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Double-sided Rule on Disclosure?

July 31, 2013 Daniel Strigberger

FSCO interpretations on surveillance practices leave a lot to be desired

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Untangling a Web of deception

July 31, 2013 Robert McGlashan, associate, McCague Borlack and Brittany Sud, Summer Student, McCague Borlack

How to effectively use surveillance

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Consent Forms: To Sign or Not to Sign?

July 31, 2013 Deanna Gilbert, associate, Thomson, Rogers

It’s a question that is on the rise in insurer examinations

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Mercedes-Benz models among most stolen luxury vehicles

July 30, 2013 by Canadian Underwriter

Three Mercedes-Benz models are among the top 10 stolen luxury vehicles in the United States, a new report from the National Insurance Crime Bureau suggests. Between January 2009 and December 2012, there were 4,384 luxury class vehicles stolen, according to

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FSCO issues public warning of auto insurance scam

July 30, 2013 by Canadian Underwriter

The Financial Services Commission of Ontario (FSCO) issued a warning to consumers Tuesday that an individual called “Jermaine” is claiming to sell auto insurance on behalf of LinkXInsurance. The individual is using the following email address, website and phone number:

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Ontario regulator issues warning of unlicensed insurance company

July 29, 2013 by Canadian Underwriter

The Financial Services Commission of Ontario (FSCO) is warning consumers that Sentel Insurance is not licensed to do insurance business in the province.  FSCO said Monday it had been informed that a company or individual identifying themselves as “Sentel Insurance”

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XL Group upgrades professional and pollution insurance package

July 18, 2013 by Canadian Underwriter

XL Group’s North America Environmental business has supplemented its professional and pollution insurance protection for contractors and environmental consultants. The new package includes enhancements that offer mediation credits, disaster response coverage, green building restoration costs, as well as legal expenses

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2013 on track for lowest number of D&O-related actions in years

July 17, 2013 by Canadian Underwriter

The number of new securities and business litigation and enforcement actions so far this year put 2013 on track to have the lowest annual total since before the credit crisis, according to a new report from Advisen Insurance Intelligence. The

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Ontario appeal court rules against insurer in disputed attendant care auto claim

July 17, 2013 Greg Meckbach, Associate Editor

A ruling released Tuesday by the Ontario Court of Appeal against Gore Mutual Insurance Company is significant because it does not define “economic loss” in the province’s auto insurance regulations governing attendant care benefits, when the person caring for the

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Insurer offers liability coverage for Internet bloggers

July 11, 2013 Greg Meckbach, Associate Editor

Arch Insurance Group Inc. of New York City announced Tuesday it is offering claims-made liability coverage for bloggers. “BloggerShield provides affordable, customized claims-made coverage for libel, slander, defamation, copyright infringement and privacy violation in the course of the insured’s blogging

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Ontario regulator launches auto insurance fraud hotline

July 8, 2013 by Canadian Underwriter

The Financial Services Commission of Ontario has launched a tip line for consumers to report suspected fraud related to auto insurance in the province. Consumers can call 1-855-5TIP-NOW or report through a website, www.fsco.gov.on.ca/TIPNOW. In both cases, they have the

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Auto theft rate edges up in U.S., preliminary FBI data suggests

July 4, 2013 by Canadian Underwriter

An American P&C insurers’ organization recently suggested vehicle thefts last year may be 1.3% higher per capita than in 2011, ending an eight-year downward trend. The National Insurance Crime Bureau released its Hot Spots vehicle theft report last week, which