Claims
Rob Seal has been appointed to the position of president and CEO of Cunningham Lindsey Canada Limited (CLC). Seal has held many adjusting and management positions during his 20-year career with CLC, most recently as president of Canadian operations. “His technical adjusting skills combined with a customer-focused, employee-driven management style have enabled CLC to expand […]
April 1, 2007
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The Alberta Civil Trial Lawyers Association (ACTLA) has officially started its Charter challenge of the Alberta government’s automobile insurance minor injury policy in the Court of Queen’s Bench (Calgary) before Mr. Justice Neil Wittmann. ACTLA President Arthur Wilson, Q.C. says in a press release that the association wants the court to determine whether the minor […]
2 min read
At US$15.9 billion, insured catastrophe damage in 2006 represented the third-mildest loss year since 1990, according to a Swiss Re sigma report [No 2/2007]. Of these insured losses worldwide, natural catastrophes accounted for US$11.8 billion of the total. Storms caused insured losses of US$8.4 billion, which represented the most costly damage category. The sigma report […]
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March marked National Fraud Prevention Month, and the Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) released information throughout the month to help educate about and prevent this type of crime.”Insurance fraud is big business,” said Rick Dubin, vice-president, investigations at the IBC. “It is a low-risk, high-reward crime that costs Canadians about $3 billion per year. However, […]
The Financial Services Commission of Ontario (FSCO) has released its Health Claims for Auto Insurance (HCAI) Rollout Guideline, which includes, among other things, revised accident benefit claims forms and a Central Processing Agency (CPA), an agent designated to receive accident benefit claims forms on behalf of insurers. “The HCAI Rollout Guideline currently applies only to […]
Risk
Ontario Bar Association's 2007 Excellence in Insurance Law Award
By Vanessa Mariga | March 31, 2007
5 min read
Inducements and rebates to purchase insurance have been variously described as a "plague on the industry" and creative marketing tools. Which are they?
By Craig Harris | March 31, 2007
10 min read
The extradition to the U.S. of Ontario wholesale broker Ian Stuart has the broker community and Ontario's regulator discussing the licensing of wholesale brokers
By David Gambrill | March 31, 2007
9 min read
Insurers, brokers and policyholders need to keep an eye on compliance standards for premium taxes in various jurisdictions
March 31, 2007
Ontario's brokers have dedicated themselves to thwarting invasions by direct writers and multi-channel suppliers based both inside and outside Canada
By Randy Carroll, Chief Operating Officer, Insurance Brokers Association of Ontario | March 31, 2007
6 min read
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