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Police across the province of Saskatchewan issued 26 tickets related to commercial vehicles and more than 4,000 tickets for speeding or aggressive driving last month. During the month of August, Saskatchewan Government Insurance (SGI) and provincial law enforcement officers paid special attention to commercial vehicle safety, SGI said in a press release on Thursday. Included […]
By Canadian Underwriter | September 22, 2016
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Alcohol and drugs are different and approaches to addressing related impairment issues will likely need to be different as well, Doug Beirness, senior research associate with the Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse (CCSA), suggested Wednesday during a State Farm-sponsored event in downtown Toronto. “Everything that we go to do that tries to parallel alcohol will […]
By Angela Stelmakowich | September 22, 2016
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NORFOLK, Va. – Flooding in coastal Virginia and North Carolina blocked roads and forced school closings Wednesday that affected for more than 100,000 students. A stalled weather system and the remnants of Tropical Storm Julia have brought days of rain and localized flooding to the region. The rain is expected to continue into Thursday. The […]
By Jason Contant | September 22, 2016
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Thirty-one countries formally joined the Paris climate change pact Wednesday, bringing the total number of countries ratifying the treaty to 60 and raising hopes that it will enter into effect by the end of the year. The number is higher than the 55-country threshold needed for the treaty to enter into force. But because together […]
By Jason Contant | September 21, 2016
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The Manitoba Emergency Measures Organization of Manitoba Infrastructure announced on Tuesday that Alert Ready, the national emergency alert system, will send out a province-wide test message over TV and radio on Wednesday at 3:55 p.m. local time. Alert Ready provides authorized government agencies and broadcasters with a simple and easily accessible method to issue public […]
By Canadian Underwriter | September 21, 2016
Düsseldorf, Germany-based family-owned enterprise ARAG Group announced on Tuesday that it has launched operations in Canada with the newly founded ARAG Services Corporation. The new company develops legal insurance products and manages underwriting, sales and marketing activities in the Canadian market, while Brit Syndicate at Lloyd’s is the assigned risk carrier, ARAG Group said in […]
August 2016 marked the 16th month of record warmth for the globe, the longest such streak in 137 years, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said on Tuesday. Last month was 1.66 degrees Fahrenheit above the 20th-century average, breaking last years’ record for the warmest August on record by 0.09 degrees F, according to […]
A disputed Ontario auto insurance claim, in which the carrier denied a claimant’s request for catastrophic impairment status, could reach the Supreme Court of Canada. Court records indicate that RBC General Insurance Company sent correspondence to Zofia Machaj denying her catastrophic impairment status. Initially the Ontario Superior Court of Justice dismissed Machaj’s action against RBC, […]
By Canadian Underwriter | September 20, 2016
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The Alberta government announced on Monday that it has appointed a task force to provide recommendations on targeting investments in climate technology to help transition to a lower-carbon economy. As part of Alberta’s Climate Leadership Plan, the government will phase out pollution created by coal burning by 2030, impose a carbon levy and rebates, cap […]
Global catastrophe risk management firm Risk Management Solutions, Inc. (RMS) estimated on Monday that the insured loss associated with wind and coastal flooding from Hurricane Hermine will not exceed US$400 million. This figure includes property damage and business interruption caused by wind and coastal flooding to residential, commercial, industrial properties and auto lines of business, […]
By Canadian Underwriter | September 19, 2016
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