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Fire crews in British Columbia continued to battle an aggressive blaze on the west side of the Fraser River, south of the village of Lytton, late Thursday night. The fire, which is described as “very visible from the town of Lytton” has been estimated at 1,500 hectares and “crews are still witnessing active fire behaviour […]
By Canadian Underwriter | June 12, 2015
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Debate on a federal bill on incorporation into regulation by reference was postponed Thursday to Monday, June 15. Bill S-2 could potentially affect regulations that refer to standards on equipment such as hockey helmets, medical devices, electric vehicles or cloud computing, some politicians have suggested. If passed into law, Bill S-2 “would ensure that regulators […]
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OTTAWA – Employees of the House of Commons are being warned to be on the lookout for suspicious emails from hackers looking for personal information. Two memos sent Friday from Commons IT staff says its employees, along with private sector workers, are “currently being targeted by several cyberattacks.” The first alert, sent Friday morning, says […]
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Storms moving through multiple states, including Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Arkansas, at the end of May have already resulted in more than 9,000 insurance claims, Farmers Insurance said in a press release on Thursday. The Farmers Insurance Group of Canada – a United States insurer group of automobiles, homes and small businesses and a provider […]
Cenovus Energy Inc., a Calgary-based oil company, said on Thursday that it has returned to normal operations at its Foster Creek oilsands project in northern Alberta after a forest fire on the Cold Lake Air Weapons Range (CLAWR) led to the precautionary shutdown of the operation on May 23 for 11 full days. Cenovus said […]
By Canadian Underwriter | June 11, 2015
British Columbia’s Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations said on Wednesday that all Category 2 and Category 3 open fires will be prohibited throughout the Coastal Fire Centre’s (CFC) jurisdiction, with the exception of the so-called “fog zone.” The CFC covers all of the area west of the height of land on the […]
When a Canadian defendant in a lawsuit is also going through bankruptcy proceedings, the right to ask a court for indemnity from a professional liability insurer is vested in the trustee in bankruptcy rather than the policyholder, the Court of Appeal for Ontario suggested in a recent ruling. In a decision released Monday, the court […]
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About 4.5 million homes in the United States are at high or extreme risk of wildfire, with just over two million in California alone, according to a series of reports released on Wednesday. The 2015 FireLine State Risk Reports from Verisk Insurance Solutions, a source of information about property and casualty insurance risk, summarize risk […]
The City of Maple Ridge, British Columbia has said that some homeowners in rural areas may be eligible for a discount on their fire insurance premiums. Maple Ridge Fire Chief Dane Spence said in a press release on Friday that the local fire department has earned the ‘Superior Tanker Shuttle Service’ (STSS) designation, which will […]
By Canadian Underwriter | June 10, 2015
The Guarantee Company of North America has announced the availability of a free app that provides client and brokers of GUARANTEE GOLD – which focuses on high net worth customers – with a secure way to receive weather alerts, make claims and access helpful resources. Available in Google Play, Blackberry World and iTunes App Store, […]
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