Risk
The key role of risk managers, as well as the importance of their ability to coordinate with other departments, is highlighted by international crises both fiscal and reputational.
By Vanessa Mariga, Associate Editor | October 31, 2008
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Roughly 70 insurance and risk professionals dotted Toronto’s waterfront on the morning of Sept. 21 to participate in the annual William H. McGannon Foundation 5k Fun Run/Walk. The event, sponsored by FM Global, received a helping hand from the Canadian Independent Adjusters’ Association, which provided water and spectators to cheer on their colleagues. The title […]
October 31, 2008
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Based on escalating legal costs and the high stakes of seeing a policy coverage matter drag through the court system, many insurers are re-visiting their duty to defend.
By Gary Zimmermann, Barrister & Solicitor McLennan Ross, McLennan Ross is a member firm of the ARC Grou | October 31, 2008
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The Ontario Chapter of RIMS named George Simpson, senior manager, risk management and insurance of EPCOR Utilities Inc., as the 2008 recipient of the Don Stuart Memorial Award. Erin Magilton-Morneau, ORIMS immediate past president, presented the award to Simpson during the RIMS Canada Conference’s opening ceremony and awards breakfast. The award was created to annually […]
UPCOMING EVENTS: FOR A COMPLETE LIST VISIT
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Three-hundred and fifty Canadian insurance professionals gathered for the second annual National Insurance Conference of Canada at the Hilton Lac-Leamy hotel in Gatineau, Quebec. Senior executives of insurers, brokers, reinsurers, risk managers, regulators and industry associations from across the country converged to discuss and debate pertinent issues facing the Canadian insurance market on Oct. 1-3.
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Volunteers are the oil that keeps the RIMS Canada Council (RCC) engine running, and this year the council intends to recognize and show its appreciation to those who tirelessly donate their time and expertise. The council created a volunteer recognition task force, says Kim Hunton, RCC chair. She hopes it will not only give praise […]
A star-studded speaker lineup at the 2008 RIMS Canada Conference delivered rich and emotionally-charged content, challenging delegates to rethink their risk management processes and policies. Among them, Stephen Lewis, co-director of AIDS-Free World, and former special envoy to the UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, delivered a stirring talk about the AIDS crisis in Africa and the […]
In an effort to recruit new talent into the risk management industry, Aon hosted its third annual Risk Tournament as part of the RIMS Canada Conference. Sixty-six students participated in the preliminary tournament played at the University of Toronto on Sept. 19. In the final round play-off, held at the conference, David Lu won the […]
FACILITIES ASSOCIATION CALLS ON FSCO TO RECOGNIZE COST OF CAPITAL Ontario bumped up rates for its private passenger auto insurance by 2% at last filing, but the rate change did not include a “cost of capital” provision that Facilities Association wants the provincial regulator to include. In a report to the Insurance Brokers Association of […]
September 30, 2008
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