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EUREKA, Kan. – Tornadoes ripped through southeast Kansas late Thursday, causing widespread damage in a small town, though no injuries have been reported. The National Weather Service said Friday that preliminary data show that an EF2 tornado on Thursday night struck Eureka, a town of roughly 2,600 residents about 60 miles east of Wichita. The […]
By Greg Meckbach | July 11, 2016
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WINNIPEG – A former Winnipeg priest, the Archdiocese of Saint Boniface and Clercs de Saint-Viateur du Canada have been named in two separate sexual assault lawsuits. The lawsuits are connected to Ronald Leger, a former pastor at Holy Family Parish in Winnipeg. He pleaded guilty to sexually abusing three boys ranging in age from nine […]
By The Canadian Press | July 8, 2016
Those receiving payments for uninsurable disaster-related losses in the wake of the rain storm that washed across British Columbia’s Peace River Regional District in June, causing flooding, will not see any disruption should there be a postal strike. In collaboration with the regional district, the province “will be forgoing the usual cheque in the mail […]
By Canadian Underwriter | July 8, 2016
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The DuPont chemical company acted with malice by dumping chemical-tainted water from its West Virginia plant into the Ohio River, a United States federal jury said Wednesday in awarding $5.1 million in compensatory damages to a man who developed cancer. The jury is scheduled to meet Thursday to begin deciding the amount […]
By Greg Meckbach | July 7, 2016
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Insured damage from the recent wildfire affecting Fort McMurray, Alta. is estimated at $3.58 billion, Insurance Bureau of Canada’s vice president western and Pacific, Bill Adams, said Thursday. A third of the $3.58 billion loss is commercial property, 5% is auto and 62% is personal property, said Carolyn Rennie, managing director at Toronto-based Catastrophe Indices […]
By Canadian Underwriter | July 7, 2016
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It is disheartening to see how the end-user is being managed when it comes to combating cyber security threats, suggests Amy Baker, vice president of marketing for Wombat Security Technologies, Inc. “Insider threats are widely discussed and well-recognized, so it stands to reason that organizations would be prioritizing these issues and attacking them head on,” […]
British Columbia is committing $15.52 million in funding for two flood mitigation projects in Surrey that will protect thousands of homes, landmark institutions and business and industries employing thousands of people. The funding will be used for the two dike upgrade projects, reports the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure. Another $10.06 million is committed by […]
The Court of Appeal for Ontario recently ruled against State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company when it found that a municipality that fails to enforce a bylaw stipulating taxi insurance does not owe a duty of care to parties injured in a collision with an underinsured taxi. Court records indicate that on June 19, 2008, […]
By Canadian Underwriter | July 6, 2016
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Aon Risk Solutions is offering tailor-made personal line insurance policies that recognize ridesharing to the hundreds of Uber drivers who require coverage in Alberta. There are no restrictions related to driver age, years licensed or the amount of weekly ridesharing hours, notes a statement this week from Aon Risk Solutions, the global risk management business […]
NEW YORK – More than 500,000 hoverboards are being recalled after dozens of reports of fires and spewing smoke. There have been 99 reports to the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission of battery packs that have overheated, exploded or caught fire, the regulator said Wednesday. There have been at least 18 reports of injuries, […]
By Greg Meckbach | July 6, 2016
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