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SYDNEY, N.S. – A Nova Scotia judge says it’s not the court’s place to enforce good manners, in ruling on a case that pitted a homeowner’s interests in monitoring her property against her neighbour’s privacy concerns. Provincial court Judge Peter Ross found Joan O’Connor not guilty of committing mischief for installing security cameras around her […]
By The Canadian Press | January 29, 2018
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Broker principals need to draft employment contracts carefully if they don’t want disgruntled ex-employees to steal their customers after leaving the brokerage, an employment lawyer suggested to Canadian Underwriter Monday. When attempting to draft bullet-proof contracts, bear in mind that courts may refuse to enforce some clauses, said Richard Stephenson, a lawyer for Paliare Roland […]
By Greg Meckbach | January 16, 2018
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When co-workers in the office are treating you like a rock star, that’s a special type of motivation to bring your A-game to work every day. Employee Benefit News issued its ‘Top 10 Ways Employees Want to Be Recognized’ Friday, and the list shows that workers crave positive affirmation from their peers at work. “It […]
By Canadian Underwriter | December 12, 2017
A strata corporation is partly on the hook for water damage to a condo unit arising from a buildup of water in a dryer vent, but there is no indication the damage is covered by the strata company’s insurance. Adding to the complication, it is not clear whether a booster fan intended to prevent the […]
By Canadian Underwriter | November 30, 2017
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Despite the recent losses to the industry from multiple North Atlantic hurricanes, The Allstate Corp. has reported underwriting income is up more than 20%, from $355 million in the third quarter of 2016 to $429 million in the three months ending Sept. 30, 2017. That increase is “due to higher premiums, a broad-based decline in […]
By Canadian Underwriter | November 7, 2017
Insurance brokers are among the professionals expressing concern over proposed changes to federal taxes on business income, a Saskatchewan member of parliament said recently. On October 6, the majority of House of Commons members voted against continuing consultations on proposed tax changes announced July 18. The consultation period ended Oct. 2. One proposed change, if […]
By Canadian Underwriter | October 13, 2017
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SGI Canada has launched a farm business unit to help farmers understand their increasingly sophisticated insurance needs. As farms have become bigger and operations more expensive, farmers’ insurance needs have become more complex, SGI Canada said in a press release on Wednesday. The staff in the new unit “understand these changes in the industry and […]
By Canadian Underwriter | October 12, 2017
Several evacuation orders related to the Kenow wildfire have been lifted, while others remain in effect as the fire continues burning in southwestern Alberta about two weeks after it was initially discovered. The mandatory evacuation order for Cardston County was lifted at noon on Thursday, followed by the mandatory evacuation order for the Municipal District […]
By Canadian Underwriter | September 15, 2017
An Ontario court finding, that Intact Insurance Company has a duty to defend an organization sued in connection with a worker killed on the job, lacked “analysis of the critical issues that had to be addressed,” the Court of Appeal for Ontario recently ruled. Court records indicate that in August, 2013, Conrad Lafrenière, “suffered fatal injuries in […]
By Canadian Underwriter | September 14, 2017
A combination wind shear and turbulence was one factor in a 2016 incident in Quebec in which a pilot had “temporary difficulty” controlling a Dash 8 below 2,000 feet, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada said in a recent investigation report. On Feb. 3, 2016 a DHC-8-102 operated by Air Canada Express was approaching Mont-Joli […]
By Canadian Underwriter | August 16, 2017
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