Topic Claims Professionals
More than one way to define a Cat
September 3, 2020 by Greg MeckbachIf you disagree with a co-worker on exactly what a catastrophe is, both of you could be right. There is no single standard definition of a “Cat,” with the industry’s loss costs — and even media coverage — among the…
Adjuster training: How the industry can up its game
August 31, 2020 by Greg MeckbachCanada’s property and casualty insurance industry needs to cross-train more claims adjusters if it wants to have enough property adjusters to be available in the event of a catastrophe, industry experts said last week. “Cross-training is important because it is…
Adjusting Calgary’s hailstorm: The rationale for bringing in U.S. Cat adjusters
August 28, 2020 by Greg MeckbachDuring the hail storm this past June that damaged tens of thousands of Alberta homes, adjusting firm CRU Group struggled to find enough qualified independent catastrophe adjusters in Canada, and wound up resorting to bringing in people from the United…
Flood repair: Why this condo owner had to pay strata fees for an uninhabitable unit
August 28, 2020 by Greg MeckbachA British Columbia resident who had to move out for nearly six months for flood restoration work still has to pay his monthly fees to the strata corporation, the B.C. Civil Resolution Tribunal has ruled. Ye Yuan said that from…
Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty names new chief agent for Canada
August 25, 2020 by Jason ContantAllianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) announced Tuesday it has appointed Bernard McNulty as chief agent for Canada, effective immediately. In addition to taking on the chief agent role, McNulty will remain in his current position as head of claims…
CU webinar: Claims experts discuss how to adjust increasing number of NatCats
August 25, 2020 by David GambrillIn an era when $1-billion claims events have become commonplace, Canadian claims executives are turning their minds to how to adjust natural disasters that follow closely upon the heels of one another. Canadian Underwriter will be bringing the discussion to…
Why Canada’s top court is reviewing a snow removal lawsuit against a municipality
August 20, 2020 by Greg MeckbachThe question of whether a municipality is protected from liability for a pedestrian’s injury arising from city staff’s snow removal decisions is headed to the Supreme Court of Canada. The top court announced Thursday it will hear an appeal from…
Why this trial lawyer wants to ban civil jury trials
August 19, 2020 by Greg MeckbachMotor vehicle accident lawsuits in Ontario are often decided by juries, and one personal injury lawyer would like to change this. “I don’t see a valid cause as to why juries should be retained at all in civil trials,” said…
Top court to consider release that excludes ‘claims of any kind or nature whatsoever’
August 14, 2020 by Greg MeckbachThe legal status of a release that excludes a personal injury claimant from pursuing further claims arising out of the incident “of any kind or nature whatsoever” against the City of Corner Brook, Nfld., is headed to the Supreme Court…
Cleaning Up
August 12, 2020 by Greg Meckbach, Associate EditorTens of thousands of claims, for a grand total of $1.2 billion in insured damaged, have been filed from the June 13 hail storm that hit the Calgary area
Property claim cycle times are on the rise: Xactware data
August 10, 2020 by David GambrillWhile everyone in the Canadian property and casualty insurance industry knows that quick claims response times are critical to consumer satisfaction, cycle times for property claims in Canada increased overall between 2018 and 2019, according to the latest property damage…
Policies under the microscope
August 7, 2020 by Greg Meckbach, Associate EditorHow the outcome of a test case in Britain over business interruption coverage during COVID-19 may reverberate throughout the Canadian commercial P&C market