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Insurers need to help replenish the talent reservoir of independent adjusters if they wish to draw on that resource 10-15 years from now.
By Fred Plant, President, Plant Hope Adjusters Ltd. | December 31, 2006
6 min read
Risk
The New Year sees new challenges to the legal predictability coveted by insurers
By Gregory Somerville, Executive Vice-President, Claims and Reinsurance, Aviva Canada / Karin Ots, Vice | December 31, 2006
Finding in favour of Zurich Canada in Walker v. Ritchie, the Supreme Court of Canada has effectively ended the practice of defendant insurers paying "risk premiums" to victorious plaintiffs' lawyers
By Josie Pachis, Vice President, Technical Claims, Zurich Canada | December 31, 2006
4 min read
Industry
Evidence, advocacy and strategy in the appraisal process
By Glenn Gibson, CEO, The Americas, Crawford & Company International / Michael Virley, Senior General A | December 31, 2006
8 min read
The Ontario Court of Appeal has hinted it might be willing, given the right fact situation, to extend the doctrine of reasonable expectations to cover unambiguous policy language.
By Michael S. Teitelbaum, Senior Partner, Hughes Amys LLP (Toronto) | December 31, 2006
A recent GST ruling by the Canada Revenue Agency will affect IME facilities that do not bring specialists or other recognized health care professionals into their facilities.
By Linden Rees, President, National IME Centres Inc. | December 31, 2006
5 min read
Insurers need to stay in touch with regulators to help ensure smooth transition to risk-based regulation.
By David Gambrill | December 31, 2006
Claims
The Co-operators is teaming up with the Institute of Catastrophic Loss Reduction anada. (ICLR) in a program that will build peril-proof homes throughout Canada.
By Leonard Sharman, Media Relations Specialist, The Co-operators Group | December 31, 2006
Defendant insurance companies and self-insurers should be alert to litigation trends in the United States arising from the negotiation of claims involving structured settlements. The best protection for your company is to make sure your claimants have access to the advice of an independent structured settlement broker/expert during the settlement negotiations and during the placement […]
By Doug Mitchell, President, Structured Settlements Group Inc.. | December 31, 2006
7 min read
Sometime ago, Lloyd’s of London Chair Lord Peter Levene said the following about regulation: “We need to move away from a strictly rule-book mentality, avoiding the creation of yet more paperwork and bureaucracy. In its place, we can work with our regulators to develop and require adoption of ethical principles of behaviour.” Levene’s remarks are […]
By David Gambrill, Editor | December 31, 2006
3 min read
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