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Hub International Ltd. (TSX: HBG) has gained shareholder approval for its 2005 equity incentive plan (EIP) and the election of new board director. Hub says that the new EIP does not increase the number of equity awards that the company can grant. Under the plan, the company’s board can award up to 3.6 million common […]
By Canadian Underwriter | May 12, 2005
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ING Canada Inc. (TSX: IIC.LV) notched up a return on equity of 28.9% for the first quarter of this year with net income soaring by 38% to $158.5 million compared with the $115.1 million disclosed for the same period in 2004. Earnings clocked in at $1.19 a share for the latest reporting period, reflecting modest […]
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Quebec-based Optimum General Inc. (TSX: OGI.SV.A) lifted net income for the first quarter of this year by more than four times to $1.1 million compared with $259,000 reported for the same period in 2004. This equates to earnings for the latest reporting period of 9c a share versus the 2c a share made for the […]
Students Against Impaired Driving (OSAID) has announced a major sponsorship from Aviva Canada and that Aviva is the first corporate sponsor since OSAID’s inception in 1987 to provide core funding to OSAID Inc. According to OSAID, this funding will allow OSAID to maintain a full-time staff person to run the provincial office that manages 5,000 […]
The Insurance Brokers Association of Manitoba (IBAM) has appointed Tony Taronno, managing partner of Winnipeg-based Horizon Tuxedo, as its president for the 2005/6 annual term. Taronno takes over the helm from George Miller who will now assume the role of association’s board chair. "Tony will be an excellent leader for the association, as well as […]
By Canadian Underwriter | May 11, 2005
Lindsey Morden Group Inc. (TSX: LM.SV) the holding company for the Cunningham Lindsey Group of subsidiaries has issued a statement denying rumors "circulating in the U.K. insurance press" that the company intends disposing of any of its British operations or considering a merger with another adjusting firm. Specifically, the statement refers to outside parties GAB […]
Pethealth Inc. (TSX: PTZ) produced a net loss of $68,505, equal to 1c a share, for the first quarter of this year compared with a loss of $75,881 (1c a share) for the same period in 2004. The company says its earnings would be significantly better but for a 7.5% appreciation of the Canadian dollar […]
Europe’s top six reinsurance companies saw profitability rise over 2004 despite the unprecedented insured cost of natural catastrophe losses incurred over the same period, observes reinsurance and risk intermediary Benfield. The reinsurers in question primarily benefited from higher primary company retentions of catastrophe storm-related risks, Benfield says.The reinsurance companies also enjoyed higher realized gains for […]
By Canadian Underwriter | May 10, 2005
A study of the North American property and casualty insurance industry by Conning Research and Consulting predicts that insurers will enjoy a second year of underwriting profit for 2005, assuming that catastrophic losses remain in the normal annual range of US$13-$14 billion. "Higher prices, tighter covers and more effective deductibles are the key contributors to […]
Financial services group and broker network consolidator Western Financial Group (TSX: WES) has acquired a minority shareholding in Falkins Insurance Group, a major brokerage network operating from 10 locations in British Columbia’s southeastern region. The terms of the deal have not been disclosed.Under the arrangement, which Western describes as a "strategic partnership", the two groups […]
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