Industry
PPG Canada Inc., Automotive Refinish has appointed Thane Higgs to the position of Ontario regional sales manager.Higgs recently held the position of director, sales and marketing in Canada with ITW Welding North America. Prior to that, he spent 12 years with Air Liquide, where his last position was as director of welding products and applications.In […]
By Canadian Underwriter | October 12, 2011
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Manitoba Public Insurance (MPI) has reported a net income of $34.2 million for the six months ended Aug. 31, 2011, a decrease from the $69.3 million it earned during the same period in 2010.”Compared to last year, bodily injury claims incurred, excluding the prior-year reduction in the provision of unpaid claims, decreased by $4.7 million,” […]
The Appraisal Institute of Canada (AIC) has appointed Keith Lancastle as its CEO, effective Sept. 19, 2011. Lancastle has more than 25 years of experience in the not-for-profit sector. Most recently, he led the Forest Products Sector Council (FPSC) as their first executive director. While at the FPSC, he was responsible for providing overall strategic […]
By Canadian Underwriter | October 11, 2011
Totten Insurance Group has welcomed John Rhuland, who will be opening a new Halifax/Dartmouth service office as part of its Atlantic region team.As manager of the new Halifax office, Rhuland will be doing commercial business for Totten Group in both an underwriting and marketing role.Rhuland has several years’ worth of personal and commercial lines experience […]
Policy Works Inc. has entered into an agreement with The Dominion of Canada General Insurance Company (The Dominion) to deliver a commercial lines data exchange solution for small commercial business, integrating Policy Works’ Commercial Management System (CMS) and The Dominion’s commercial systems. The integration is expected to be completed by the fall of 2012.The solution […]
By Canadian Underwriter | October 10, 2011
Demutualization should bring more consolidation into the Canadian property and casualty marketplace, according to a GMP Securities analysis issued by Stephen Boland.”We anticipate that the larger, mutual insurers will continue to work with the Department of Finance to demutualize in order to compete more effectively with the large stock P&C companies,” Boland writes in his […]
By Canadian Underwriter | October 7, 2011
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Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) has congratulated Liberal Party of Ontario Premier-elect Dalton McGuinty and all new and re-elected MPPs for their election victories.Led by McGuinty, the Liberals won a minority government in the province’s Oct. 6 elections. Heading into the election, the Liberal government had implemented auto insurance reforms in September 2010 and struck […]
The Insurance Corporation of B.C. (ICBC) has posted online a list of the Top 10 excuses given to police by drivers busted for using a hand-held device while driving. During a month-long crackdown on distracted driving, B.C. law enforcement officers estimate they issued more than 3,5000 tickets to drivers using electronic devices behind the wheel […]
Western Financial Group has acquired Saskatchewan-based Border Bannatyne Insurance.The Estevan, Saskatchewan-based brokerage has been in operation since 1920 and will now operate as a Western Financial Group office with the same local staff. “This is another great addition to our network of offices,” said Lana Wood, president of Western Financial Group (Network) Inc. “Having an […]
Canadian manufacturers are still reluctant to branch out into emerging markets as a way to mitigate their supplier interruption risks, Robert Forbes of EDC told a Toronto Insurance Conference (TIC) seminar in Toronto on Supply Chain Risk in a Global Economy. During 2005-08, Forbes was responsible for establishing and leading an offshore team serving Canadian […]
By Canadian Underwriter | October 6, 2011
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