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CSIO’s Commercial Lines (CL) Working Group Continues to Advance CL Data Standards by Publishing Quote and Bind Requirements for Farming Services

March 26, 2024 CSIO

TORONTO, ON, MARCH 26, 2024/insPRESS/ – CSIO is pleased to announce that the CL Working Group continues to advance CL Data Standards by publishing business requirements to quote and bind another industry segment, farming services. Greenhouses, along with field crops,

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30 Forensic Engineering is Pleased to Announce the Promotion of Andrew Huntley B.Sc., Ph.D. to Senior Associate – Biomechanics & Personal Injury

March 26, 2024 30 Forensic Engineering

TORONTO, ON, MARCH 26, 2024 /insPRESS/ – 30 Forensic Engineering, Canada’s leading multidisciplinary forensic firm, is pleased to announce the promotion of Dr. Andrew Huntley B.Sc., Ph.D. to Senior Associate within our Biomechanics & Personal Injury group. Dr. Andrew Huntley is

Tractor bringing in the hay
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Can farm insurance coverage be delivered online?

March 25, 2024 Alyssa Di Sabatino

The words ‘technology’ and ‘farm insurance’ aren’t always mentioned in the same breath. Historically, farm insurance providers do most of their business through offer and acceptance — sending either online or paper applications to clients. Underwriters and brokers then use

Person reporting a stolen vehicle
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Insurer’s Top 5 insurance fraud claims of 2023

March 25, 2024 by Jason Contant

An intoxicated driver who reported her car stolen to avoid the consequences of impaired driving and fake invoices for high-end jewellery reportedly stolen from a vehicle were among Saskatchewan Government Insurance’s (SGI) Top 5 insurance fraud claims of 2023.  The

Smoke from Canadian wildfires as seen in Boston on Canada Day 2023.
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Driven by wildfire smoke, Canada’s air quality worse than U.S. in 2023

March 25, 2024 Jordan Omstead – The Canadian Press

Canada’s air pollution levels last year were worse than those in the United States for the first time since an air-quality firm started publishing its assessments in 2018.  The sixth World Air Quality report published Tuesday by Swiss firm IQAir

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Expand Your Horizons with FIRST Canada at the 2024 IBAM Convention

March 25, 2024 FIRST Insurance Funding of Canada (FIRST Canada)

TORONTO, ON, MARCH 25, 2024/insPRESS/ – Expand your horizons with innovative payment solutions from FIRST Insurance Funding of Canada (FIRST Canada). Enhance your offering with flexible payment options, elevate your client experience, and enhance your value proposition. FIRST Canada is

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Innocent victim of insurance fraud? Why a tribunal found otherwise….

March 25, 2024 by David Gambrill

An injured motorcyclist claiming he was the innocent victim of fraud had the wherewithal to know he was not carrying valid insurance, thus disqualifying him from receiving accident benefits, the Ontario Licence Appeal Tribunal (LAT) ruled Thursday. The tribunal said

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30 Forensic Engineering is Pleased to Announce the Promotion of Sharlene Wauters B.Eng., P.Eng. to Technical Director, Collision Reconstruction & Winter Road Maintenance

March 25, 2024 30 Forensic Engineering

VANCOUVER, BC, MARCH 25, 2024 /insPRESS/ – 30 Forensic Engineering, Canada’s leading multidisciplinary forensic firm, is pleased to announce the promotion of Sharlene Wauters B.Eng., P.Eng. to Technical Director of our Collision Reconstruction and Winter Road Maintenance group. Sharlene has investigated

Technicians setting up a quantum computer
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Could quantum computing destabilize Canada’s P&C sector?

March 22, 2024 Jason Contant

Quantum computing holds promise for dozens of industries, including property and casualty (P&C) insurance. But there are also downsides to the technology. For one, quantum computers are not yet that stable and must operate in extremely controlled environments. It’s not

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B.C.’s plan for flood mapping and building back better

March 22, 2024 by Alyssa DiSabatino

A new report by the Government of British Columbia details its commitment to developing a provincially coordinated floodplain mapping program, and sheds light on how and where it intends to rebuild communities after a flood.   More specifically, the report, From

Business process and streamlining strategy text on wooden blocks. Business culture and Operational excellence concept.
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Regulator streamlines organizational structure

March 22, 2024 by Jason Contant

Quebec’s financial services regulator has announced strategic adjustments aimed at streamlining its organizational structure. “The main adjustments put forward will allow the organization to focus on its clientele and the quality of services provided to them,” the Autorité des marchés

The Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development in Ottawa on March 21.
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Time to protect Canadians from ‘forever chemicals,’ experts say

March 22, 2024 Mia Rabson – The Canadian Press

OTTAWA – Nearly a year after Health Canada issued a draft recommendation to designate an entire class of chemicals as toxic, environmental experts say it’s time to actually do something about it. There are now more than 10,000 variations of