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The Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction (ICLR) will be hosting a workshop on hailstorms and hail damage on Friday, April 8. The session, titled Understanding the Characteristics of Hailstorms and Hail Damage through Laboratory and Field Research, will only be available by webinar from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on April 8. Dr. Tanya Brown-Giammanco […]
By Canadian Underwriter | March 21, 2016
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The Ontario and federal governments announced Friday they will fund projects designed to reduce flood risk and help treat “environmentally harmful liquids” in small municipalities south of Sudbury. Both governments announced Friday funding for 13 projects under the Small Communities Fund, which makes available money for projects such as disaster mitigation and brownfield redevelopment. In […]
The Supreme Court of Canada announced Thursday it will not hear an appeal from an Ontario auto claimant who unsuccessfully sought a non-earner benefit more than three years after her income replacement benefits were terminated. In a ruling released July 13, 2015, the Court of Appeal for Ontario upheld a lower court ruling against Angela […]
By Canadian Underwriter | March 18, 2016
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The United States Homeland Security Department on Thursday formally began sharing details of new digital threats with private business and other government agencies, a culmination of a longtime effort to improve cybersecurity. “This is the ‘if you see something, say something’ of cybersecurity,” said Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson (below left)at the […]
BILLINGS, Mont. — U.S. officials moved Thursday to strengthen safety rules for the nation’s 300,000-mile network of natural gas transmission pipelines in response to numerous fiery accidents, including a 2010 California explosion that killed eight people and injured more than 50. The Department of Transportation proposal would expand inspection and repair rules to include lines […]
By Canadian Underwriter | March 17, 2016
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The Supreme Court of Canada will hear an appeal from a B.C. motorist, convicted under the Criminal Code of operating a vehicle while impaired, over the question of whether a 1975 ruling from Canada’s highest court is still valid in cases where a police officer demands a breath sample without necessarily having a reasonable suspicion. […]
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CALGARY — A lawsuit filed by a local builder against Calgary mayor Naheed Nenshi was dropped but the process has resulted in Nenshi facing legal fees nearing the six-figure mark. Nenshi says the defamation lawsuit lasted nearly two years and left him with a bill of roughly $100,000. He says under a new policy, the […]
By The Canadian Press | March 16, 2016
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Self-driving cars are “absolutely not” ready for widespread deployment despite a rush to put them to put them on the road, a robotics expert warned Tuesday. The cars aren’t yet able to handle bad weather, including standing water, drizzling rain, sudden downpours and snow, Mary (Missy) Cummings, director of the Durham, N.C.-based […]
By Canadian Underwriter | March 16, 2016
FRANKFURT – Institutional investors are suing Volkswagen for 3.25 billion euros in damages over the company’s handling of its emissions scandal, which has so far seen the share price fall by about a third. Attorney Andreas Tilp said Tuesday that the suit in the German regional court in Braunschweig was joined by investors from 14 […]
By Canadian Underwriter | March 15, 2016
VANCOUVER – A British Columbia judge has tossed out a lawsuit by a former Canadian Football League player who claims negligence, alleging players haven’t been protected from concussions. B.C. Supreme Court Justice Christopher Hinkson said in a written ruling that the issues raised in Arland Bruce’s lawsuit are part of a collective bargaining agreement between […]
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