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An overlooked consequence of basement flooding
June 13, 2018 by Greg MeckbachIf your home insurance client is an entrepreneur, consider what happens to that client’s business if his or her home basement gets flooded. A case in point is Laila and Zafar Ismaili, a married couple who own Enviro Digital Printing…
Bigger floods coming to Canada: Intact Centre head
April 10, 2018 by Greg MeckbachIf you think the most expensive floods in Canadian history were big, you haven’t seen anything yet. “The manifestation of climate change and extreme weather events is still yet to come,” said Blair Feltmate, head of the Intact Centre on…
Industry understanding of wildfire risk needs improvement: CEO
April 10, 2018 by Greg MeckbachThe property and casualty insurance industry needs to get a better understanding of wildfire risk in Canada because we will experience more disasters like Fort McMurray in the future, a reinsurance company executive warned Monday. “We think [the industry] needs…
Flood risk training for home inspectors coming in September
February 28, 2018 by Greg MeckbachTraining home inspectors to assess properties for risk of basement flooding is the “most positive action” the industry can take to address the problem of flood-damaged homes, a conference speaker told insurance professionals Tuesday. A new course for home inspectors,…
Flood mitigation work between insurance industry and federal government continues, NICC hears
October 8, 2017 Jason Contant, Online EditorWhile the federal government understands the problem surrounding flood mitigation in Canada, “we’re not there yet” and the insurance industry and government are still working on a solution, a speaker said on Oct. 3 at the National Insurance Conference of…
Standard would help enhance flood resilience of new communities: report
September 26, 2017 by Angela StelmakowichResearch out of the University of Waterloo recommends a Canadian standard for new flood-resilient residential communities, one that employs almost two dozen best practices, be developed to bolster protection and reduce water-related losses. Requiring that new homes not be built…
Government of Canada creates expert panel on climate change adaptation
August 29, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterThe Government of Canada announced on Tuesday that it is creating an expert panel on adapting to climate change. Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Catherine McKenna, announced the launch of the Expert Panel on Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience Results in a statement from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC). The expert panel will advise the federal government on measuring progress on adaptation and climate resilience to better understand how federal, provincial and territorial adaptation efforts are building Canada’s resilience to climate change, for…
Maintaining wetlands could slash riverine flooding-related damage, local pilot project has national applicability: study
July 12, 2017 by Angela StelmakowichJust leaving current wetlands in their natural state could cause riverine flooding-related flood damage to plummet as much as 38% and should provide the impetus for communities to view natural infrastructure as a climate adaptation solution, notes a study from…
Standards Council of Canada, Intact Centre on Climate Adaption to study flood resiliency for new residential communities
March 31, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterThe Standards Council of Canada (SCC) and the Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation (Intact Centre) at the University of Waterloo have announced that they are joining forces to develop a new report on best practices for making new residential communities…
Barely passable grade on flood preparedness demands immediate action: report
October 31, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterAll 10 Canadian provinces and Yukon are not making the grade when it comes to flood preparedness, signalling the need for change, including not allowing municipalities to override provincial or territorial direction on development in flood-prone areas, argues a new…