Topic Adjusters
Canadian Independent Adjusters’ Association names new president
November 8, 2021 by Canadian Underwriter StaffJeff Edge, president of Leading Edge Claims Services Inc. in Fonthill, Ont., is the new president of the Canadian Independent Adjusters’ Association (CIAA). He is the 37th president of the association, which represents more than 1,800 independent adjusters across Canada.…
Court rules Ontario auto insurer’s request for claimant data ‘unnecessarily invasive’
November 8, 2021 by Greg MeckbachAn Ontario judge has turned down a request by Aviva Insurance Company of Canada to order a claimant to produce banking records showing the location of vendors from which that claimant had made purchases. In November, 2020, an Aviva auto…
Barrie tornado will cost more than originally estimated
October 28, 2021 by Greg MeckbachA bad storm system this past July will probably cost the industry about $100 million. On July 15, several tornadoes touched down in central Ontario. One caused irreparable damage to dozens of homes in Barrie, about 100 kilometres north of…
Why the Supreme Court of Canada validated this limitation-of-liability clause
October 15, 2021 by Greg MeckbachA software consulting firm that was sued in Quebec for $6.25 million can rely on a limitation of liability clause in its consulting and integration contract, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled in a decision released Friday. In 6362222 Canada…
What consumers want from the claims experience
October 6, 2021 by Jason ContantConsumers are looking for a hybrid claims processing model — an intermixing of virtual and self-service with human adjuster interaction, according to the Future of Claims 2021 Report from LexisNexis Risk Solutions. “No matter how great the technology is, consumers…
A fire season like none other
October 6, 2021 by Jason Contant, Online EditorEven as B.C. wildfires continue to burn, investigations begin and claims start rolling in.
Tornado blows change through Ontario bylaws
October 5, 2021 by Jason Contant, Online EditorMunicipalities respond to series of tornadoes with new rules governing building construction.
IBC investigative services to be transferred to Équité Association
September 28, 2021 by Greg MeckbachThe Insurance Bureau of Canada’s Investigative Services division is being transferred to a new organization, Équité Association, effective Oct. 1. That transfer has been approved by IBC’s board, IBC announced Monday. Équité Association integrates IBC’s investigative services division with the…
Flying high: Drone use in insurance
September 16, 2021 by Brooke SmithBy 2022, 2.85 million small drones will be flying the friendly skies, according to projections by the Federal Aviation Administration. Our numbers are nowhere near as high. According to Transport Canada, as of Aug. 31, 63,200 drones were registered in…
Will Hurricane Larry meet the cat threshold?
September 14, 2021 by Greg MeckbachLosses to Canadian clients, from Hurricane Larry, seem to be comprised mainly of wind damage to residential property on Newfoundland Avalon’s peninsula, according to reports from adjusters so far. Hurricane Larry, which originated in the North Atlantic Ocean, passed by…
What we know so far about Canadian Hurricane Larry claims
September 12, 2021 by Greg MeckbachKent Rowe cannot remember winds as bad as they were this past weekend in the Newfoundland and Labrador capital. “We saw gusts here in St. John’s of up to 145 kilometres an hour that lasted for about five or six…
Hurricane Larry makes landfall in eastern Newfoundland
September 11, 2021 by THE CANADIAN PRESSST. JOHN’S, N.L. – Hurricane Larry made landfall as a Category 1 storm in eastern Newfoundland, arriving near South East Bight around midnight local time, according to the National Hurricane Centre in Miami. The storm crashed inland on the western…