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…
Alberta Rate Board Seeks Permission To Move To File-And-Use System For Setting Auto Insurance Rates
May 31, 2009 byThe Alberta Automobile Insurance Rate Board (AIRB), which regulates the province’s auto insurance rates, is seeking approval from the provincial government to introduce a new file-and-use system for determining auto insurance rates. In a “pure” file-and-use system, insurers can file…
Environmental Claims
May 31, 2009 byInvestigation and Assessment
Survival Strategies
May 31, 2009 by‘Survival Strategies — A Bridge Over Troubled Waters: Local, National and Global Perspectives,’ formed the platform for the CIP Society’s 2009 Symposium. Participants took in interactive group discussions and seminars, as well as key note speeches from the likes of…
Time To “Reset” Ontario Auto System
May 31, 2009 byThe auto insurance reforms suggested by the Financial Services Commission of Ontario (FSCO) are essentially a wash, Barb Addie, a principal at Baron Actuaries, argued. Addie’s article, Ontario Auto -Control-Alt-Delete?, is featured in the MSA/Baron Outlook Report: Q4-2008. In it,…
Ibc
May 31, 2009 byDon Forgeron has taken over the helm as IBC’s new president and CEO. “I speak for the entire board of directors when I say I am delighted with today’s announcement,” Rowan Saunders, IBC board chairman and president and CEO of…
WICC Ontario’s 13th Annual Gala Dinner
May 31, 2009 byWICC Ontario held its 13th annual gala dinner –Zen Garden -on April 8 at The Westin Harbour Castle Hotel in Toronto. WICC dinner co-chair and the evening’s emcee, Michael Butler introduced WICC co-chairs Carolyn Horan and Jean Faulkner who presented…
Independent Adjusters Should Write Two Reports To Ensure Privilege
May 31, 2009 byIndependent adjusters attending a claims scene should be writing up two reports instead of one larger report, thus increasing the chances of covering the report under litigation privilege, according to Richard Lindsay, partner with Lindsay Kenney LLP. The “dominant purpose”…
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