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Aspiring brokerage owners share the biggest obstacles for ownership

November 8, 2022 by Alyssa DiSabatino

What’s the biggest barrier to brokerage ownership for the 30% of brokers who aspire to one-day buy their own firm? Financing, according to results from a Canadian Underwriter online survey.  Of the 30% of broker respondents who want to own, exactly

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Court favours insurer in case that differentiates between leasing and financing

January 14, 2022 by David Gambrill

B.C.’s public insurer is off the hook to pay for vandalism damage done to a car that was jointly owned by the driver and his finance company, because the arrangement between the two car owners was not a true lease.

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Weather risk accounts for an estimated US$56 billion in untapped wind energy asset values globally: GCube

January 31, 2017 by Canadian Underwriter

Resource underperformance has surpassed mechanical breakdown and component damage as the major obstacle to achieving bankable wind energy projects, GCube Underwriting Ltd. notes in a report estimating the untapped asset values of wind energy stakeholders around the world at US$56

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Driverless cars could have significant credit impact across range of sectors, Moody’s report says

May 17, 2016 by Canadian Underwriter

Driverless cars could have significant credit implications across a wide range of sectors and companies as the technology becomes more advanced and widespread in the coming years, Moody’s Investors Service said in a report released on Tuesday. Although the extensive