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Services are now available providing legally admissible proof that your email has been received and your clients' information is protected.
By Martin Ouellet, Applied Systems Canada Inc. | January 31, 2011
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New, proprietary technology has enabled transparent billing for work undertaken on large, complex commercial losses.
By Ingrid Himmelman, FirstOnSite Restoration | January 31, 2011
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This is the second part of a two-part article discussing the real, potential and anecdotal effects of Ontario's auto insurance reforms on access to health care for auto injury claimants. Part I of the article, published in the January 2011 edition of Canadian Underwriter, looked at the impact of the Minor Injury Guideline (MIG) and the Minor Injury Cap from the perspective of health care providers. Part II of the article, reproduced below, analyzes the new $50,000 med-rehab benefit, independent examinations and attendant care benefits. In addition, it outlines what the industry is currently doing to track and address these emerging issues.
By Teresa Riverso, Supportive Environments Ltd. | January 31, 2011
RSA Canada travels to Churchill, Manitoba, where the impact of climate change is far from remote
By Adrian Hall, director of personal specialty insurance corporate communications, RSA Canada | January 31, 2011
McCague Borlack LLP ushered in the New Year by hosting industry guests at its annual ‘Christmas in January,’ a traditional reception of cocktails and hors d’oeuvres. The event gave guests a chance to tour McCague Borlack’s newly renovated office space on the 26th floor of 130 King Street West in Toronto.
January 31, 2011
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The Chubb Corporation [NYSE: CB] said its preliminary estimate of losses due to the floods in Australia would be in the range of $75 million to $100 million before tax. The company reported this estimate in its 2010 Q4 results, although it said these losses would be factored into its 2011 Q1 financial statements.In 2010 […]
By Canadian Underwriter | January 31, 2011
A new rule outlining procedures that B.C. brokers must follow when placing coverage with an unauthorized insurer will take effect on Feb. 28, 2011. Section 76(1)(c) of the Financial Institutions Act in British Columbia provides a limited exemption from the restriction that prohibits placing insurance with an unauthorized insurer. Rule 7(11.1), which takes effect in […]
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The estimated insurable value of losses from the Queensland, Australia floods has increased to $1.151 billion, according to the Insurance Council of Australia (ICA).Preliminary estimates fell into the $150-million range. The ICA has reported receiving 38,460 claims as a result of the Queensland floods, as of Jan. 30, 2011. The vast majority (46%) of the […]
The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner in Saskatchewan says it has reached an impasse with Saskatchewan Government Insurance (SGI) over three ‘breach of privacy’ complaints related to the collection of personal health information under the Automobile Accident Insurance Act (AAIA). Saskatchewan’s privacy commissioner has recommended in a report that Saskatchewan’s legislature amend legislation […]
A change in the occupation test for determining Income Replacement Benefits (IRB) before and after a 104-week period of disability is not necessarily enough of a “change” of circumstances to warrant overturning an arbitrator’s order to pay IRB benefits. Ontario’s insurance regulator, the Financial Services Commission of Ontario (FSCO), made the ruling in Wawanesa Mutual […]
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