An RCMP investigation has revealed a possible privacy breach for thousands of employees who worked or work at a health authority in British Columbia’s Interior. Interior Health says police contacted them in January about finding a document during its investigation…

Mounties say they believe an attack on Edmonton City Hall in January was politically motivated, meaning it reaches the legal threshold for terrorism charges.  Supt. Glenn Sells of the RCMP’s national security team said Tuesday that officers had seized an…

Aviva Canada ended 2023 with an undiscounted combined operating ratio (COR) of 95.3% and double-digit growth in gross written premiums, despite challenging market conditions that included increased weather-related losses and heightened auto theft.  The undiscounted ratio for 2023 was up…

Canadian home insurance policyholders should brace for price increases this year following a nearly 8% year-over-year increase since the beginning of the year, according to internal data from rate comparison site My Choice Financial. Canada’s home insurance landscape is poised for…

Late last year, Toronto’s police department wrapped an auto theft intervention, codenamed Project Stallion, that recovered 1,080 vehicles stolen citywide with a combined value of $59 million. That works out to just shy of $55,000 per vehicle. Auto theft is…

In 30 years of working in construction, Josh Towsley says this is a first, after Metro Vancouver saw its fourth crane accident since the start of the year. “I’ve been involved in construction since I was 19 years old ……

Quebecers who do not identify as male or female will soon be able to opt for an ‘X’ gender marker on their health cards and driver’s licences. Both Quebec’s automobile insurance board and its public health insurance board confirmed Monday…

Measures to help mitigate climate change are a known commodity, it’s just a matter of motivating the public, government and regulators to take action, speakers suggested Monday at an industry event. Climate change is irreversible, but its rate can be…

While the federal government is chipping away at a plan to combat auto theft nationwide, P&C professionals can advise their clients now to help them protect their vehicles, experts said during a Canadian Underwriter webinar last week.  “We call it…

Wildfire fighting and forest management decisions are potentially being hampered by inaccurate government data that misrepresents forest fuel loads in British Columbia’s Interior, a new study has found.  The B.C. government says the provincial wildfire service is working with the…

One Ontario brokerage has seen an increase in the number of clients missing insurance payments as well as cancellation notifications from insurers for non-payment.  For Mitch Insurance, the number of clients missing insurance payments has increased 104% since 2019. While…

When multiple commercial insurers are on the hook consecutively for long-tail claims spanning decades, defence costs should be allocated according to the proportion of time they were on risk, the Ontario Appeal Court ruled this week. The court’s landmark decision…