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The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador has recently enacted its new impaired and distracted driving laws.The legislative changes authorize police to use traffic safety stops as a means of determining whether drivers are impaired, driving while suspended or driving without insurance, among other serious offences.Also, the laws:
By Canadian Underwriter | November 17, 2010
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Barbara Bellissimo, vice president and chief agent of State Farm in Canada, is being profiled in an online campaign to promote the importance of mentoring youth. ‘Who’s Your Mentor?’ was created by kids.now, a group mentoring charity, and is scheduled to launch on Nov. 20.The campaign is an online video series profiling leading Canadian businesspeople, […]
Canadian governments and public auto insurers encouraged safe driving habits in honour of the third annual National Day of Remembrance for Road Crash Victims on Nov. 17. “Observing this day helps raise awareness of the almost 2,800 road users who are killed and of the approximately 195,000 injuries that occur each year in Canada,” said […]
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The B.C. Supreme Court has upheld a “pollution exclusion” in a residential property damage case, in which an above-ground storage tank for home-heating fuel oil leaked and damaged the insured’s vacation home.In Corbould v. BCAA Insurance Corporation, the insured’s property policy said: “We do not insure…(8) loss or damage caused by contamination or pollution, or […]
By Canadian Underwriter | November 16, 2010
The municipality of Leamington is seeking funds from the provincial government to cover a $1-million shortfall to repair damages and cleanup as a result of the tornado that tore through the area in June 2010.The estimated gross cost to the municipality for lost revenues, clean-up and repair/replacement of municipal assets and infrastructure damaged from the […]
Duck Creek Technologies Inc. received a positive rating in the recent Gartner MarketScope for North American property and casualty insurance policy management modules. Duck Creek provides policy administration, product configuration and definition, billing and rating for the property and casualty and healthcare insurance markets. The MarketScope is an evaluation of a marketplace at a specific […]
A British Columbia Supreme Court decision in January 2010 has reaffirmed the validity of amending the fundamental terms of a marine insurance contract by an endorsement, according to an article published by Borden Ladner Gervais LLP.In the article, Beware of Insurance Policy Endorsements, authors Graham Walker and Dinoysios Rossi note the B.C. Supreme Court ultimately […]
The National Hockey League Players’ Association (NHLPA) has partnered with Allstate Insurance Company of Canada to launch a mentorship program to guide the next generation of Canada’s hockey youth.The Allstate All-Canadians program will provide young players, coaches and parents with the opportunity to access exclusive on-ice drills and off-ice development tips directly from NHL players […]
R&Q Risk Services Canada Limited is the newest managing general agent to enter the Canadian marketplace.R&Q Risk Services is owned by Randall & Quilter Investment Holdings Plc, a publicly listed non-life insurance investor, service provider and underwriting manager.Lloyd’s Syndicates will back all issued policies. R&Q Risk Services Canada will initially write professional liability and management […]
By Canadian Underwriter | November 15, 2010
A “large bulk” of scientific evidence shows exposure to electro-magnetic fields (EMF) from mobile phones does not cause cancer, although not enough long-term data is available to rule out the risk conclusively, Lloyd’s of London says in a November 2010 report, Electro-Magnetic Fields From Mobile Phones: Recent Developments.The report likens insurers’ exposure to EMF from […]
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