […]
By David Gambrill | August 9, 2018
In a clear conflict of interest case, the Insurance Council of B.C. has allowed an insurance adjuster who co-owns an adjusting firm with his wife to double as a minority owner in a moving and storage company that sells its services to insurers. The business model of the moving company, Action Contents Inc., is to […]
A “pocket storm” that dumped a month’s worth of rain on the City of Toronto in less than three hours Tuesday night has resulted in mostly sewer back-up and flooding claims, with few commercial losses, according to claims adjuster ClaimsPro. Environment Canada said in a weather summary issued early Wednesday morning that parts of the […]
By Jason Contant | August 8, 2018
It has been more than two years since Ontario changed the definition of catastrophic impairment, but Canada’s largest auto insurer is still dealing with claims that arose under the old cat definition. “Clearly, people are trying to get as much as they can from their claims before the new regime, but there is a limit […]
By Greg Meckbach | August 8, 2018
VANCOUVER – Wildfires have ravaged 27 structures in Telegraph Creek, representing 30 to 45 per cent of buildings in the small northwestern British Columbia community, officials say. Tahltan Band Chief Rick McLean said in a video posted to Facebook on Tuesday that the town has sustained significant damage, but fortunately no lives have been lost. […]
By The Canadian Press | August 8, 2018
4 min read
ALONSA, Man. – Residents are frustrated they didn’t receive emergency alerts on their cell phones before a strong tornado tore through a small Manitoba community on Friday. The EF4 tornado moved through the Rural Municipality of Alonsa on Friday night killing a 77-year-old man and leaving a trail of destroyed homes and cottages. Pamela Sul, […]
By The Canadian Press | August 7, 2018
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