COVID-19 restrictions led adjusters to shift claims work to desktop teams. The change was driven by client reluctance to meet in-person and employees’ desire to reduce site work until the risks were better understood. But those changes can make some…
A powerful Canada Day tornado that swept through a section of rural Alberta likely won’t result in much insured damage despite strong winds that reached an estimated 275 km/h. The EF4 tornado tore through an area south of Didsbury, Alta.…
Is that car worth repairing? Given ongoing supply chain disruption and high inflation rates, the answer for insurers may increasingly be ‘no.’ “We see significant increases in rental costs,” said Kumar Siva, senior vice president for third party administration services…
Managing general agent (MGA) Can-Sure Underwriting failed to quash a motion to correct a misnomer in a flood damage claim, arguing the claimant incorrectly identified the MGA as an insurer. Ontario’s Superior Court also rejected Can-Sure’s argument that the claimant,…
Firefighters and other first responders have been stretched thin while battling an unprecedented wildfire season in Canada, and such may be the case for claims adjuster capacity as well. Across the industry, it’s a mixed bag of how quickly adjusters…
OTTAWA – This is on track to be the worst fire season Canada has ever seen and the risk of wildfires will remain well above average in most of the country throughout the summer, the federal government warned Monday. At…
Two large wildfires burning in Halifax and Shelburne counties in Nova Scotia remain out of control, even as fire and additional living expenses (ALE) claims start to trickle in for insurers and adjusters. Some adjusters aren’t able to access the…
Nova Scotia is no stranger to wildfire, but the out-of-control blaze burning in suburban Halifax is unique in its aggressiveness, Glenn McGillivray, managing director of the Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction told Canadian Underwriter Monday. As of Monday afternoon, an…
With wildfires raging on across Alberta and the west, adjusters are hoping the fires stay remote and spare populous areas from catastrophic losses. “We are seeing some claims and anticipate seeing many more as dangerous conditions persist,” Patricia (P.J.) Davis,…
The mayor of a west-central Alberta town said it was emotional to return home nearly two weeks after an out-of-control wildfire forced residents to flee, but thousands elsewhere remain on edge as scores of fires continue to rage across much…
Nova Scotia’s Supreme Court recently allowed an auto liability claim to proceed four years after the collision happened, and two years after the time limit for making a claim had expired. The delay was based mainly on the claimants’ lawyer…
Friends in the Industry Healing Together (FIHT) — a new industry not-for-profit organization dedicated to bridging the gap between people and mental health services — is looking for friends within Canada’s property and casualty insurance industry. “I think there’s a…