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Concept of home insurance price increases
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How home insurance premiums are trending

March 6, 2024 by Jason Contant

Canadian home insurance policyholders should brace for price increases this year following a nearly 8% year-over-year increase since the beginning of the year, according to internal data from rate comparison site My Choice Financial. Canada’s home insurance landscape is poised for

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Home, auto rate increases in 2023 “highest…seen in years.”

January 26, 2024 by David Gambrill

Canadian auto insurance rates increased 10% in 2023 compared to 2022, and similarly home insurance rates saw an increase as well — up 6.6% last year, according to the latest release of the Applied Rating Index. “The close of 2023

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Should insurers help customers build back better…or not at all?

January 4, 2024 by Philip Porado

Increased severity and frequency of NatCats has Canada’s P&C insurance ecosystem seeking ways to add resilience to the claims process. This includes build back better initiatives to encourage adding things like hurricane straps or hail-resistant shingling to roof rebuilds to

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Power outages drag on after powerful windstorm sweeps through the Maritimes

December 13, 2023 by The Canadian Press

HALIFAX – Tens of thousands of residents across the Maritimes woke up Tuesday without electricity as utility crews scrambled to repair downed power lines after a powerful windstorm roared over the region on Monday. More than 23,000 Nova Scotia Power

Damage from post-tropical storm Lee in New Brunswick
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How this year’s hurricane season ranks

December 1, 2023 by Jason Contant

The 2023 Atlantic hurricane season has officially come to an end, ranking fourth for the most named storms in a year since 1950. The above-normal season, which officially ended Nov. 30, saw 20 named storms, including seven hurricanes and three

3D render of a topographic map of the US East Coast and the Gulf of St. Lawrence with the clouds from September 24, 2022's Category 4 Major Hurricane Fiona over Nova Scotia, Canada.
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P.E.I. utility seeks rate hike for $37M in post tropical storm Fiona losses

November 29, 2023 by Stephanie Taylor The Canadian Press

CHARLOTTETOWN — The privately owned electricity utility in Prince Edward Island wants ratepayers to cover $37 million in costs incurred during post-tropical storm Fiona in 2022. Maritime Electric, a subsidiary of Fortis, has applied to the Island’s regulatory commission for

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Privately-owned PEI utility seeks rate hike after Fiona losses

November 28, 2023 by Michael Tutton, The Canadian Press (Halifax)

CHARLOTTETOWN – The privately owned electricity utility in Prince Edward Island wants ratepayers to cover $37 million in costs incurred during post-tropical storm Fiona in 2022. Maritime Electric, a subsidiary of Fortis, has applied to the Island’s regulatory commission for

Winter driving on a slippery road
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Why more Canadian drivers are using winter tires

November 14, 2023 by Jason Contant

Winter tire use in Canada is increasing, with 71% of polled Canadian drivers outside of Quebec now using winter tires, up from 63% in 2022, according to a survey conducted by Leger for the Tire and Rubber Association of Canada

Hurricane Fiona
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Coastal storms: Could U.S. scenario happen here?

November 1, 2023 by Philip Porado

Increasing intensity of hurricanes making landfall along the U.S. coastline, sparked largely by climate change, has resulted in significant insured losses for several years. And storms seem to be getting worse. That trend impacts insurability and, going forward, “property values

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Where auto and home insurance rates are headed

October 24, 2023 by Jason Contant

Hard market conditions in personal lines across Canada are not slowing down in 2023 Q3, according to data from tech vendor Applied Systems. Auto and homeowner premiums are rising year-over-year in all provinces.  In 2023 Q3, personal auto premiums in

IBAC president Traci Boland
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New president for national brokers’ association

October 18, 2023 by Alyssa DiSabatino

Traci Boland is the new president of the Insurance Brokers Association of Canada (IBAC). Boland is partner and manager at Ontario West Insurance Brokers and Bill Blaney Insurance Brokers. She holds more than over 20 years’ experience in the industry

Flooded road in New Brunswick
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Tropical storm Philippe bringing heavy rain to the Maritimes this weekend

October 5, 2023 by The Canadian Press

HALIFAX – Heavy rain and strong winds are in the forecast for the three Maritime provinces this weekend. Environment Canada has issued special weather statements for New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island, saying 50 millimetres of rain or