FirstOnSite Restoration L.P.’s Acquisition
July 31, 2009 byFirstOnSite Restoration L. P. has acquired First General Services (Saskatchewan) Partnership and Calgary-based ServePro Disaster Restoration. Since early 2007, FirstOnSite has acquired operations in all Canadian provinces except Newfoundland. Including the original founding companies, this is FirstOnSite’s 15th and 16th…
Incoming President: Patti Kernaghan
July 31, 2009 by Laura KupcisAs Patti Kernaghan looks forward on her year as president, the first order of business is to look to stakeholders to help change the focus of the association.
Soft Skill and Crisis Management Training By The Insurance Institute
July 31, 2009 byIn today’s competitive insurance market, insurers are emphasizing the value that empathy and compassion bring to claims service. Marlene Landry’s experience with victims of the Halifax fire sheds light on the importance of having training available to help insurance professionals…
Property Loss Update (August 01, 2009)
July 31, 2009 by Glenn GibsonAs a loss adjuster, you do not have a second chance to do things right. Your performance on every file you handle has the potential to end up in a court of law. To stay out of trouble and deliver…
Appointments At Cunningham Lindsey
July 31, 2009 byAndrea Digdon has been appointed branch manager for Cunningham Lindsey’s Halifax, N. S. location. Digdon joined the company in 1998 and has worked in a number of roles, including being mentored in the commercial risk division. She was appointed the…
After The Fire
July 31, 2009 by Marlene LandryOn May 1, 2009, the day after a massive fire devastated the Herring Cove/Sryfield neighbourhood of Halifax, Marlene was invited to join fire victims for a bus trip through the charred neighbourhood. The experience gave her heightened insight into our…
Canadian Independent Adjusters’ Association Annual Convention
July 31, 2009 byThe Canadian Independent Adjusters’ Association, Ontario region, held its annual convention Jun. 11 to 13. The new Ontario region executive was inaugurated during the three-day event at the Prince of Wales Hotel in Niagara on the Lake. Incoming president Richard…
Scoping the Loss – Two Perspectives
May 31, 2009 by Greg MillerThe first thing a property loss analyst must understand is that scoping a loss is distinctly different from estimating a loss. Scoping is the process of developing and constructing the framework from which an estimate can be prepared. Without the…
Quarter Century Club’s 50th Annual Reception
May 31, 2009 byMore than 100 industry veterans attended the roasting of Debbie Robinson, executive director for the Canadian Litigation Counsel (CLC), during the 50th Annual Reception of the Quarter Century Club. Gilbertson Davis Emerson LLP and McCague Peacock Borlack McInnis & Lloyd…
Insurer Not Liable For AB When Claimant Fails To Attend Examinations
May 31, 2009 byAn insurer is not liable to pay for accident benefits when the accident victim has failed to attend insurer examinations without a reasonable explanation, a Financial Services Commission of Ontario (FSCO) arbitrator has decided. Illiia Troubitsine alleges he was on…
Defining Pain Disorders
May 31, 2009 by Zohar WaismanAssessing and diagnosing pain in chronic cases.
Ontario Risk and Insurance Management Society (ORIMS) AGM and Dinner
May 31, 2009 byApproximately 250 delegates attended the Ontario Risk and Insurance Management Society (ORIMS) AGM and dinner on May 21, at the Royal York Hotel in Toronto. ORIMS president Steve Pottle introduced and thanked the 2009 council, and announced a donation of…
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