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What’s new in restoration and adjuster national licensing?

April 4, 2024 by Jason Contant

The trend of insurers owning restoration firms and third-party vendors may not continue, particularly since controlling costs remains a priority for carriers, sources tell Canadian Underwriter.  It also looks like a national adjusting licensing standard or cross-provincial licensing will not

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How industry professionals are tackling talent recruitment

February 28, 2024 by Jason Contant

Canada’s P&C insurance industry is looking at everything from career fast-track programs to scholarships and student involvement programs to handle talent recruitment challenges. Recruitment has long been an industry challenge. In late January, the Insurance Institute of Canada, the industry’s

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How the pandemic changed adjusting for the long haul

July 10, 2023 Philip Porado

COVID-19 restrictions led adjusters to shift claims work to desktop teams. The change was driven by client reluctance to meet in-person and employees’ desire to reduce site work until the risks were better understood. But those changes can make some

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How trade agreements could change claims adjusting in Canada

June 20, 2023 Alyssa Di Sabatino

When a NatCat occurs in Canada, it’s common for U.S. adjusters to be on the scene — sometimes before Canadian adjusters, who are bound by provincial licensing restrictions. And while processes for getting either country’s adjusters on the scene are

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By how much productivity for restoration firms dropped in the pandemic

March 6, 2021 by Adam Malik

The head of a claims restoration company says it’s reasonable to believe that productivity in his company and the industry as a whole has dropped by nearly 20% due to the global COVID-19 pandemic. That would be on par with

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Sedgwick exec’s Top 4 reasons why condo claim severity is through the roof

October 30, 2020 by David Gambrill

As Canadians carry on their love affair with condos, the number of units being built — and the rapid pace of their construction — have indirectly contributed to the severity of condo insurers’ claims costs, says a senior P&C insurance

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The Digital Edition of Canadian Underwriter’s June 2016 issue

June 23, 2016 by Canadian Underwriter

Digital Edition below ↓ Cover Story: ‘Technology Assist’ Growing use of technology solutions during natural disasters — as evidenced by happenings in Fort McMurray — looks poised to continue, with different options and more applications becoming a natural part of

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MGB Claims Consultants announces acquisition of ProFormance Group Insurance Solutions

June 8, 2016 by Canadian Underwriter

MGB Claims Consultants Inc. announced on Wednesday that it has acquired ProFormance Group Insurance Solutions Inc. “as part of an overall strategy for expansion to better service our clients and strengthen our presence in both the Lloyds of London and

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Sedgwick and subsidiary Vericlaim expand operations in Canadian market

June 1, 2016 by Canadian Underwriter

Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc. and its subsidiary Vericlaim announced on Wednesday that they will expand their services available in the Canadian market. In addition to Sedgwick’s existing third-party administration (TPA) operations, the companies will offer high-quality claims administration and