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Crane accidents ‘a huge concern’ after fourth incident in Metro Vancouver

March 6, 2024 by Chuck Chiang and Brenna Owen – The Canadian Press

In 30 years of working in construction, Josh Towsley says this is a first, after Metro Vancouver saw its fourth crane accident since the start of the year. “I’ve been involved in construction since I was 19 years old …

Quebecers will soon be able to opt for an 'X' gender marker.
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Quebec to offer ‘X’ gender option for health cards, driver’s licences

March 5, 2024 by Morgan Lowrie – The Canadian Press

Quebecers who do not identify as male or female will soon be able to opt for an ‘X’ gender marker on their health cards and driver’s licences. Both Quebec’s automobile insurance board and its public health insurance board confirmed Monday

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How clients can be motivated on climate action

March 5, 2024 by Jason Contant

Measures to help mitigate climate change are a known commodity, it’s just a matter of motivating the public, government and regulators to take action, speakers suggested Monday at an industry event. Climate change is irreversible, but its rate can be

A gas station destroyed by the Bush Creek East wildfire in Squilax, B.C.
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Inaccurate data on forest fuels may stoke B.C. wildfires, study finds

March 4, 2024 by Brenna Owen - The Canadian Press

Wildfire fighting and forest management decisions are potentially being hampered by inaccurate government data that misrepresents forest fuel loads in British Columbia’s Interior, a new study has found.  The B.C. government says the provincial wildfire service is working with the

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Why clients are missing insurance payments — and risk policy cancellation

March 4, 2024 by Jason Contant

One Ontario brokerage has seen an increase in the number of clients missing insurance payments as well as cancellation notifications from insurers for non-payment.  For Mitch Insurance, the number of clients missing insurance payments has increased 104% since 2019. While

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Landmark opioid case wrestles with who defends among multiple insurers

March 1, 2024 by David Gambrill

When multiple commercial insurers are on the hook consecutively for long-tail claims spanning decades, defence costs should be allocated according to the proportion of time they were on risk, the Ontario Appeal Court ruled this week. The court’s landmark decision

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How the Toronto library is recovering from a cyberattack, one book at a time

March 1, 2024 by Nicole Thompson – The Canadian Press

Hundreds of thousands of books have been freed from a months-long purgatory as scores of staffers race to get them out of storage and back on shelves following a cyberattack that felled the Toronto Public Library’s computer systems in October.

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High winds, icy conditions leave many without power in Ontario and Quebec

February 29, 2024 by The Canadian Press

Extreme weather conditions were expected to continue across Canada on Thursday after a sharp cold front with high winds hit vast areas of Quebec and Ontario, knocking out power lines and leaving tens of thousands of people in the dark

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How industry professionals are tackling talent recruitment

February 28, 2024 by Jason Contant

Canada’s P&C insurance industry is looking at everything from career fast-track programs to scholarships and student involvement programs to handle talent recruitment challenges. Recruitment has long been an industry challenge. In late January, the Insurance Institute of Canada, the industry’s

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Why complex cars create costly problems

February 28, 2024 by Philip Porado

An acute shortage of semiconductors is a big contributor to rising auto claims costs for auto insurers. “That’s had a significant impact in certain types of cars,” says Paul Gilbody, president of ClaimsPro Canada. “A huge amount of electronics now

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Meet your new underwriting assistant: GenAI

February 28, 2024 by Alyssa DiSabatino

Generative AI (GenAI) won’t replace underwriters, but you can train it to be your underwriting assistant, one AI expert shared at an industry event Tuesday.  “In North America, there are quite a few insurers that are going through proof of

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No evidence that RCMP data was extracted during recent cyberattack: commissioner

February 28, 2024 by The Canadian Press

OTTAWA – The head of the RCMP said Tuesday there was no evidence to date that personal or operational information had been pilfered from the national police force’s systems during a recent cyberattack. “Based on information that we’ve gone through,