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Claims Canada
Lawyer ordered to pay costs after client doesn’t show up to three prehearing discussions about benefits
September 30, 2008 byAn Ontario arbitrator has upheld a personal cost award against a lawyer who could not get his client to attend three different scheduled pre-hearing discussions concerning an accident benefits claim. The lawyer’s client, Roman Luskin, was injured in a 2005…
OIAA Open Annual Golf Tournament
September 30, 2008 byMembers of the Ontario Insurance Adjusters’ Association (OIAA) took to Deer Creek Golf & Banquet Facility in Ajax, Ont. on Jun. 6 for the OIAA Open Annual Golf Tournament. Four-hundred golfers teed up to raise nearly $6,700 for the Big…
Additional Insureds: Wording Revisions Are Needed
September 30, 2008 Judith KennedyIt is a common requirement of construction contracts, leases and manufacturer/ vendor agreements that one party be obliged to place insurance coverage on behalf of the other contracting party. When, as is frequently the case, this obligation is not complied…
Insurance Industry Kicks for United Way
September 30, 2008 byMembers of Toronto’s insurance community got together on Sept. 25 for Insurance Industry Kicks for United Way. The friendly game of soccer, organized by HKMB Hub International and Chubb Insurance Co., featured roughly 35 players and nearly 75 spectators. Following…
Claims Service Guarantee:
September 30, 2008 Jim HaskinsChanging the Perception of Insurance
A. M. Best Company’s 2nd Annual Review and Preview Canada Conference
September 30, 2008 byMembers of the Canadian insurance industry convened at the Sheraton Centre Hotel in Toronto on Sept. 17 to partake in the A. M. Best Company’s 2nd Annual Review and Preview Canada Conference. Speakers touched on all aspects of the market,…
Uncovering the Truth:
September 30, 2008 Charles FosterSocial Networks are a Treasure Trove of Information.
Hazards of Propane
September 30, 2008 Richard KoorenThe recent catastrophic explosion and fire on Aug. 10, 2008 at the Sunrise Propane Industrial Gases facility in Toronto, Ont. has raised many questions about the storage, handling and use of propane. In Canada the installation and use of all…
Think Globally
July 31, 2008 Laura KupcisThe future of the Canadian market can be gleaned by looking to the international collision repair industry.
ORIMS Annual Golf Tournament
July 31, 2008 byWith more than 350 golfers enjoying the day, the Ontario Risk and Insurance Mangement Society (ORIMS) held its Annual Golf Tournament at Deer Creek Golf and Country Club courses in Ajax, Ont. on June 24. Winners of the Molson Trophy…
Cause and Effect
July 31, 2008 byIf the loss ratio is one of the leading measures of success in the p&c industry, why isn’t your underwriting department talking to claims?
Economy Class Misery
July 31, 2008 Stuart J. BlakeMost everyone can relate to the uncomfortable and confined conditions often associated with airline travel.