Risk
Quelmec Loss Adjusters hosted an evening of cocktails and dinner during the Risk and Insurance Management Society Canada conference in St. John’s, Nfld. The Cellar Restaurant opened its doors on Sept. 12 for a night of good food and good company.
September 30, 2009
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Industry
Cunningham Lindsey Canada hosted delegates of the RIMS Canada Conference at the Yellow Belly Pub in St. John’s on Sept. 12. Guests enjoyed the chance to socialize, a great dinner, and were treated to a performance by the St. Pat’s Irish step dance troop, the oldest dance group in Atlantic Canada. See all photos from […]
SCM Insurance Services treated guests on Sept. 12 at Bianca’s in St. John’s to a true Newfoundland evening of hospitality. RIMS Canada delegates danced the night away to local tunes (with solos by Donna Shumka on the spoons), traditional food and, of course, a proper ‘screeching in’ for those brave enough to pucker up to […]
The 2009 RIMS Canada Casino Night, hosted by GCAN Insurance Company, was out of this world. The event was held at St. John’s Geo Centre, where full colour planets of our solar system hung in the centre’s three-storey reception hall. Guests could set the stakes as high as the stars at the cards table or […]
Crawford & Company (Canada) hosted approximately 150 RIMS Canada delegates on Sept. 12 at the Masonic temple in St. John’s. Attendees were charmed by ‘Ruby’ a local comedienne, and were ‘screeched in’ as honourary Newfoundlanders. More RIMS Canada Conference, St. John’s coverage coming in the November issue.
Treatment providers and ancillary businesses have a vested interest in a person’s auto-related injuries, leading to disincentives in the system to get people better, according to Bob Reinhart, SIU investigator at RBC Insurance. Speaking to people attending the Annual Toronto Fraud Forum on Sept. 30, Reinhart said too many people in the accident benefits insurance […]
By Canadian Underwriter | September 30, 2009
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Canadian vehicle manufacturers have reached a voluntary agreement to equip independent service and repair providers with access to important information and tools for the repair of vehicles.As reported online by CBC, the new agreement, known as the Canadian Automotive Service Information Standard, was announced by Industry Minister Tony Clement on Sept. 29. “It will come […]
The Supreme Court of British Columbia recently derailed an effort by defence counsel to introduce 273 Facebook pictures that purportedly showed a car accident victim was exaggerating her injuries. In doing so, Mayenburg v. Lu sends a message that insurance defence counsel need to be very precise in court about how social networking evidence specifically […]
PPG Refinish has launched ‘MVP Business Solutions’ Web site. The site is tailored to PPG’s collision centre customers and contains information on MVP training, tools and service.“Customers can find out about our MVP offerings and quickly get up-to-the-minute information about training, conferences and service,” said Norm Angrove, senior manager of PPG Value Added Programs.“For example, […]
Claims
A Financial Services Commission of Ontario (FSCO) arbitrator has denied an insured’s claim for caregiver benefits and housekeeping/ home maintenance benefits following a vehicle collision. Mohammad Asghar was injured in a motor vehicle accident on Aug. 2, 2006. He applied for and received statutory accident benefits from State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company. Asghar’s dispute […]
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