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WASHINGTON – The U.S. could consider criminal charges or sanctions against China if the U.S. determines hackers there are violating an agreement not to conduct economic cyber espionage on American industry, a senior Justice Department official said Tuesday. The remarks by John Carlin, the Obama administration’s top national security attorney, came amid continuing skepticism about […]
By Canadian Underwriter | November 12, 2015
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Canada’s highest court will announce Friday its decision on the constitutional validity of an Alberta law that allows for the suspension of vehicle permits and driver’s licenses of bankrupt uninsured drivers who fail to reimburse the province’s Motor Vehicle Accident Recoveries (MVAR) program. In 2014, the Alberta Court of Appeal had ruled that there is […]
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Fisheries and Oceans Canada and the Meteorological Service of Canada – Quebec Region have issued a joint statement warning of potential sea breaking conditions and coastal flooding for certain areas of Quebec. The storm surge warning, issued on Thursday morning, said that “higher than normal water levels with large waves are expected near the coast” […]
The signing of Flood Re’s regulations in the United Kingdom means as many as a half million households in high flood risk areas have moved one step closer to affordable flood insurance and away from spiralling home insurance premiums. Following approval from U.K. Parliament, floods minister Rory Stewart (pictured left) signed the regulations Wednesday, providing […]
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Environment Canada has issued wind warnings for Wednesday night for coastal and southern British Columbia. An alert from Environment Canada for the central coast said that a storm will approach the B.C. coast on Wednesday night, with strong southeast winds up to 100 kilometres per hour (km/h) over Haida Gwaii. The winds will ease abruptly […]
By Canadian Underwriter | November 11, 2015
Competition and a lack of consumer demand are top concerns among surveyed executives of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the United States, despite the group being relatively optimistic about future business opportunities, Zurich Insurance Group reports. Released Wednesday, results of Zurich’s Third Annual Global SME Survey shows that SMEs south of the border – […]
The United States Department of Justice announced on Tuesday that three men have been charged in connection with the JPMorgan Chase & Co. cyberattack last year. Loretta E. Lynch, the Attorney General of the United States and Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, along with officials from the […]
CALGARY – The province of Alberta, which bought up 17 homes along the Elbow River that were damaged by 2013’s flooding, is now holding off on knocking them down as the new NDP government is reconsidering what to do with them. The former Tory government paid $49 million for the homes in southwest Calgary with […]
By The Canadian Press | November 11, 2015
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SEATTLE – Using everything from a customized DC-8 jetliner to ground radars to four-inch rain gauges, scientists are fanning out across one of the soggiest places in the United States this month to measure raindrops and snowflakes. Led by NASA and the University of Washington, the field experiment on the Olympic Peninsula attempts to validate, […]
By Canadian Underwriter | November 10, 2015
Claims management provider Crawford & Company announced Monday it recorded a net loss of $1.087 million during the three months ending Sept. 30, amid restructuring charges, while revenues before reimbursements in Canada dropped nearly 20%. Worldwide, Atlanta-based Crawford reported revenue before reimbursements of $293.3 million in the latest quarter, essentially unchanged from $293.8 million in […]
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