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2016 Canadian Insurance Financial Forum
Board of directors dismissed at Alberta’s Agriculture Financial Services Corp.
June 14, 2016 Dean Bennett - THE CANADIAN PRESSEDMONTON – The Alberta government has sacked the board of a Crown corporation following a report that said there were procurement violations and lavish spending by executives that included golf trips, limo rides, and luxury seats to the Edmonton Oilers.…
Single regulatory approach not the same as one-size-fits-all, CIFF speaker emphasizes
May 30, 2016 Jason Contant, Online EditorA single financial services regulatory approach does not mean a one-size-fits-all approach at all, a speaker stressed last week at the Canadian Insurance Financial Forum at the Allstream Centre in Toronto. Lawrence Ritchie, a partner at Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt…
Canadian insurance industry looking to partner with government to establish new capital framework for managing earthquake risk: CIFF speakers
May 27, 2016 Jason Contant, Online EditorThere is a need to formalize the role that government can play in helping to manage the financial impact of a “mega cat,” speakers suggested on Wednesday at the Canadian Insurance Financial Forum (CIFF) in Toronto. “We are well-capitalized for…
2016 Canadian wildfire season has already “greatly surpassed” average hectares burned, even excluding Fort McMurray event, CIFF conference hears
May 26, 2016 Jason Contant, Online EditorThe 2016 wildfire season in Canada has already greatly surpassed the average hectares burned in recent years, even excluding the massive Fort McMurray wildfire, attendees to the 2016 Canadian Insurance Financial Forum (CIFF) heard on Wednesday. Carolyn Rennie, managing director…