Stewart Ponton, chair of McLarens Canada, has been elected president of the International Institute of Loss Adjusters (IILA). “As former national president of the Canadian Independent Adjusters’ Association, and with McLarens, Stewart has certainly proven his leadership and commitment to…

The ARC Group Canada hosted its Annual Seminar on Oct. 25, 2007 at the Dominion Club in Toronto, which included an insurance industry luncheon, seminar and cocktail reception. The seminar, entitled, ‘Class Action Litigation: Cost Containment & Avoidance’, featured a…

The RIMS Canada Conference action kicked-off Saturday, Sept. 15th, 2007 with Maritime-themed dinners separately hosted by Cunningham Lindsey Canada; Crawford & Company (Canada); as well as McLarens Canada and Quelmec Insurance Adjusters. •

Robert Seal, president and CEO, Cunningham Lindsey Canada, has announced the appointment of Albert Poon to vice president, strategic business development. In this new position, Poon will lead the marketing and sales team and provide strategic direction for the promotion…

South Barrie Collision Centre in Barrie, Ont. held a launch reception on Nov. 8, 2007 to celebrate that the facility has ‘gone green’ and is now using environmentally compliant waterborne paint. The state-of-the-art 40,000 sq. ft. collision centre, which is…

The Supreme Court of Canada has sided with insurers in two cases that threatened to expand the definition of an injury “arising directly or indirectly from the use or operation of an automobile.” Inboth CitadelGeneralAssuranceCo. v. Vytlingham and LumbermensMutual Casualty…

Fred Plant assumed the role of president of the Canadian Independent Adjusters’ Association during the President’s Dinner at the association’s annual general meeting and conference in Winnipeg, Man. Miles Barber, immediate past-president, passed the presidential hat, noting Plant would bring…

To help insurers and other organizations detect vehicle theft, CGI Group, Locator Technologies LLC and National Vehicle Service have announced the creation of a shared database of automobile information for cars in Canada, the U.S. and Mexico. The new service…

McLarens Canada has partnered with Demers Zajac Vena Insurance Adjusters Inc. and acquired Vanler Insurance Adjusters Ltd. Demers Zajac Vena Insurance Adjusters Inc. was founded in Montreal in 1987 and, under the successful leadership of John Vena, president, has grown…

A total of 97 defendants are now allegedly involved in the conversion of vehicles related to 49 stolen vehicle claims, after four civil actions were filed by the ICBC against 95 Lower Mainland residents recently. “ICBC has zero tolerance for…

Elie, the tornado that ripped through parts of Manitoba on June 22, has been given a rating of F5 intensity, the highest on the Fujita tornado damage scale, — the first officially documented in Canada — according to Environment Canada…

Canadian corporations need to be cognizant of the type of investigation costs covered in their Directors’ and Officers’ (D&O) liability policies, a report from Aon’s Canadian Financial Services Group warns. Companies need to consider whether, and to what extent, it…