Keyword
Manitoba
Behind the big brokerage merger between ONE and BSI
June 27, 2023 by David GambrillONE Insurance and BSI Insurance are combining to form the largest Manitoba-owned brokerage network, serving the province through 28 branches in 26 different communities. The new company would bring together two of Manitoba’s oldest insurance brokers, with a total of…
Brokers want more consistency in overland flood policies
June 2, 2022 by Alyssa DiSabatinoDespite Manitoba being battered by flooding and severe weather since mid-April, many homeowners may find themselves without overland flood coverage, according to the CEO of the Insurance Brokers Association of Manitoba. Following an “unseasonably cold spring,” significant snowmelt in…
Appeal Court overturns $350K bad faith award against public insurer
January 5, 2022 by David GambrillManitoba’s Court of Appeal has overturned a $348,000 damage award against the province’s auto insurer, finding that the insurer did in fact act in good faith towards a person injured in a collision involving an uninsured auto. In making its…
Western Perspective
December 4, 2020 Greg Meckbach, Associate EditorMeet Clint Smith, chief operating officer of Manitoba-based Andrew Agencies Ltd., which recently acquired several brokerages in Saskatchewan. Smith gave us his take on the challenges brokers face in Western Canada, the response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the inside…
Survivor recalls deadly Manitoba tornado hitting Jeep
August 24, 2020 The Canadian PressVIRDEN, Man. – James Blacksmith closes his eyes and goes back to the moment he saw a pine tree viciously uprooted from the earth and topple onto his Jeep’s roof. Within seconds, the windows burst from the force of a…
Community mourns Manitoba teens killed by tornado
August 10, 2020 The Canadian PressMELITA, Man. – The mayor of a small southwestern Manitoba town says everyone in the community is devastated after a tornado killed two well-liked teens. Bill Holden says residents in Melita are feeling profound grief since Shayna Barnesky and Carter…
Briefing Note: Manitoba
July 5, 2020 Canadian Underwriter StaffResidential real estate and construction have been hit with rate increases ranging from 8% to 650% this year in Manitoba, says Colin Matchyuk, a commercial account executive at HUB International’s Winnipeg office. That’s because apartment buildings built within 150 feet…
Dam threatened by water levels in rural Manitoba, some residents evacuate
July 2, 2020 THE CANADIAN PRESSRIVERS, Man. – A rural Manitoba mayor says some people and livestock have been evacuated from his community because high water levels are threatening a dam. Rural Municipality of Riverdale Mayor Todd Gill says 38 households in the Little Saskatchewan…
Roads flooded, some homes evacuated as rain pummels southeast Manitoba
June 9, 2020 THE CANADIAN PRESSSTUARTBURN, Man. – Heavy rain in southeastern Manitoba has flooded roads and forced people out of some homes. David Kiansky, reeve of the Rural Municipality of Stuartburn, says the water rose up suddenly and covered a lot of farmland and…
What stops this insurer from measuring effectiveness of winter tires
October 29, 2019 by Greg MeckbachMore than half a million Manitoba motorists are taking advantage of a winter tire financing program, but the jury is still out on whether the program has reduced accident frequency or severity. There are about 580,000 registered passenger vehicles in…
Power fully restored two weeks after major snowstorm, cleanup continues
October 25, 2019 The Canadian PressWINNIPEG – Electricity is back on in all communities that lost power two weeks ago, when Manitoba was hit by a major snowstorm that brought down power poles and transmission towers. Manitoba Hydro says crews have replaced more than 4,000…
How online policy administration could put brokers at risk
October 18, 2019 by Greg MeckbachWhen clients want to make policy changes online, brokers have a vested interest in being in the loop, suggests a consultant who advises insurance companies. More customers these days are expecting their insurance providers to give them the same kind…