Risk
Insurance brokers across Canada are engaged in regional political discussions to defend their professional integrity against a variety of territorial incursions
By David Gambrill | March 31, 2008
16 min read
Larger commercial insurance brokers are starting to troll for clients in the so-called "middle market," previously the preserve of regional and local intermediaries
By Craig Harris | March 31, 2008
9 min read
Will recent court decisions in B. C. force brokers to take on the unfamiliar (and undesirable) role of appraisers?
By Ted Lewis, President, Insurance Brokers Association Of B. C. | March 31, 2008
7 min read
Alberta's Court of the Queen's Bench has rejected the province's Cdn$4,000 cap on auto insurance minor injury claims. In doing so, the court has effectively called into question the use of a cap as the linchpin of many of Canada's auto insurance reforms.
By Don McGarvey, Partner, McLennan Ross LLP (Alberta) | March 31, 2008
Newfoundland and Labrador brokers and insurance industry reps are urging the provincial government to slash and/or eliminate its tax on insurance premiums
By Vanessa Mariga | March 31, 2008
4 min read
As people travel to more remote areas and engage in more extreme activities, it is highly likely the risk of sustaining an injury and the severity of the injury will increase. Some are concerned people are taking part in high-risk activities without adequate insurance -- or worse, without any insurance at all.
By Greg Sutton, President, Sutton Sportscover Ltd. | March 31, 2008
5 min read
Connecting risk measurement to corporate governance and tailoring ERM models to suit your business culture are key to successfully implementing ERM
By Darrell Leadbetter, Paul Kovacs (Executive Director), Jim Harries, Property And Casualty Insurance C | March 31, 2008
Insureds should be allowed to "fill the gaps" created by a compromised coverage settlement with an underlying insurer, provided it is done with full involvement and consent of the excess insurers and without prejudice to any other coverage terms and conditions under the excess insurance policies
By Jordan S. Solway, Regional Vice President, Claims And Legal, Arch Insurance Company (Canada Branch) | March 31, 2008
In order to respond to the rising costs of climate change-related damages, insurance companies are going to have to focus more on micro-solutions (i. e. on a policyholder-by-policyholder basis), Colin Empke, partner at Blaney McMurtry LLP, told delegates at the Canadian Defence Lawyers 4th annual insurance coverage symposium in Toronto in February 2008. Empke was […]
March 31, 2008
1 min read
Ted Belton, who dedicated half a century of his life to the Canadian insurance industry, died of a cardiac arrest in Toronto on Mar. 12. Belton is perhaps best known as the president and CEO of Edward F. Belton Enterprises Inc. and Forecast Publishers, the publisher of The Belton Report. The Belton Report, discontinued upon […]
6 min read
We use cookies to make your website experience better. By accepting this notice and continuing to browse our website you confirm you accept our Terms of Use & Privacy Policy.
