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Allianz has announced its support for the Global Roundtable on Climate Change (GROCC)s framework to fight climate change.Signatories of The Path to Climate Sustainability: A Joint Statement by the Global Roundtable on Climate Change hail from a range of sectors and industries from around the world and were convened by Columbia University professor Jeffrey Sachs. […]
By Canadian Underwriter | February 21, 2007
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La Capitale General Insurance has partnered with Motodirect and Quadnet to offer members of these recreational vehicle communities a 10% premium discount on their motorcycle and ATV insurance.The move is part of La Capitale General Insurances initiative to target the recreational vehicles market, says a company press release.Last October La Capitale announced that it was […]
MINT Canadian Specialty is offering Canadian doctors unique protection against legal action when treating non-Canadian patients in Canada.Latitude Advantage MD, developed by MINT Canadian Specialty, provides an insurance option for physicians who may face legal action resulting from the care they provide to non-Canadian patients in Canada for short periods of time. Further, Latitude Advantage […]
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It’s awards season, so the Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) is recognizing the worst performances by insurance scam artists in 2006.There’s no glitz, no glamour and no red carpet, IBC vice president of investigations Rick Dubin said of the IBCs first-annual Scam-ademy Awards. And the winners are, in fact, losers who tried to cheat Canadian […]
The U.S. insurance industry should be paying greater attention to the run-off market, according to a recent study published by PricewaterhouseCoopers’ (PwC) insurance restructuring group. Although the U.S. market is generally acknowledged as the largest in the world, with an estimated US$150-200 billion in reserves, run-off as a stand-alone business is less mature, PwC says […]
By Canadian Underwriter | February 20, 2007
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Rob Seal has been appointed to the position of president and chief executive officer 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 […]
CLARIFICATION: The Ontario and B.C. chapters of the Women in Cancer Crusade (WICC) are each holding separate gala events on April 10, 2007 (WICC-Ontario) and March 31, 2007 (WICC-B.C.). WICC-Ontario is holding a special evening of Fire and Ice on Apr.10, 2007, at the 11th Annual Women In Insurance Cancer Crusade Gala dinner.This special evening […]
Risk Management Solutions (RMS) has launched the RMS Infectious Disease Model, the first commercially available probabilistic model for assessing the risk of influenza pandemics across multiple countries.The model, designed to help corporate risk managers, quantifies mortality and morbidity from nearly 2,000 potential pandemic influenza scenarios, says an RMS release.Factors that are taken into account include: […]
Most global reinsurers are anticipating strong 2006 earnings thanks in part to a benign 2006 catastrophe season, A.M. Best has said in a published comment on the January 2007 renewal season.Global insurers are also taking advantage of an attractive pricing environment following hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Wilma in 2005, A.M. Best reported. However, these developments […]
By Canadian Underwriter | February 19, 2007
Risk
Willis Group Holdings, an international insurance broker, has announced the appointment of Richard T. Hynes as president and CEO of Willis Canada. Hynes possess more than 25 years of management and industry experience in the Canadian market, with market growth and business development being his key areas of focus within Willis. Since joining the company […]
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