In an age when a condo corporation’s insurance may not provide enough coverage for an insured loss, brokers can help their clients by advising condo unit owners about the merits of special assessment insurance, one lawyer suggests. “It is important…
As the world gets more and more virtual, don’t forget how to be human, an insurer executive urged during a recent webinar. Technology should be used to enhance the industry’s relationship with clients, rather than act as a replacement, explained…
Editor’s Note: A previous verison of this article incorrectly stated that a cyberattack against AXA had happened after AXA’s announcement that it was suspecnding insurance coverage in France for ransomeware extortion payments. In fact, as per a Financial Times report…
Restoration firm DKI Canada Ltd. is being sued in British Columbia by Coquitlam-based Canstar Restorations Limited Partnership, a former member of the DKI network. Allegations in the lawsuit have not been proven in court. Until 2020, Canstar was operating multiple…
The outcome of a current standoff between auto manufacturers and the automotive aftermarket industry over who owns the data generated by automated cars will have implications for the insurance industry, according to an insurance executive. “If the data is owned…
OTTAWA – Canada Post says more than 950,000 customers were potentially exposed in a data breach attack on one of its suppliers. The Crown agency says it was informed by Commport Communications earlier this month that the manifest data held…
Ontario auto insurance claimants cannot take insurers directly to court over how carriers treat sales tax on accident benefits claims, the province’s appeal court has ruled. This is because the province’s Licence Appeal Tribunal, not the Superior Court of Justice,…
VICTORIA – A crew of firefighters is heading to Manitoba to help with wildfires in that province. B.C.’s Forests Minister Katrine Conroy says 41 firefighters and two support staff were deployed on Wednesday. A statement from Conroy’s office says the…
One cybercriminal recently mused online that hackers are incentivized to launch cyberattacks because companies have cyber insurance coverage, a theory recently debunked by cyber insurance experts. The cybercriminal’s rationale? Since insurance exists for the victims, the hackers will be paid.…
More damaging earthquakes can be expected more often in northern British Columbia as fracking oil and gas wells increases pressure underground, says newly published research. “It makes earthquakes more common and it makes larger ones more common,” said Allan Chapman,…
The Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia is asking Canada’s top court to essentially make a “new law” barring a liability insurer from taking an off-coverage position after starting to defend a tort claim if the insurer previously had “presumed…
Municipal insurance rates have been rising significantly and the only way to bring them down isn’t only in the hands of the insurance industry, according to a brokerage leader. It’ll take a team effort from multiple parties. Canadian municipalities have…