What’s New: In Brief (June 18, 2008)

After fires in Nova Scotia forced the evacuation of 5,000 residents, the Insurance Bureau of Canada is reminding those affected to check their policies.
A brush fire, which started in Porters Lake just east of Halifax on Friday, forced 5,000 people to leave their home and destroyed two homes, CTV.ca reports.
Hot spots still remain, but residents were allowed to return to their homes on Monday, CTV.ca continues.
“These were fast-moving fires that forced the evacuation of several thousand people,” Bill Adams, IBC’s acting vice-president for the Atlantic region, said in a release. “Thankfully, there was no loss of life, but some people have lost their homes while others have suffered property damage.”

Keal Technology and Canadian Signassure/sigXP User group (CSU) have entered into a partnership to deliver education to their clients.
The partnership will see Keal and CSU come together to offer educational conferences to Keal clients starting Sept. 25 and 26, 2008 in Toronto.
The companies say their newly established partnership will benefit clients through:
enriched session content to enhance return on investment in Keal applications and training;
Keal and CSU collaborating together to address client needs while maintaining objectivity as required;
newly created events to increase attendance and amplified peer-to-peer collaboration; and
increased awareness of Keal applications and services through demo stations to enhance broker workflows.