Calgary flood protection a provincial election issue
March 25, 2019 by Lauren Krugel - THE CANADIAN PRESSCALGARY – NDP Leader Rachel Notley pledged more flood protection for Calgary on Friday as she and United Conservative rival Jason Kenney accused each other of dithering on another project to help prevent a repeat of the 2013 deluge that…
Eight years jail time for truck driver in Broncos bus crash
March 22, 2019 by Bill Graveland and Stephanie Taylor - THE CANADIAN PRESSMELFORT, Sask. _ A truck driver who caused the deadly Humboldt Broncos crash has been sentenced to eight years in prison. Jaskirat Singh Sidhu of Calgary had pleaded guilty earlier this year to 29 counts of dangerous driving. He stood…
New insurance coverage for shared travel accommodations
March 21, 2019 by Jason ContantHas your client booked travel accommodations through platforms like Airbnb, HomeAway and Trip Advisor? If so, they are now able to get insurance coverage for trip cancellations and interruptions. CAA Travel Insurance announced Wednesday it has added a new feature…
What ransomware attacks cost your clients
March 21, 2019 by Jason ContantBrokers selling cyber insurance may want to pay attention to a recent statistic: the average financial cost of downtime to a Canadian business following a ransomware attack is 7.5 times higher than the average ransom requested per incident. Canada not…
This Supreme Court ruling could drive environmental insurance sales
March 19, 2019 by Greg MeckbachBrokers could see more demand for environmental liability insurance because of a recent Supreme Court of Canada ruling in favour of the Alberta Energy Regulator, a Toronto underwriter suggests. In Orphan Well Association v. Grant Thornton Ltd., the Supreme Court…
Is Aviva-Desjardins fraud collaboration the dawning of a new era?
March 19, 2019 by Jason ContantCould an insurance fraud collaboration between the second and third largest insurers in Canada herald the beginning of a broader trend across the industry? “Hopefully, this is laying the foundation for great, big things to come,” said Ashish Bhargava, vice…
Poison reports up in wake of cannabis legalization
March 18, 2019 by THE CANADIAN PRESSHALIFAX – Atlantic Canada’s largest children’s hospital is warning parents about the risks of edible weed after a flood of cannabis-related calls to its poison centre. The IWK Health Centre says it fielded three times as many cannabis calls to…
Taking Flight
March 15, 2019 by Kabir Shaal, Co-founder, VP of Client Services, Drone Software Canada Inc.Planning to use drone technology? 3 considerations that will help your ROI to take off
How recreational cannabis has created numerous challenges for insurers
March 14, 2019 by Greg MeckbachCannabis legalization is making things more complex for auto insurers and increasing risk for some commercial property clients, A.M. Best Company Inc. suggests in a recent report. About 25 insurers, most of whom are non-admitted, provide coverage for cannabis risks…
How air conditioner installer got dragged into basement flood
March 12, 2019 by Greg MeckbachMoisture that an air conditioner collects could damage your client’s home if it doesn’t drain properly, but the client cannot necessarily blame the air conditioner installer for a flood. Basement flood victim Samuel Sieb took Gandy Installations Ltd. to British…
Recurring back pain and auto liability: how this court applied the two-year limit
March 12, 2019 by David GambrillIf an injured cyclist in an auto liability action declares feeling better after treatment, takes a year off work, and then feels debilitating back pain after returning to work three years after the accident, does the two-year statute of limitations…
Honda recalls 83,977 vehicles in Canada to replace Takata air bag inflators
March 12, 2019 by THE CANADIAN PRESSTORONTO – Honda is recalling about 1.2 million vehicles in North and Central America because their Takata air bag inflators can explode and send shrapnel into the passenger compartment. The recall affects 83,977 vehicles in Canada and includes many Honda…
