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Canadian Underwriter -
August 2010
Features
Crowded House
Canada's relatively economic stability is attracting new players to the Canadian market.
Eruption Disruption
A volcanic eruption begs the question: When we become dependent on a global supply chain, are we prepared for global risks that might affect our operational ouput?
Voice-over Risk
As insurance companies increasingly use Voice-over-Internet-Protocols (VoIP) technology, new risks have emerged related to using unsecure phone lines to transmit Internet data.
Cyber Protection
Insurance coverage for cyber-liability is starting to become more refined as exposures become better understood.
Moving Target
Opinion/Analysis; As Ontario auto reform moves forward, decision-makers charged with the task of determining premium should familiarize themselves with what is involved in handling a SABs claim.
Built to a New Code
The Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction (ICLR) has called for changes to the Ontario Building Code to help prevent water and wind damage.
Web of Risk
The interconnectedness of risk is making for challenging times ahead, particularly for businesses with growing supply chains and those striving for improved sustainability.
Privatizing Surveillance
Editor's Note: Just as Canadian Underwriter went to press, the Federal Court of Canada ruled in State Farm v Privacy Commissioner of Canada that using surveillance for the purpose of mounting a defence in a civil legal action does not fall under the Privacy Act, although the Privacy Commissioner does have jurisdiction to investigate the matter.
Salvaging an 80-year career
Born in 1910, Sam Green of Canada Salvage talks to Canadian Underwriter about his interest and professional career in salvage -- a way of life that has spanned about eight decades.
Protecting Public Officials
Public Officials Liability (POL) coverage has evolved in a time when litigation is increasingly becoming a tool for holding public officials accountable.
Departments
Moves & Views
MarketPlace
Cover Story
The Domino EffectEuropean regulators have proposed very stringent capital requirements for the European insurance market as part of Solvency II. Risk managers in both Europe and Canada are concerned these requirements might have a 'domino effect' on the Canadian market, featuring shrinking coverage availability, higher prices and, potentially, mergers and acquisitions.
Gallery
Editorial
Jockeying for PositionThe Ontario government bears some responsibility for building up the public's unreasonable expectations related to auto insurance decreases.
Profile
Controlling Risk and LossTino Brambilla, the new chairman of the RIMS Canada Council, has spent the greater part of his professional life in risk and loss control.