Risk
Interest rates in Canada are predicted to stay “very low by historic standards” through the end of 2019, an economist recently told insurance professionals, while a “movement against globalization” is a concern for one of Canada’s largest carriers. Avery Shenfeld, managing director and chief economist for the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, was one speaker […]
By Jason Contant | April 26, 2017
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Commercial aviation firms are at increased risk if they do not have a “clearly defined go-around policy” during approach and landing, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada suggested in a report released Thursday, the same day the agency announced a runway incursion at Toronto International. On Aug. 15, 2015, a twin-engine turboprop Beechcraft King Air […]
By Canadian Underwriter | April 20, 2017
Ontario politicians voted unanimously Monday in favour of a bill that will mandate licensing of home inspectors in the province and will let the government and consumer services minister regulate insurance requirements. Bill 59, an omnibus bill that also introduces new rules for payday loans and door-to-door sales, passed third reading in the legislature. All […]
By Canadian Underwriter | April 11, 2017
Terrorism “linked to” Al Qaeda and the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant “remains a critical threat” worldwide, especially in the oil and gas sector, but with a recent trend towards terrorists using vehicles as weapons, the loss to the businesses in the west tend to be business interruption and loss of life rather […]
By Canadian Underwriter | April 6, 2017
Unless Canadian airports have systems that alert air crew to wind shear, aircraft “may be exposed to the risk of approach-and-landing accidents,” the Transportation Safety Board of Canada warned in a recent investigation report. TSB released Tuesday an investigation report into an incident in 2014. An Airbus A330 was landing at Montreal-Dorval airport when the […]
By Canadian Underwriter | April 3, 2017
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There is increasing potential for “larger liability claims to become more expensive, complex and international, demonstrating the pervasive and long-term nature of liability losses,” suggests a new global claims review released Thursday by Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS). Industrial, environmental, product liability and financial lines claims in excess of US$1 billion – based on […]
By Canadian Underwriter | March 30, 2017
Specialist insurer Markel International announced on Wednesday that it is seeking to develop its trade credit and political risk business in Canada. Business will be underwritten by Markel Canada on Lloyd’s syndicate 3000 paper, Markel International said in a statement. The move reflects the successful development of Markel’s trade credit and political risk business expansion […]
By Canadian Underwriter | March 29, 2017
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The federal agency responsible for investigating boating accidents reiterated this week a warning that many small fishing vessels are permitted to operate in cold waters without anti-exposure worksuits or survival suits. In March, 2016, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada noted that the federal government was proposing to change the Small Fishing Vessels Inspection Regulations […]
By Canadian Underwriter | March 24, 2017
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VANCOUVER – The Canadian economy has made good progress since the plunge in oil prices in 2014, but slack and risks remain, a deputy governor of the Bank of Canada said Tuesday. Lawrence Schembri said recent economic data has been “largely consistent” with the central bank’s outlook for a gradual strengthening in the global economy. […]
By The Canadian Press | March 21, 2017
The Government of Manitoba has announced proposed legislation that would reduce outdated, contradictory, complicated or ineffective regulatory requirements imposed on businesses, industry and local governments, provincial Finance Minister Cameron Friesen said last week. Friesen said in a statement that the Red Tape Reduction and Government Efficiency Act would amend or repeal 15 pieces of legislation […]
By Canadian Underwriter | March 20, 2017
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