Industry
There are two approaches to reducing wildfire risk. The industry right now is focused on the one emphasizing individual homeowner responsibility. The other sees landscape-scale fuel modification igniting the bioenergy sector.
By Bob Gray, Fire Ecologist, R.W. Gray Consulting Ltd. | November 30, 2011
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Market consolidation carries a risk that brokers will have fewer choices to offer their clients when carriers disappear.
By J.R. (Bob) Tisdale, President, COO, Pembridge Insurance Company | November 30, 2011
Successful fraud investigations in Western Canada point to the value of falling back on the private investigator model to root out fraud in the face of serious constraints on resources and special investigation units.
By Donald W. Ireland, Investigator, CKR Global | November 30, 2011
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FirstOnSite Restoration has opened a permanent branch in Edmonton, Alberta, after working there for the past few months following the Slave Lake fires. The restoration firm also opened a branch in Medicine Hat, Alberta earlier this year to continue to meet the needs in the province. Dan Hislop will head the Edmonton branch. He has […]
November 30, 2011
The national directorate of the Canadian Insurance Claims Managers Association (CICMA) held its annual general meeting in Niagara on the Lake on Sept. 17 and 18. The CICMA executive for 2011-12 is as follows: Lyndon Friesen, past president, Red River Mutual (Manitoba); Robert Hertner, president, Allstate Insurance (Ottawa); Lynn Ross, vice president, Aviva (Nova Scotia); […]
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ACE Canada held its Ladies Forum Tea at the Château Laurier on Sept. 20 during the RIMS Canada Conference in Ottawa. Ladies from across the industry donned fascinators and engaged in conversation while enjoying a cup of tea and finger-sized sandwiches. Vanessa Mariga, Canadian Underwriter’s associate editor, presented a speech on the progress of women […]
CSN Collision & Glass capitalized on connections in Ottawa during the network’s 9th Annual Conference from Sept. 22 to 24. CSN members, insurance partners and vendors met at The Westin Ottawa for the three-day business conference to gain insight into today’s collision repair industry and the changes it will face in the future. The Capital […]
Catlin Canada held its summer broker appreciation event at Woodbine Race Track, featuring an evening of thoroughbred horse racing. About 100 people were in attendance for a full dinner and some friendly wagering.
Intact’s acquisition of AXA will have a larger impact on the Canadian property and casualty marketplace than if The Economical, Wawanesa Mutual and Gore Mutual were to all demutualize during the upcoming year, according to David A. Crozier, senior vice president of operations at The Economical Insurance Group.Crozier spoke on the topic, ‘Forging a New […]
By Canadian Underwriter | November 30, 2011
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Citing diminishing investment returns and escalating bodily injury claims costs, the Insurance Corporation of B.C. (ICBC) intends to apply to the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC) for a basic insurance rate increase.If approved, it would be the first time in four years ICBC’s basic insurance rates would increase. Based on a reduction in optional rates, […]
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