Risk
Waterfront cottage owners are now legally obligated to consider whether or not their actions might have increased the likelihood of serious injuries on their property.
By Nadia MacPhee | December 31, 2009
6 min read
The Canadian Independent Adjusters' Association (CIAA) has been working hard over the past year to re-invent itself through an inclusive and exhaustive strategic planning process.
By Patti Kernaghan | December 31, 2009
Claims
Courts across the country are defining how insurers may use plaintiffs' Facebook pages to investigate potentially fraudulent claims.
By John Young & Jennifer M. Malchuk | December 31, 2009
Opinion/Analysis; The last time Canada had a $1-billion-plus cat year was 2005. But now it looks like 2009 will go down as another costly year for cat losses.
By Glenn McGillivray | December 31, 2009
7 min read
1 In the most recent Canadian Underwriter online poll, readers were asked: Should insurance companies be allowed to use policyholders’ credit scores as a factor in underwriting auto, home and commercial insurance? The majority, 64.16%, said ‘no,’ while 35.84% of respondents said ‘yes.’ 2 CNA Canada has appointed Gary Owcar president and chief operating officer. […]
December 31, 2009
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Industry
More than 400 attended Women in Insurance Cancer Crusade (WICC) Ontario’s 12th Annual Breakfast for Cancer on Nov. 4, 2009 at the Arcadian Court in Toronto. Guest speaker Lauren Donnelly described her traumatic experience and battle with cancer. As a healthy and active 15-year-old, she was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Today Lauren is studying […]
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More than 200 industry members attended the Toronto Insurance Conference (TIC)’s 54th Annual Black Tie Dinner on Nov. 21, 2009 at the Four Seasons Hotel in Toronto. TIC President Brian Wilcox introduced the evening’s guest speaker, Andrew Coyne, national editor of Maclean’s Magazine. Coyne provided the audience with his outlook on today’s political and economic […]
CARSTAR Automotive Canada Inc. kicked-off its ‘Sweet 15th Anniversary Celebration’ with its annual charity CARSTAR Casino Night Gala on Nov. 20, 2009. Held at Carmen’s in Hamilton, Ont., the gala raised funds for the Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CCFF). More than 700 insurance and vendor partners, employees and friends attended. Hamilton Tiger Cats kicker Nick […]
SCM Risk Management Services (RMS) officially unveiled its new insurance-to- value (ITV) indexing technology at a reception at the MaRS Innovation Centre in Toronto on Nov. 23, 2009. Dubbed ‘iClarify,’ the RMS indexing tool has been developed to help resolve the ITV issue. SCM Risk Management Services partnered with the Insurance Brokers Association of Ontario […]
Belron held the Canadian final of the ‘Best Of Belron’ windshield repair and replacement competition in Laval, Quebec on Nov. 19, 2009 . The event was a lead-up to the international competition in Paris in 2010. Belron’s Top 3 Canadian technicians went head-to-head under the watchful eye of judges from across Canada. First place went […]
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