Claims
A B.C. broker who believed he was leaving one agency for another with his own book of business received a $2,500 fine for a privacy breach when he took a spreadsheet of his clients’ information with him. Before joining his brokerage in 2004, Jason Robert Verbeke had a verbal agreement with the agency’s nominee that […]
By David Gambrill | May 8, 2018
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Why a new breed of storms paves a new course for claims managers
By Shane Swinson, SVP, insurance portfolio, FirstOnSite Restoration | May 8, 2018
5 min read
It’s fair to say that Nick Stagliano and Scott Mastromatteo dislike bureaucracy. In fact, their need to get out from under the load of meetings, paperwork and layers of management was a principal motivator in the founding of NSA Claims. After an early career in claims, working his way up to management, Nick formed the […]
By Emily Atkins, Editor | May 8, 2018
Insurance carriers could dramatically improve cycle time, profitability and improve customer service if they abandon misinformation about restorative drying. It has been nine years since one of the world’s leading restoration minds wrote the article “The three-day drying myth.” By the end of this series you will have the knowledge to make informed decisions, understand […]
By Kris Rzesnoski, vice-president, business development, Encircle | May 8, 2018
7 min read
A law intended to reduce the risk of identity theft, which is covered under some home insurance policies, is one step closer to reality in Ontario. Bill 8, the Access to Consumer Credit Reports and Elevator Availability Act, passed third reading on Wednesday at Queen’s Park in Toronto. It’s the last step before the lieutenant […]
By Greg Meckbach | May 7, 2018
A class-action lawsuit by shareholders against five directors and officers of a Vancouver-based coal mining firm may reach the Supreme Court of Canada. Directors and officers are at risk of being sued by shareholders if the company’s share price drops; in such cases, D&O liability insurers can be on the hook for millions. In some […]
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QUEBEC – A glitch in the new national public alert system for mobile devices affected the entire province of Quebec on Monday, said a CRTC spokeswoman. The problem did not originate with cellphone service providers but appears to have occurred between emergency management in Quebec and Pelmorex Corp., which operates the system, said Patricia Valladao. […]
By Jason Contant | May 7, 2018
The historic ice storm in Ontario and Quebec in mid-April could cost the insurance industry more than $150 million in damage claims, Verisk Analytics Inc.’s Property Claim Services unit reported Thursday. PCS’s preliminary estimate of a catastrophe event April 14-16 is $164 million, a PCS spokesperson wrote in an email to Canadian Underwriter. On that […]
The driver of a vehicle involved in a major accident near Hamilton has not succeeded in using the “bolus” drinking defence to have her impaired driving conviction overturned. Bolus drinking is when a driver claims to have driven several drinks immediately before driving and that the blood alcohol level would have been below .08% (meaning […]
Auto insurers whose customers were witnesses to the April 23 van attack in north Toronto could be paying accident benefits claims if those witnesses have medical evidence that they suffered psychological injury, an insurance law expert suggests. Eight women and two men were killed, and more than a dozen injured, after a rental van deliberately […]
By Greg Meckbach | May 4, 2018
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