Topic B.C.
One step closer to a National Flood Insurance Program
March 29, 2022 by Alyssa DiSabatinoThe industry is one step closer to getting updated flood maps, and a new national flood insurance program to protect homeowners in high-risk flood zones is in the works, says Canada’s public safety minister. Flood maps are being developed in…
How to reduce hail damage costs
March 28, 2022 by Alyssa DiSabatinoOne way homeowners and insurers can reduce annual hail damage is to use impact-resistant asphalt shingle roofs instead of standard shingles, finds a new report. A new Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction benefit-cost analysis report shows annual hail…
What happens when a broker schemes to drive uninsured…
March 24, 2022 by David GambrillA former B.C. broker has been disciplined after she cancelled an auto insurance transaction and then affixed the cancelled sticker to her car’s licence plate, essentially allowing her to drive uninsured for several months. The former broker, whose licence has…
B.C. ready to proceed with permanent repairs to flood damaged Coquihalla Highway
March 24, 2022 by The Canadian PressHOPE, B.C. – The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure says it is moving ahead with permanent repairs to a key B.C. highway damaged by catastrophic flooding last November. A statement from the ministry says it has begun the process to…
B.C. wildfire service to increase prevention work from backyards to forests: official
March 21, 2022 by The Canadian PressKAMLOOPS, B.C. – The director of provincial operations for British Columbia’s wildfire service says the province needs a “holistic,” large-scale program to reduce wildfire risk, starting in backyards, moving to communities then extending to forested lands. Cliff Chapman says planning…
B.C.’s auditor general says more work needed to assess risk of fraud in public sector
March 17, 2022 by The Canadian PressVICTORIA – British Columbia’s auditor general says the government’s framework to manage fraud in the public service is well underway, but it’s not fully developed. Michael Pickup says in a news release that fraud risk management in the province is…
Hub adds to Canadian executive management team
March 10, 2022 by Jason ContantHub International has announced several promotions within Hub Canada’s senior management team. Barbara MacPhail (pictured above) has been promoted to executive vice president of strategic initiatives Canada, Terri Botosan (pictured top right) is now in the newly-created position of regional…
Wildfire debris removal begins in Lytton
March 8, 2022 by Dirk Meissner - THE CANADIAN PRESSVICTORIA – The first signs of a long-awaited start of rebuilding in fire-ravaged Lytton, B.C., are expected to begin Tuesday, says the village’s mayor. Jan Polderman said Monday that work to remove debris from the wildfire that destroyed much of…
Debris from cargo ship spill last fall spreading along B.C. coast: beach cleaners
March 7, 2022 by The Canadian PressTOFINO, B.C. – A volunteer organization that has been cleaning up debris from a cargo ship that lost 109 containers off the B.C. coast last fall says the incident should be a wake-up call to the need for more urgent…
Court overturns $100K bad faith award against Lloyd’s, Industrial Alliance
March 4, 2022 by David GambrillAn insured is not entitled to a bad faith cost award based on his travel insurers’ conduct in settling the claim with foreign medical service providers, so long as the insured is not exposed to pay settlement amounts that exceed…
Poilievre promises to build more pipelines, remove oil tanker ban in northern B.C.
March 4, 2022 by The Canadian PressREGINA – Ottawa-area MP Pierre Poilievre says he would repeal what he calls Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s “anti-energy” laws if he becomes the next leader of the Conservatives. Pierre told a campaign stop in Regina that if he becomes party…
B.C. climate change initiative needs to look further than recovery, expert says
February 25, 2022 by Dirk Meissner - THE CANADIAN PRESSVICTORIA – A disaster expert who led recovery teams after the earthquake and tsunami in the Indian Ocean that killed more than 230,000 people says British Columbia’s climate response strategy must protect the province from future environmental events. The B.C.…