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TEVIOTDALE, Ont. – Weather experts say a tornado ripped through a southwestern Ontario community Sunday night, tearing the roof from a bungalow and damaging several police cars. Environment Canada issued a statement that said the violent winds of up to 220 kilometres per hour occurred in Teviotdale, northwest of Kitchener. It said the tornado left […]
By The Canadian Press | August 4, 2015
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Environmental clean-up can cost millions of dollars, regulators sometimes force innocent organizations and individuals to pay for remediation and general liability policies do not always cover pollution risks. To be prepared, risk managers should assume their organizations have at least some environmental exposure.
By Greg Meckbach, Associate Editor|Greg Meckbach, Associate Editor | July 31, 2015
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The federal and Manitoba governments have announced joint funding to build the Lake Manitoba and Lake St. Martin outlet channels, which will help protect residents and communities in the Lake Manitoba basin from the impacts of chronic flooding. Manitoba Premier Greg Selinger was joined on Friday by Candice Bergen, Minister of State (Social Development) and […]
By Canadian Underwriter | July 31, 2015
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British Columbia’s Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations is reporting that “significant progress” has been made on containing two wildfires in the province that have been burning for more than a month. BC Wildfire Service crews have taken advantage of reduced fire behaviour in recent days to contain the Elaho and Boulder Creek […]
Risk management and shared learning must be rapidly grown and deployed, in essence, by forming a public/private catastrophe reinsurance scheme to address the growing cyber threat, suggests a new report out of the United Kingdom. A new Long Finance research report, Promoting U.K. Cyber Prosperity: Public Private Cyber Catastrophe Reinsurance, was prepared by Z/Yen Group […]
Complex losses frequently necessitate the use of forensic experts, namely engineers. Even for seasoned adjusters, issues such as causation, coverage and surrounding circumstances may be too complicated in certain claims scenarios. That's when they need to tap into the expertise of forensic specialists. Clear lines of communication, well-preserved evidence and as much advance notice as possible are the keys to the right working relationship, according to several forensic engineers.
By Craig Harris, Freelance Writer|Craig Harris, Freelance Writer | July 31, 2015
13 min read
Subsurface construction, such as shoring walls, can present clients and adjusters with unexpected exposures.
By Geoff Lay, technical engineering associate, Giffin Koerth|Geoff Lay, technical engineering associate, Giffin Koerth | July 31, 2015
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The law of the jurisdiction plays a key role in insurance contract interpretation and rights of recovery.
By Tiffany Cheverie, lawyer, Burchells LLP |Tiffany Cheverie, lawyer, Burchells LLP | July 31, 2015
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Pre-accident health status and earnings form the foundation of damages quantification in personal injury claims.
By Mathew Rose, Principal, Mathew Rose and Associates Inc.; and Kateryna Shpir, Forensic Economist, MRA Medlegal Consulting|Mathew Rose, Principal, Mathew Rose and Associates Inc.; and Kateryna Shpir, Forensic Economist, MRA Medlegal Consulting | July 31, 2015
Drivers face split-second decisions at intersections - an accident might not be as simple as it first appears.
By Joseph Jakym, Partner, Roar Engineering|Joseph Jakym, Partner, Roar Engineering | July 31, 2015
4 min read
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