TORONTO – The Ontario Cannabis Store says a data breach involving some of its sales information is being investigated by the Ontario Provincial Police. Daffyd Roderick, a spokesperson for the Crown agency responsible for distributing cannabis from producers to pot…
Editor’s Note: The Conservative government outlined its plans for insurance in their budget document, released before the Ontario election, which will take place June 2. Canadian Underwriter is asking Ontario’s political parties for their platforms on insurance. We are printing…
To reduce Ontario auto insurance rates substantially, fairer rating systems and offering usage-based insurance (UBI) may be most effective, says one industry observer. The Ontario government is proposing measures to reduce the cost of auto insurance. Among them, it is…
More than 35 years after a deadly tornado in Barrie, Ont. – the site of another strong tornado last year – the industry is still looking for modernizations to the Ontario Building Code and tornado protection construction practices. “Since before…
If you’re looking to place a risk through an insurer that’s not licensed to write business in Canada, it’s important to understand the requirements around filing federal and provincial taxes, as well as special broker licenses. Although direct placement with…
Ontario’s 2022 budget has a short paragraph dedicated to “reducing the cost of auto insurance,” including creating more choice for consumers, cracking down on auto insurance fraud and “enhancing fairness,” which would include new guidance on territorial rating. Exactly how…
Ontario’s Superior Court upheld a $100,000 sublimit in an Atradius credit insurance policy dispute, in which the receiver for the bankrupt Eagle Travel Plaza, BDO Canada, claimed the full policy limit of $5.94 million. Before it went bankrupt in 2019,…
There’s plenty of opportunity for the broker channel to be able to take back some market share from the direct side and agent side, says Joseph Carnevale, president of the Insurance Brokers Association of Ontario (IBAO). Brokers can gain a…
Insurance Brokers Association of Ontario (IBAO) president Joseph Carnevale is not concerned about a brokerage’s ownership structure, since he sees it playing no part in whether or not brokers are “trusted advisors” to clients. “Every broker in the country is…
Registered Insurance Brokers of Ontario (RIBO) has appointed Melissa Bajwa to its board. Bajwa is currently the vice president of compliance and broker network operations with PROLINK, one of the largest independent brokerages in Canada. She joined PROLINK in 2016…
Canadian drivers appear to be gravitating toward usage-based insurance (UBI) as the COVID-19 pandemic stretches past its second year. Since 2019, there has been a 40% increase in the number of drivers opting into UBI when filing out a car…
A taxi driver who was severely beaten by a passenger, after the driver walked 40-to-50 steps away from his running taxi to collect a fare, was not involved in an insurable “auto accident,” the Ontario Superior Court has confirmed. The…