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The Women in Insurance Cancer Crusade (WICC) Ontario Chapter, teed up for its 7th Annual golf tournament at Angus Glen Golf Club in July, to raise funds for research and education in the fight against cancer. This year’s ‘Tin Cup’ themed tournament drew the largest field ever, with 256 golfers taking to both the south […]
August 31, 2006
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Risk
Canadian P&C insurers were lucky 2005 catastrophes didn't happen during a period of financial instability
By Darrell Leadbetter, Paul Kovacs, and Jim Harries, PACICC | August 31, 2006
6 min read
Boards, directors, officers and trustees should become more involved in assessing the insurance policies designed to protect them
By Elan Pratzer | August 31, 2006
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Some time ago, Mark S. Wilson, a lawyer at Anderson Wilson LLP, told a Kingsway General Insurance Company seminar that insurers needed to become better political lobbyists in today’s “plaintiff-friendly legal environment.” The question is: How is this going to happen, and who will spearhead the charge? Certainly, Smith’s observation that the courts are “compensation-minded” […]
By David Gambrill, Editor | August 31, 2006
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Royal & SunAlliance Insurance Group plc has acquired Ireland’s EGI Holdings Ltd. for 25.2 million (US$32.4 million), payable in cash. “EGI is a well established business with strong positions in a number of specialty lines,” a Royal & SunAlliance press release said . “In 2005, it delivered a profit before tax of 7 million (US$8.98 […]
When it comes to consolidation, do the larger property and casualty players in Canada have anywhere to go, or any companies to acquire? Many anticipate more merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in the future, but few are willing to put a timeline on when or how quickly deals will happen. It’s possible the concept of […]
By Craig Harris | August 31, 2006
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During his fourthcoming term, IBAC incoming president Larry Kozakevich of Saskatchewan may see a unique opportunity to close the Bank Act review file -- and toast the victorious efforts of Canada's independent brokers
By David Gambrill | August 31, 2006
The Supreme Court of Canada instituted a "material change" in fire insurance policy conditions
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The potential pitfalls of backdating from Canadian and U.S. Perspectives
By Patrick Bourk, B.A., LL.B., Management Risk Practice, Integro Insurance Brokers | August 31, 2006
Will Canadian underwriters cash in on the expanding weather risk management market?
By Brian O'Hearne | August 31, 2006
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