Claims
There is a “significantly elevated” risk of a collision if a driver has slept for fewer than seven hours in the previous 24, the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety concluded in a recent report. The Washington, D.C.-based AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety released Dec. 6 a study in which it analyzed more than 4,500 collisions […]
By Canadian Underwriter | December 9, 2016
3 min read
HALIFAX – The estimated cost for damage caused by the Thanksgiving Day floods in Cape Breton could exceed $15 million, says the Nova Scotia government. Zach Churchill, minister responsible for the Emergency Management Office, said Thursday the total could run even higher because the province is still waiting for more insurance information and final approval […]
By The Canadian Press | December 9, 2016
2 min read
The Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC) has discovered 3,300 possible fraud alerts on open claims over the last three years following a review with a new analytics tool. ICBC reported on Thursday that it has signed a five-year agreement with BAE Systems to use the fraud analytics software and case management solution to help […]
The insurance industry is undergoing structural change with the emergence of platform-based business models and insurers need to ready themselves to be able to take part, Matthew Smith, insurance co-lead for the Global Strategy Group at KPMG, suggested during the firm’s 25th Annual Insurance Issues Conference. “The insurance industry is facing into a structural change. […]
By Angela Stelmakowich | December 8, 2016
5 min read
ATLANTA – Recent showers and storms across much of the South have eased the severe drought in the region, but experts say it wasn’t enough to make up for months of dry conditions before the rain finally fell. More rain is needed before the demise of the drought can be declared, said Mark Svoboda, director […]
By Jason Contant | December 8, 2016
Reefer, dope, Mary-Jane, weed, ganga, bud, airplane, Aunt Mary, doob, grass, herb, skunkweed, wacky tabaccy, Miley Cyrus...
By Emily Atkins, Editor | December 8, 2016
9 min read
Last May, someone in remote Alberta started a wildfire that swept through Fort McMurray, took out the power grid, destroyed more than 2,000 homes, traveled 590,000 hectares to Saskatchewan, halted regional oil production, and raged for roughly three months before being brought under control. According to CBC News, the Fort McMurray fire was by far […]
By Dara Banga, president, DSB Claims | December 8, 2016
How a snail in a bottle helped set the precedent of negligence and the duty of care
By Rocco Neglia, Vice-President, Claims, Economical Insurance | December 8, 2016
Message from the president of the Canadian Independent Adjusters' Association
By Heather Matthews, President, Canadian Independent Adjusters' Association | December 8, 2016
Je suis ravie d’écrire mon premier message en ma qualité de présidente de l’ACEI. Je me hasarderais à dire que j’assume les fonctions de président de l’Association canadienne des experts indépendants dans un contexte où l’industrie des assurances et la profession d’expert en sinistres connaissent des changements importants. Qui aurait pu deviner il y a […]
By Heather Matthews, president, ACEI | December 8, 2016
8 min read
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