Industry
Chubb Insurance Company of Canada has launched an online auto and property quoting mechanism for brokers.The @ChubbCanada service now offers brokers online quoting of Masterpiece Auto and Masterpiece Property. The service includes:
By Canadian Underwriter | December 7, 2010
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Catlin Canada has hired Dave McAuley as its manager of risk engineering.He will be working from the insurer’s Calgary office.He most recently worked at Marsh Calgary’s Marsh Risk Control with emphasis on risk engineering consultation and surveys for energy risks.McAuley began his career in 1970 with the loss prevention department of Marsh & McLennan (Toronto). […]
The Canadian Association of Insurance Reciprocals has recently formed to serve as the collective voice of insurance reciprocals across Canada.The not-for-profit association’s mandate includes raising awareness of the value of insurance reciprocals and representing its members’ interests to governments, and others.The founding members include: At its first board meeting on Nov. 1, 2010, the association […]
By Canadian Underwriter | December 6, 2010
McLarens Canada, a full-service national claims management firm, has acquired Upper Canada Adjusters Inc.Upper Canada Adjusters Inc. was established in 1995 and has a broad client base ranging from commercial insurers to self-insured corporate clients. McLarens Canada currently has 45 locations, coast-to-coast, and is one of the largest claims handling, risk management and third party […]
Claims
Climate change is causing wildfires to burn more fiercely, pumping more greenhouse gases into the atmosphere than previously thought, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Guelph. Researchers looked at fire records kept since the 1950s and visited 200 forest and peatland sites in Alaska’s interior shortly after blazes were extinguished […]
The CG&B Group Inc. has acquired D. M. Edwards Insurance Group Limited and Car Insurance Brokers of Canada Inc., effective Dec. 2, 2010.In a release, The CG&B Group Inc. says “Edwards Insurance and Car Insurance Brokers have been pioneers in the use of the Internet for marketing insurance through their very successful Web site carinsurance.ca.”Denny […]
A study of fatal car crashes in Canada from 2000-2007 shows more drivers who were 18-or-under had drugs in their system as opposed to alcohol (30.4% versus 29.6%), reported Allstate Insurance Company of Canada.Allstate partnered with MADD to offer a public education video showing young people the many consequences of impaired driving. The video can […]
Damage estimates related to severe weather events and one earthquake in Canada likely topped $700 million in 2010, extrapolating from information contained in Aon Benfield’s November 2010 Monthly Cat Recap report.The report lists damage estimates, both insured and uninsured, related to 10 specific severe storm events and one earthquake in Canada in 2010. When known […]
The Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police (OACP) and Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) are launching ‘Lock It or Lose It,’ a crime prevention program encouraging citizens to take a few simple precautions to prevent vehicle theft. In partnership with IBC, the OPP are checking vehicles in a variety of locations to confirm they are […]
By Canadian Underwriter | December 3, 2010
Zurich Financial Services Group (Zurich) has announced plans to reducing its total expenses (excluding commissions) by 5% or $500 million on a run-rate basis by 2013.Included in this general group target, Zurich said it plans to reduce expenses in its general insurance segment by 7% or $350 million on a run-rate basis by 2013.In addition, […]
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