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How B.C. plans to address nat cat risk management
October 29, 2019 by Dirk Meissner - THE CANADIAN PRESSVICTORIA – The challenges of preventing and responding to devastating wildfires and floods in British Columbia and the prospect of more disasters to come has prompted the government to reassess its emergency management laws. The Emergency Program Act needs to…
$2.2-million credit score class action settlement with The Personal approved
October 28, 2019 by Greg MeckbachA $2.2 million settlement of a class-action privacy lawsuit against The Personal has been approved by a judge, plaintiffs’ law firm Waddell Phillips Professional Corporation announced Monday. The lawsuit arose after The Personal asked some auto claimants if it could…
Expert witness rule in auto personal injury lawsuits deemed unconstitutional
October 25, 2019 by Greg MeckbachA 22-year-old Supreme Court of Canada ruling in favour of a marine cargo insurer is a sword that could cut the other way for Canadian auto insurers. The British Columbia government brought in a rule this past March limiting parties…
Sedgwick Canada exec appointed to lead CIAA
October 22, 2019 by Jason ContantJohn Jones has been appointed as the new president of the Canadian Independent Adjusters’ Association (CIAA), the association reported Tuesday. Jones assumed the role of 35th president of the association from outgoing president Sarah Hirst during the CIAA Annual General…
Take-up rates low in this line of commercial insurance: Lloyd’s
October 22, 2019 by Greg MeckbachIs your client’s loss of income covered if the business got interrupted because of a catastrophe that hit a supplier? That depends on what the policy says and whether the client actually bought contingent business interruption (CBI) insurance. And these…
What vulnerabilities are getting in the way of insurance?
October 18, 2019 by Adam MalikInsurance leaders are aware they’re not moving fast enough to keep up with change, be it around technological or customer expectations. But, as they said at a recent summit, they have no choice but to figure it out. For Pat…
What claims adjusters are seeing from the Manitoba storm
October 16, 2019 by Jason ContantAn “unprecedented” snowstorm that resulted in a provincial state of emergency in Manitoba and left more than 100,000 hydro customers without power does not seem to be a significant event so far from a claims perspective. In the past week,…
What’s keeping claims pros up at night?
October 16, 2019 by Adam MalikTalent shortage and keeping pace with change are two of the top issues facing claims professionals over the next three to five years, but that’s just the start of their concerns. Meeting policyholders’ service level expectations and the volatility of…
Want to attract young talent? Here are some tips
October 15, 2019 by Adam MalikThe old saying “It’s what’s on the inside that counts” is something insurance leaders need to take to heart when trying to get young people interested in their company, experts told a recent conference. Plastering your company name on the…
The number of Ontarians who drive stoned (hint: lots)
October 10, 2019 by Greg MeckbachHundreds of thousands of Ontarians have driven a vehicle while very high on cannabis, poll results released Wednesday by CAA South Central Ontario imply. One in five Ontario drivers surveyed, aged 19 through 70, are cannabis users, CAA SCO said…
Lawsuit arising from fatal wheelchair accident at rail crossing settled
October 8, 2019 by Kevin Bissett - THE CANADIAN PRESSMONCTON, N.B. _ Three years after a Moncton man in an electric wheelchair was struck and killed by a freight t-ain at a level crossing in the city, a lawsuit stemming from his death has been resolved. Steven Harel’s wheelchair…
How liability works when pedestrian wearing dark clothing gets hit at night in crosswalk
October 2, 2019 by Greg MeckbachThe wife of an Abbotsford, B.C. insurance broker has been awarded nearly $574,000 as a result of a vehicle accident, but the award would have been $765,000 had the plaintiff not been found partly liable for the accident. She was…