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Feds seek post-pandemic ideas to prepare for next major disaster

March 16, 2021 by The Canadian Press

OTTAWA – The federal government is looking beyond COVID-19 to prepare for the next large-scale calamity – be it another pandemic, a tsunami or cyberattack. In a notice posted today, Defence Research and Development Canada seeks proposals for studies, technology

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Hackers don’t care about your client’s data. Here’s what they really care about…

March 8, 2021 by Jason Contant

Businesses falling victim to cyberattacks often don’t realize that the value of data they store is not what’s important to hackers, it’s the value of the data to the company, Crawford & Company (Canada) said in a recent whitepaper. “It

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Shipping industry warns of disruptions from potential strike at Port of Montreal

March 8, 2021 by The Canadian Press

MONTREAL – The Shipping Federation of Canada is warning that a potential strike at the Port of Montreal is already having a damaging impact even as negotiations are set to resume Wednesday with the help of mediators. The trade association

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B.C. eases requirements, extends deadline for small business recovery grants

March 5, 2021 by The Canadian Press

VICTORIA – The B.C. government has eased the eligibility requirements and extended the deadline for small and medium-sized businesses applying for funds under its $345-million pandemic recovery grant program.   Businesses with up to 149 employees must now show a 30

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February auto sales down 10% from year ago due to lockdowns and supply chain disruptions

March 3, 2021 by The Canadian Press

TORONTO – Canadian auto sales in February were down nearly 10 per cent compared with February 2020, the last full month before the lockdowns began due to the COVID-19 pandemic. According to estimates compiled by DesRosiers Automotive Consultants auto sales

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Why Canada should invest in ‘macrogrids’ for greener, more reliable electricity

February 25, 2021 by The Canadian Press

This article was originally published on The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Disclosure information is available on the original site. Authors: Brett Dolter, Assistant Professor, Economics, University of Regina; Blake Shaffer,

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What’s smoking hot in cannabis insurance claims trends

February 24, 2021 by Jason Contant

Nearly two-and-a-half years after recreational marijuana was legalized in Canada, the country’s P&C insurance industry is starting to get a sense of the type of claims arising from the October 2018 legalization. The big issue right now is vaping, said

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Property restoration space has ‘big capacity’ issue: Brindamour

February 19, 2021 by Greg Meckbach

Intact Financial Corp. is aiming to build capacity in what CEO Charles Brindamour calls the “super-fragmented” restoration contractor industry. “Our thought process with On Side [Restoration] is very much consistent with what we tried to do with BrokerLink a decade

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What’s making it harder to estimate property Cat claims

February 17, 2021 by Greg Meckbach

Recent price increases in building materials means it is harder than normal to predict the cost of repairing property damage, restoration experts say. Restoration contractor Peak Services handled several thousand claims after the June 13, 2020, record hail storm in

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Missing signature takes homeowner off the hook for paying restoration service bill

January 4, 2021 by Greg Meckbach

A restoration firm dispatched by an insurer to respond to water damage at a British Columbia strata unit cannot collect the nearly $1,400 the contractor says the client owes for emergency services. This is the result of a recent British

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Undisputed Neutrality

December 9, 2020 by Adam Malik, Managing Editor

In a world where insurers are amalgamating claims service offerings, third-party forensic engineers can bring to the table a neutral, unbiased perspective that is void of any potential for a conflict of interest, says Chris Giffin, chief executive officer of Haag Canada.

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The missing piece Canada’s newest engineering player sees in insurance

November 26, 2020 by Adam Malik

There’s a need for experts capable to handle complex and large loss investigations and provide unbiased views, says the Canadian head of global forensic engineering firm Haag, which has opened up shop in Canada. The Dallas, Tx.-based company expanded north