Topic Claims Professionals
Centre of storm Larry could travel across Avalon Peninsula
September 8, 2021 by Greg MeckbachLarge Atlantic Ocean waves will soon affect Canada’s east coast as Hurricane Larry continues to move north. UPDATE – Hurricane Larry makes landfall in eastern Newfoundland “Significant swells will begin to reach the east coast of the United States and…
New tropical storm warning for Atlantic Canada
September 7, 2021 by Greg MeckbachLarge waves could hit Canada’s Atlantic coast this Thursday as Hurricane Larry moves north, Environment Canada warns. UPDATE – What we know so far about Canadian Hurricane Larry claims On Tuesday morning, the Category 3 hurricane was causing winds of…
Engineering or maintenance? Why both CGL and professional liability could cover this lawsuit
September 1, 2021 by Greg MeckbachA British Columbia court has ruled in favour of Northbridge General Insurance Corporation in a dispute with XL Specialty Insurance Company over liability coverage arising from a strata power failure. Both insurers wrote policies for PCA Valence Engineering Technologies Ltd.,…
Post-pandemic mindshift needed in claims leadership: Desjardins execs
August 27, 2021 by Canadian Underwriter StaffClaims leaders will need to evolve their mindsets if property & casualty insurers are to succeed in meeting customer demands post-COVID, senior Desjardins Insurance Group execs suggest. “Before the pandemic, we thought we were doing a good job, but we…
Why you need to offer a ‘Choose Your Own Adventure’ claims experience
August 27, 2021 by Jason ContantInsurers need to offer customers a claims experience that can shift and adapt depending on the policyholder’s personal circumstances and what they want on any given day, speakers said Thursday during Reuters Events’ Connected Claims Canada 2021 virtual conference. “I…
Mixed result for motor vehicle injury plaintiff’s bid to quash surveillance evidence
August 25, 2021 by Greg MeckbachInsurers defending auto tort claims should think twice before surreptitiously filming plaintiffs on their wedding day. This is among the takeaways from Rumney v. Nelson, released Aug. 19 by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice. A construction firm is being…
Evacuation orders and alerts drop in B.C. as number of wildfires holds steady
August 25, 2021 by The Canadian PressVANCOUVER – Emergency Management BC says about 3,700 properties were on evacuation order on Wednesday, down from nearly 8,200 a week ago. A news release says nearly 11,300 properties were on evacuation alert – which means people must be ready…
3 things that can reduce risk of property cat loss recurrence: Aviva Canada CEO
August 24, 2021 by Greg MeckbachFire resistant cement board siding, hail-resilient asphalt shingles and backwater valves are among the measures property owners can implement now to protect their assets from climate-related disasters, Aviva Canada CEO Jason Storah suggested Tuesday. “We have enough scientific data to…
Crews fighting wildfires in B.C. aided by cooler and unseasonably low temperatures
August 24, 2021 by The Canadian PressVANCOUVER – The BC Wildfire Service says cooler and below seasonal average temperatures have helped crews fight the blazes. Fire information officer Taylor Colman says crews are seeing between three and five fires start each day compared with about 40…
Should public workers’ compensation protect clients from liability for mental stress caused by harassment?
August 23, 2021 by Greg MeckbachOntario’s workers’ compensation tribunal was wrong when it decided that a Niagara Falls hotel can’t be sued by a former worker who alleges she was forced to quit after suffering harassment, the provincial Divisional Court has ruled. As a result…
Intact Centre, Insurance Bureau react to latest Liberal election promise
August 19, 2021 by Greg MeckbachWednesday’s Liberal election promise answers a call from Canada’s property and casualty insurance industry for a national standard for scoring properties on their resilience to weather-related disasters. In a speech in British Columbia Wednesday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promised a…
This insurer has ‘much more stringent underwriting criteria’ in cyber
August 18, 2021 by Greg MeckbachAggregation and systemic risk in cyber insurance means commercial carriers need to build up more capital for large widespread losses, suggests the CEO of a Bermuda insurer. Within cyber lines, Axis Capital Holdings Limited reduced its limits and increased deductibles,…