Risk
As insurance companies increasingly use Voice-over-Internet-Protocols (VoIP) technology, new risks have emerged related to using unsecure phone lines to transmit Internet data.
By Kevin Kalinich | July 31, 2010
6 min read
Insurance coverage for cyber-liability is starting to become more refined as exposures become better understood.
By Scott Schleicher & Steven Anderson | July 31, 2010
7 min read
Industry
Opinion/Analysis; As Ontario auto reform moves forward, decision-makers charged with the task of determining premium should familiarize themselves with what is involved in handling a SABs claim.
By Lee Samis, Principal, Samis & Company | July 31, 2010
5 min read
European regulators have proposed very stringent capital requirements for the European insurance market as part of Solvency II. Risk managers in both Europe and Canada are concerned these requirements might have a 'domino effect' on the Canadian market, featuring shrinking coverage availability, higher prices and, potentially, mergers and acquisitions.
By Vanessa Mariga | July 31, 2010
15 min read
The Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction (ICLR) has called for changes to the Ontario Building Code to help prevent water and wind damage.
By Grant Kelly, Director, Climate Change Adaptation Projects, Institute For Catastrophic Loss Reduction | July 31, 2010
The interconnectedness of risk is making for challenging times ahead, particularly for businesses with growing supply chains and those striving for improved sustainability.
By Ken Lavigne | July 31, 2010
Editor's Note: Just as Canadian Underwriter went to press, the Federal Court of Canada ruled in State Farm v Privacy Commissioner of Canada that using surveillance for the purpose of mounting a defence in a civil legal action does not fall under the Privacy Act, although the Privacy Commissioner does have jurisdiction to investigate the matter.
By Abigail C.F. Turner & Kim Yee | July 31, 2010
Claims
Born in 1910, Sam Green of Canada Salvage talks to Canadian Underwriter about his interest and professional career in salvage -- a way of life that has spanned about eight decades.
By David Gambrill, Editor | July 31, 2010
Public Officials Liability (POL) coverage has evolved in a time when litigation is increasingly becoming a tool for holding public officials accountable.
By David Tran | July 31, 2010
4 min read
1 Two new Ontario Bar Association (OBA) executives are insurance law specialists. Lee Akazaki, the OBA’s new president, is a lawyer at Gilbertson, Davis, Emerson in Toronto. He specializes in personal injury, property damage, coverage disputes, commercial law, professional responsibility and property title defence. Morris Chochla was elected to the newly created position of second […]
July 31, 2010
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