Risk
ESIS Inc., a risk management services company of ACE USA, announced it will provide dedicated Canadian workers compensation oversight to its clients through its affiliate, ESIS Canada Inc. ESIS Canada Inc. will offer reporting services for all new claims to the appropriate provincial workers compensation Board (WCB), including assistance with the filing of all WCB […]
By Canadian Underwriter | November 2, 2007
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The legal test for negligence which would absolve an outdoor equipment provider of liability in a personal injury case is not perfection but rather to design a product so as to eliminate any unreasonable risk of foreseeable injury, the Ontario Superior Court ruled in Enslev v. Challenges Unlimited Inc.And although an outdoor swing designer might […]
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Aon Corporation has announced a global restructuring plan with projected savings of US$240 million by 2010 that includes the elimination of 2,700 positions and the outsourcing of 1,100 positions.The announcement came on the heels of the companys 2007 Q3 results, which saw a 92% increase in profit, from US$106 million in 2006 Q3 to US$204 […]
By Canadian Underwriter | November 1, 2007
Reinsurers see greater catastrophe exposures and a renewed emphasis on insurance to value in the future, causing them to wonder how much further primary insurance rates will continue to spiral in the meantime
October 31, 2007
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Will the changes spur an exodus of foreign reinsurers from Canadian soil?
By J. Brian Reeve, Partner, Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP | October 31, 2007
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Broker and insurer CEOs charted a course at the 2007 RIMS Canada Conference in Halifax through the murky waters of contingent commissions, terrorism, contract certainty, quicker service delivery and climate change.
By Vanessa Mariga and Laura Kupcis. | October 31, 2007
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Seminar unravels the mysteries surrounding the ratings' agencies ERM adequacy models
By Vanessa Mariga | October 31, 2007
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In light of the "new breed" of sophisticated and aggressive plaintiff lawyer that has emerged since the introduction of class action legislation two decades ago, the insurance defence bar is encouraged to re-think a strategy of settling cases early.
By David Gambrill | October 31, 2007
Thinking Globally, Acting Locally on Cargo Risks
By William Rowland, Cargo Product Line Manager, XL Insurance | October 31, 2007
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It would appear the insurance industry is hardly unanimous when it comes to the issue of banks retailing insurance products from their local branches
By Vanessa Mariga. | October 31, 2007
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