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New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg has laid out about 250 proposals for how the metropolis can prepare for future severe weather events and the impact of climate change, including proposed changes to flood insurance. The proposals are outlined in a 430-page report and includes proposals for new infrastructure projects to prevent the major impact of another storm […]
By Canadian Underwriter | June 12, 2013
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An Alberta judge ruled last week against The Dominion of Canada General Insurance Company when it decided the carrier has a duty to defend a construction contractor against a lawsuit filed by a condominium corporation. In a ruling June 4, Mr. Justice V.O. Ouellette of The Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta cited the Supreme […]
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The Supreme Court of Canada has dismissed an application by a Saskatchewan municipality for leave to appeal a ruling that allows an auto claimant with no-fault insurance to sue the municipal government responsible for maintaining a road. The highest court in the land ruled Monday against the Rural Municipality of Britannia No. 502, which had […]
By Canadian Underwriter | June 11, 2013
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An arbitrator for the Financial Services Commission of Ontario recently ruled that a form used in the past by auto carriers to notify claimants that their income replacement benefits are being stopped is confusing and unclear. FSCO arbitrator Jessica Kowalski ruled June 5 that a claimant with Western Assurance Company who had income replacement stopped […]
By Canadian Underwriter | June 10, 2013
Researchers at Stanford University have found a new possible way to alert that a major tsunami is following an earthquake, based on a study of the circumstances surrounding the March 2011 events in Japan. That 9.0-magnitude undersea earthquake off the coast of Japan created a tsunami that hit eastern Japan about 30 minutes later, killing […]
Designated drivers may not be abstaining from alcohol entirely, despite evidence suggesting they should, notes a new study out of the University of Florida. Researchers there conducted six field studies over three months in a “college community restaurant and bar district,” for their study, published in the July 2013 issue of the Journal of Studies on […]
The Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) and the Provincial Auto Theft Network (PATNET) are making efforts to educate the public on cargo theft, which the groups say is a growing insurance problem here and south of the border. The groups held an event, dubbed Red Flags at the Roadside II, this week at the Crystal […]
By Canadian Underwriter | June 7, 2013
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The Ontario Court of Appeal recently ruled against Economical Insurance when it decided that a policyholder can amend a claim against the carrier under a family protection endorsement of an auto policy. The case stemmed from a collision in November 2005. In essence, a lower court had ruled last year that Lynn Morgan’s October 2011 […]
The first named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season is projected to reach the Canadian Maritime provinces by the weekend, although by then it will likely transform into a wet low pressure system. The Canadian Hurricane Centre is maintaining watch of Tropical Storm Andrea, which brought heavy rainfall and winds to the west coast of […]
By Canadian Underwriter | June 6, 2013
Human errors and system problems caused two-thirds of data breaches last year, although those caused by malicious attacks were the most costly, according to global report from the Ponemon Institute. The global average cost for breaches was $136 per record (such as payment transactional information, employee records, citizen, patient and student information), according to the […]
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