Industry
A licensed individual at a brokerage cannot be an “independent contractor,” Ontario’s broker regulator, Registered Insurance Brokers of Ontario (RIBO), said in its Summer 2010 bulletin.”On occasion, RIBO staff has been advised that a licensed individual within a brokerage is an ‘independent contractor,'” RIBO president Al Chamney notes in his president’s message. “RIBO does not […]
By Canadian Underwriter | August 10, 2010
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The Canadian Council of Insurance Regulators (CCIR) is looking into the regulation of general agencies, wholesale agencies, wholesale brokers and third party administrators.The CCIR’s agencies regulation committee will also review risks to consumers and legislative and regulatory issues arising from current and possible future applications of electronic commerce. If the council finds that significant issues […]
Despite being more aware about the risks they face, companies still need to work on embedding risk management into their organizations, the chair of the UK Association of Risk and Insurance Managers (AIRMIC) says. “There are organisations that have properly embedded their risk management, but for many it remains an add-on process which is not […]
The Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) has issued its proposed revision of Guideline B-3, formerly known as the Guideline on Unregistered Reinsurance, for consultation. The new draft of Guideline B-3 would change the reinsurance governance framework from a rules-based approach to a principles-based approach. The document is based on the following four […]
By Canadian Underwriter | August 9, 2010
Zurich in Canada is poised to launch www.ZurichBuildersRisk.ca, a new Web-based system designed to rate, quote and issue builders risk policies in less than nine minutes.The new service provides course of construction coverage for new residential and commercial structures, renovation or installation projects. It is ideal for new construction or re-modeling projects. The service will […]
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RSA has launched a new product designed to protect homeowners and small businesses that sell renewable energy to the Ontario government in the event of lost income. The product covers the actual equipment against all risks of direct physical damage and loss of income up to $5,000 directly resulting from the interruption of power generation […]
Quebec’s securities regulator, the Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF), has blocked the accounts and companies of a former insurance broker as part of its investigation into an alleged $1.4-million Ponzi scheme.Acting on the authority of an administrative tribunal, the Bureau de décision et de révision (BDR), the AMF has suspended bank accounts and three companies […]
By Canadian Underwriter | August 6, 2010
Swiss Re reported a surge in net income, going from a net loss of $342 million in 2009 Q2 to a net income of $812 million in 2010 Q2.Its property and casualty business suffered, however, as a result of higher-than-expected catastrophic and man-made losses. Estimated claims from the earthquake in Chile increased $130 million to […]
The National Oceanic and Atmosphere Administration (NOAA) has lowered the upper bounds of its 2010 hurricane season forecast.The NOAA’s updated forecast includes: •14 to 20 named storms (the initial forecast called for 14 to 23);•8 to 12 hurricanes (the initial forecast called for 8 to 14); and•4 to 6 could be major hurricanes (the initial […]
An Ontario arbitrator says insurers need to do a “more careful” review of their medical reports, in light of a case in which an insurer relied on medical assessments that the arbitrator ultimately found to be wrong or inconsistent.”It is not unreasonable of the insurer to withhold the payment of [income replacement benefits] to Mr. […]
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