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A fire season like none other

October 6, 2021 Jason Contant, Online Editor

Even as B.C. wildfires continue to burn, investigations begin and claims start rolling in.

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Tornado blows change through Ontario bylaws

October 5, 2021 Jason Contant, Online Editor

Municipalities respond to series of tornadoes with new rules governing building construction.

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The challenges and joys of modernization

October 4, 2021 Jason Contant, Online Editor

KPMG’s Chris Cornell says project management, system implementation, and accessing resources are the biggest challenges, as the start date of the new insurance accounting standard IFRS 17 approaches.

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The many shapes of recovery

August 1, 2021 David Gambrill, Editor-in-Chief

Will the post-COVID recovery follow the shape of a V, U, W, or square-root symbol? It all depends on the insurance.

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From one extreme to another

July 1, 2021 Glenn McGillivray, Managing Director, Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction

When attempting to sum up the industry’s business environment during the pandemic, the word ‘extreme’ comes to mind

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Deal or No Deal?

December 16, 2020 David Gambrill, Editor in Chief

Intact makes a splash with its intention to buy not only RSA Canada, but its parent company in Europe

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Taming Social Inflation

December 16, 2020 Adam Malik, Managing Editor

Social inflation essentially describes insurers’ increasing legal costs. Why insurers are pinning this primarily on the rise of litigation funding

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The shift in how brokers are paid

December 12, 2020 Jason Contant, Online Editor

Compensation models based on performance continue to rise in popularity. A look at what some brokerages are doing and why…

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The show must go on

December 11, 2020 Scott Carroll, Executive Vice President, Program Director, Take1 Insurance

The new COVID landscape means looking for alternative ways to mitigate claims risk at live events

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Undisputed Neutrality

December 9, 2020 Adam Malik, Managing Editor

In a world where insurers are amalgamating claims service offerings, third-party forensic engineers can bring to the table a neutral, unbiased perspective that is void of any potential for a conflict of interest, says Chris Giffin, chief executive officer of Haag Canada.

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Mother Nature’s wrath

December 7, 2020 Derek Clouthier

Alberta continues to endure the most expensive insured weather events in Canada.  What’s happening and what can be done about it?

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‘The most litigated insurance concept’

December 6, 2020 Greg Meckbach, Associate Editor

A lot of things can go wrong when a client agrees to add a counter-party to a contract as an additional insured. Here’s what your clients can do to reduce the risk of a nasty coverage dispute