A man in default of two court judgments ordering him to pay a total of $80,000 in damages to two injury victims in a 1992 auto accident is not entitled to challenge the validity of those judgments in subsequent actions…
The insurance industry is following closely on the heels of leading investors in social media, such as retailers and communications companies, according to a new report from market and technology research firm International Data Corporation (IDC). It identified insurers as…
Cunningham Lindsey Canada Claims Services Ltd (Cunningham Lindsey) has deployed a response team to Edmonton, AB, following severe rain that hit the area July 12 and then again on July 15. “Our Edmonton adjusters are busy taking new assignments and…
Telematics is expected to generate approximately $60 billion in premiums to insurers globally, notes a statement from Telematics Update, a reference centre and conference organizer that provides information about automotive telematics. Opportunities are expected to unfold once the usage-based insurance…
Cunningham Lindsey’s Director of Specialty Services – Transportation Fleet Services, Joel McQuilkin, is pleased to welcome Waclaw Kuza, Marine Surveyor and Marine Adjuster to the Marine Services unit. Waclaw comes to Cunningham Lindsey a Master Mariner with over 20 years…
Cunningham Lindsey’s Assistant Vice President, Commercial Risk Division (CRD) and Specialty Services, Mike Alwyn is pleased to announce Sean Forgie, BA, CIP, CFEI, has joined the CRD team as National Director, Casualty/Liability. As National Director, Sean will oversee the handling of…
A number of residents remained unaccounted for after a large landslide severely damaged three homes in Johnsons Landing, a remote British Columbia community on the northeast shore of Kootenay Lake. A state of local emergency has been declared for the…
Global warming could almost double the number of properties at significant risk of flooding in the United Kingdom by 2035 unless loss reduction plans are put in place, argues a committee appointed by the U.K. government to study climate change.…
An east-west band of Edmonton was particularly hard hit by a severe thunderstorm in the early hours of July 12, 2012, resulting in some roadways being flooded and the temporary closing of a recreational centre. With the exception of the…
A growing proliferation of “man-made space junk” threatens satellites and space stations, approximately a quarter of which are insured against losses from physical damage and service interruption, states a recent report from Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS). The study,…
A quarterly review by Kanetix shows Ontario car insurance rates reported by shoppers decreased for the second quarter in a row. Ontario rates were 6.2% lower in 2012 Q2 than in the first quarter of 2011, and 3.6% lower in…
(TORONTO, ONTARIO, July 12, 2012 – FirstOnSite Restoration, Canada’s largest independent disaster response company has mobilized to Edmonton, Alberta to respond to a severe summer storm that has caused widespread flooding. More information on the response efforts will be made…