Industry
Just before Christmas, the Supreme Court of Canada heard argument in the case of Whiten v. Pilot. The original trial jury heard evidence that lead them to conclude that Pilot acted in bad faith against its insured Whiten and awarded punitive damages of $1 million against the insurance company. Insurers now await the result of […]
By Jim Cameron of Cameron & Associates Insurance Consultants Ltd. | January 31, 2001
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Lloyd’s of London has risen its 2001 writing capacity by 10% over last year to US$16.6 billion. This is the largest year-on-year increase the market has seen since 1993/4, according to a media statement. “The growth in Lloyd’s capacity indicates growing confidence in the market’s performance, and clear evidence of hardening rates in many lines […]
January 31, 2001
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The final results released by StatsCan on the performance of the Canadian property and casualty insurance industry through to the end of the second quarter of last year removes any doubt that the market has entered into a broad price hardening, says Ted Belton in the latest issue of the Belton Report. “There is now […]
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CGNU’s Canadian holding company CGU has disposed of its equity stakes in Commercial Union Life and Norwich Union for a total of $297 million. Commercial Union was sold to Manulife Financial for $138 million and Norwich Union to a subsidiary of the American International Group (AIG) for $159 million. Both deals are subject to regulatory […]
Like it or not, Winston Morris, chair of Canadian Council of Insurance Regulators (CCIR) and assistant deputy minister of commercial and corporate affairs in Newfoundland and Labrador, has found his name in the news quite a bit lately. Public hearings on the province’s Facility Association (FA) have become a sparring ground for insurers, brokers and […]
By Vikki Spencer | January 31, 2001
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As insurers dip their toes into the vast ocean of e-commerce, regulators are donning their lifeguard gear in an attempt to protect consumers and the industry itself from the potential dangers lurking there. At home and abroad, the as yet unknown hazards of online sales are being examined and framework rules put in place. Issues […]
By Lawrie Savage, president of Lawrie Savage & Associates Inc. | January 31, 2001
Three of the public-traded broker consolidator networks, Equisure Financial Network (TSE:EFN), Hi-Alta Capital Inc. (TSE:HIA), and Vector Intermediaries Inc. (VSE:VTE), have reported stronger earnings and revenue growth for the third quarter of 2000. Equisure, which also announced the successful closure of the bid by financial services group ING to acquire all of the networks outstanding […]
U.S. property and casualty insurers saw their net income for the first nine months of last year fall by 5% to US$16.5 billion compared with US$17.4 billion reported for the same period in 1999, according to the Insurance Services Office INC. (ISO) and the National Association of Independent Insurers (NAII). The industry’s earnings plunge – […]
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Listed insurer Queensway Financial Holdings Ltd. (TSE:QFH) posted a third quarter 2000 loss of $49.1 million equal to $4.04 a share largely as a result of what the company describes as “accounting irregularities” revealed at one of its major U.S. operating subsidiaries, Sun States Group (SSG). Rating agency A.M. Best Co. has pulled back the […]
Canadian Independent Adjusters Association past president David Buzzeo passes the gavel to new president Paul Hancock at the association’s recent conference in Edmonton, AB. Jill Hepburn has been appointed vice president, underwriting and technical services for the Facility Association. Hepburn had been working for the association since last January, on loan from Royal & SunAlliance […]
December 31, 2000
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