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Soon after a Nova Scotia court confirmed the constitutional validity of the province's minor auto injury cap, voters elected a new government with a mandate to replace the cap with a deductible.
By Vanessa Mariga, Associate Editor | June 30, 2009
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Australia's horrific bush fires earlier this year provided some valuable lessons in risk management as Canada confronts its own wildfire season.
By Neville J. Bussell, Regional Vice President of Canada, International Institute of Loss Adjusters | June 30, 2009
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June 30, 2009
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The Toa Reinsurance Company of America celebrated its 10th Anniversary Reception at the Carlu in Toronto on June 17. The evening featured music, drinks, mingling and an appearance by a sketch artist. The many guests included ToaRe’s immediate past chief agent in Canada, David Wilmot.
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The Ontario Insurance Adjusters Association (OIAA) took its Out-of-Town Meeting to Kingston, Ontario on May 28. More than 600 people attended the trade show, which showcased more than 90 booths. Delegates managed to mix business with pleasure, updating their knowledge of case law before attending dinners and being entertainmented by the likes of a hypnotist […]
The Young Brokers Council (YBC) held its 5th Annual Conference in Niagara Falls, Ontario between June 3 and 5. Delegates enjoyed a sportsthemed trade show, a mini- IBAO regional meeting, educational seminars and the chance to network. Debates over credit scoring, possible breaches of the Bank Act and the retailing of insurance on bank Web […]
Totten Group Insurance’s Toronto office kick-started the summer by building 28 bicycles to be donated to children between the ages of eight and 10. Fourteen teams assembled the bikes, had them safety checked and outfitted each cycle with a bell, helmet and lock. Twenty-two students of Holy Angels School were presented with a bike; another […]
Non-life insurance premiums declined only marginally in 2008, by 0.8%, mainly due to lower demand for cover and softening rates, according to a Swiss Re sigma study.In industrialized countries, non-life premiums fell 1.9%. Growth in the emerging markets remained strong at 7.1%, compared to 2007, the study World insurance in 2008, reveals. “At the same […]
By Canadian Underwriter | June 30, 2009
Immunization for the H1N1 virus is expected to begin late October, according to Canada’s chief public health officer, as quoted by Reuters. Dr. David Butler-Jones, chief public health officer at the Public Health Agency of Canada, was quoted by the news agency as saying Canada is hoping to start immunizing for the virus in late […]
A first insurer in Ontario has a legal obligation to start paying accident benefits to an auto injury claimant, even though the only “sufficient nexus” between the claimant and the insurance company is information contained in an apparently fraudulent pink insurance slip.Ontario’s insurance regulator, the Financial Services Commission of Ontario (FSCO), made the finding in […]
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