A wildfire just outside the community of Fort Nelson has grown as residents in British Columbia’s northeast receive more evacuation orders. An updated estimate from the BC Wildfire Service says the blaze spans 84 square kilometres, a significant increase since…

To determine required water flow to fight fires on new developments, the 1999 Fire Underwriters Survey is more than just a technical standard, it’s the City of Calgary’s “policy,” the Court of Appeal of Alberta has ruled. And since Calgary…

A state or state-sponsored actor was likely responsible for a series of cybersecurity attacks targeting British Columbia government networks, Mike Farnworth, B.C.’s public safety minister and solicitor general, said Friday.  He said he personally did not know the identity of…

Shortages of auto repair techs and specialized parts for newer cars are combining to drag out repair times for personal auto clients. That’s causing delays for insurers looking to close out auto accident claims, plus it’s keeping more drivers in…

Canada’s largest insurer is calling the actuarial analysis contained in an Alberta government-commissioned report on auto reform “deeply flawed,” aligning the company with concerns raised by Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC).  The Oliver Wyman actuarial report concluded a British Columbia…

A cyclist who took action against an insurer, rather than the driver of the motor vehicle involved in an accident, recently saw his case dismissed. The small claims dispute before British Columbia’s Civil Resolution Tribunal (CRT) noted that on October…

British Columbia Premier David Eby said late Wednesday that the province had identified “sophisticated cybersecurity incidents” involving government networks. A government source later said the incidents were related to a directive to all provincial employees early last week that they…

Parts of Canada are seeing a significantly higher number of ‘holdover fires’ than the average amount, although the 2024 wildfire season as a whole will likely not result in as many hectares burned as last year, a fire research analyst…

Intact Financial Corporation (IFC) subsidiary BrokerLink “remains well on track to achieve its ambition of $5 billion in annual premiums by 2025,” IFC CEO Charles Brindamour said during the insurer’s 2024 Q1 earnings call Wednesday. In 2023, BrokerLink surpassed $3.5…

Reports of wood-framed roof collapses, ranging from simple agricultural roofs to complex roofs in industrial buildings, are frequent in North America. These collapses often are caused, or contributed to, by controllable factors like lack of maintenance, chemical attacks, moisture attacks,…

How many of us in the Canadian property and casualty insurance industry can relate to the iconic scene of the Toronto Maple Leafs’ star hockey players bickering with each other on the bench during the heat of the battle, en…

Precipitation in June will likely determine the severity of this year’s wildfire season in western Canada, says Glenn McGillivray, managing director of the Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction (ICLR). Although it may seem like a quiet start to the year…