Claims
Understanding the latest developments in settlement opportunities may reduce the costs and delays of litigation for adjusters and their clients.
By Albert Wallrap, associate, Dutton Brock LLP | January 31, 2014
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Assessing The Competitive Environment
By Insurance Institute of Canada | January 31, 2014
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British Columbia’s provincial government, police and insurance corporation launched a month-long distracted driving prevention campaign Thursday, targeting the third-leading cause of road fatalities in the province. Police are stepping up enforcement across the province and will be out checking for distracted drivers throughout February. “A phone call or text can wait for you to reach […]
By Canadian Underwriter | January 30, 2014
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Two recent ruling by the Supreme Court of Canada means that Ontario courts “should grant summary judgement more often” in lawsuits, according to one law firm. “While the Supreme Court has outlined a new approach to summary judgment motions, it remains to be seen whether this will provide greater opportunities to resolve negligence cases summarily,” […]
TOKYO – About 1,400 people have filed a joint lawsuit against three companies that manufactured Japan’s Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant, saying they should be financially liable for damage caused by its 2011 meltdowns. Lawyers for the plaintiffs say the lawsuit, filed Thursday at Tokyo District Court, is a landmark challenge of current regulations which give […]
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OTTAWA – The Conservative government is poised to introduce legislation that will raise the liability for civilian damages for nuclear operators to $1 billion from the current $75 million. The Canadian Press has learned that will be included in an act Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver will introduce in the Commons today to improve offshore […]
WASHINGTON – Hundreds of thousands of homeowners facing big flood insurance premium increases would see those rate hikes delayed for years under legislation that’s set to pass the Senate. The bipartisan legislation comes amid protests that it would undo hard-fought reforms passed less than two years ago to stabilize the government’s flood insurance program. The […]
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The Financial and Consumer Services Commission in New Brunswick has launched a new web resource to help answer common questions related to the insurance industry and financial sector and provide tips for avoiding fraud. The online public awareness campaign is the first that the commission has launched, and is focused on five questions that relate to […]
By Canadian Underwriter | January 29, 2014
WASHINGTON – Flood insurance rate increases for hundreds of thousands of people would be put off under a bill on track to pass the Senate. Its future remains uncertain in the House, where a more modest plan is under consideration. The legislation, which could pass the Senate as early as Wednesday, would delay for up […]
The Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction will be hosting a workshop Feb. 21 on earthquake risk in the Ottawa and Gatineau, Que. region. The event, part of the organization’s ongoing Friday Forum series, will host Dariush Motazedian, an associate professor at Carleton University. The workshop will include information on amplification measurement methodologies in the current […]
By Canadian Underwriter | January 28, 2014
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