Claims
Negative public reaction to some high-profile Twitter and Instagram posts raises the question of whether insurance brokerage owners should monitor the personal social media accounts of their workers. “We don’t police our staff’s Facebook pages,” reports Calgary brokerage owner Robyn Young. “As part of our hiring – if [a prospective employee’s] Facebook page was public, […]
By Greg Meckbach | June 13, 2018
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Telematics, which records data on vehicle behaviour, is used now mainly for underwriting, but the technology can also provide a treasure trove of information for claims adjusters, one vendor suggests. Auto insurance claims adjusters could potentially use telematics to determine how many passengers were in a vehicle that was involved in a collision and whether […]
By Greg Meckbach | June 12, 2018
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With hundreds of claims from the 2016 Fort McMurray wildfire still unresolved as of late last month, Alberta residents could be forgiven for still worrying about wildfire risks in their own backyard. The Canadian Press recently reported that as of May 10, some 900 insurance claims were outstanding. Alberta’s Minister of Finance and president of […]
By Jason Contant | June 12, 2018
Why the fate of insuring sports and recreational facilities hangs in the balance
By David Dias, Freelance Writer | June 11, 2018
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COLE HARBOUR, N.S. – Fire flared up again near a popular hiking trail in Cole Harbour, N.S., as crews continued to try to put out hotspots and quench the remnants of a large blaze that forced the evacuation of dozens of people. Deputy fire Chief Roy Hollett said there were several flare-ups early Monday that […]
By The Canadian Press | June 11, 2018
Appliance Fire and Flood Claims – Part 1
By Mazen Habash, president and consulting forensic engineer, Origin and Cause | June 11, 2018
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An auto bodily injury ruling described as favourable to insurers is now officially in the books, as the Supreme Court of Canada rejected leave to appeal Thursday. The initial Court of Appeal for Ontario ruling, which now stands, was “very positive for defendants and insurers” because it “reduces the likelihood of plaintiffs receiving double recovery […]
By Greg Meckbach | June 11, 2018
MONTREAL – A new group of mostly Lac-Megantic residents is seeking authorization from Quebec Superior Court to sue for economic and moral damages worth upwards of $5 million relating to the Lac-Megantic rail tragedy in 2013. Train engineer Tom Harding, Canadian Pacific Railway and Montreal, Maine & Atlantic, the defunct railway company at the heart […]
By Jason Contant | June 11, 2018
A veteran Manitoba broker who had no binding authority was fined $2,500 by the provincial regulator for confirming a client’s coverage before he had even sent an application to the insurer, apparently on the assumption that the insurer would backdate coverage. “Council believes it is not the usual practice of property insurers to backdate coverage,” […]
By Jason Contant | June 8, 2018
Is the number of Canadian hurricanes getting larger, or are we just better at detecting them? Bob Robichaud, warning preparedness meteorologist with the Canadian Hurricane Centre (CHC), raised the question during a webinar on the Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction (ICLR)’s 2018 annual hurricane season forecast. He was responding to a question by ICLR research […]
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