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The province of Saskatchewan has launched the new SaskAlert mobile app and SaskAlert.ca website to “connect residents across the province with the information they need when an emergency strikes.” The SaskAlert.ca website and app (available at the site) were released on Monday by Government Relations Minister Jim Reiter and Duane McKay, the province’s Fire Commissioner […]
By Canadian Underwriter | June 27, 2016
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ANSTED, W.Va. – National Guard teams removed debris Monday as authorities in West Virginia prepared for another round of storms in the rain-soaked state where floodwaters have killed at least 25 people in the past week. West Virginia Emergency Management Agency spokesman Tim Rock said “everybody’s just keeping an eye on the sky” as search […]
By Jason Contant | June 27, 2016
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Insider data theft and malware attacks top the list of the most significant concerns for global enterprise security executives, according to a new report from Accenture and HfS Research. The survey, titled The State of Cybersecurity and Digital Trust 2016, was conducted by analyst HfS Research on behalf of Accenture, a global professional services company […]
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The Co-operators General Insurance Company announced on Monday that it has launched new insurance coverage that protects homeowners in Ontario against damage caused by overland flooding. The new coverage, which is available throughout the province, is an inclusive and flexible solution designed to protect homes against the most common causes of water damage – flooding […]
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A deluge of 9 inches of rain damaged or destroyed more than 100 homes in West Virginia, knocked out power to tens of thousands of homes and businesses and killed 14 people, West Virginia Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin said Friday. About 500 people were stranded overnight in a shopping centre when a […]
By Jason Contant | June 24, 2016
The shareholders of XL Group plc have voted in favour of changing the company’s place of incorporation from Bermuda, the Dublin, Ireland-based insurance carrier announced Thursday. XL has been using the XL-Catlin brand for slightly more than a year, since it completed the US$4.1-billion acquisition of Hamilton, Bermuda-based Catlin Group. “The redomestication remains subject to […]
By Canadian Underwriter | June 24, 2016
EDMONTON – Alberta Premier Rachel Notley says she told an environmental review panel on the Trans Mountain Pipeline that her province is doing its bit to control greenhouse gas emissions. Notley says she told the three-member panel that Alberta’s climate plan will cap oilsands emissions to 100 megatonnes and phase out coal-fired electricity by 2030. […]
The wildfire program of Manitoba Sustainable Development (MSD) said on Thursday that evacuation orders have been issued by the communities of Easterville and Chemawawin Cree Nation, 450 kilometres north of Winnipeg, due to smoke and threats from fires that have moved to within half a kilometre of the community. Fire crews are working on three […]
The Panama Papers situation seems to be creating more scrutiny and less sympathy to offshore structures for tax purposes among regulators in Canada and this could spur greater disclosure demands, suggested Shea Small, a partner and international and business strategy leader at McCarthy Tetrault LLP. “Expect more on disclosure of everything to do with offshore,” […]
By Angela Stelmakowich | June 24, 2016
A British Columbia court recently found several individuals jointly liable for damages caused to vehicles, insured by Insurance Corporation of B.C., during riots in Vancouver in June, 2011, but the court declined to award punitive damages. On June 15, 2011, the Boston Bruins beat the Vancouver Canucks 4-0 in the seventh game of the Stanley […]
By Canadian Underwriter | June 23, 2016
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