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Judge denies separate housework award in auto injury lawsuit
November 15, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterA claim for interference with homemaking capability “must be scrutinized carefully” in an auto personal injury lawsuit, a British Columbia judge suggested in a recent ruling that cites an earlier Court of Appeal for Ontario ruling. In a ruling released…
Intact’s combined ratio improves 5.2 points but personal auto has $31M in unfavourable prior-year development
November 8, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterIntact Financial Corp.’s personal auto results were “disappointing” during the three months ending Sept. 30, chief executive officer Charles Brindamour said Tuesday in press release, but the Toronto-based insurer reported that across all lines, underwriting income more than doubled from…
Combined ratio, net loss for Economical Insurance up in 2017 Q3 over 2016 Q3
November 6, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterThe impact of strategic investments by Economical Insurance contributed to the insurer witnessing a combined ratio of 116.2% and an almost doubling of net loss in 2017 Q3 compared to 2016 Q3. The combined ratio for the third quarter of…
Echelon Insurance reports near halving of net income in 2017 Q3 compared to 2016 Q3
November 3, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterThe B.C. wildfires and losses related to commercial auto and motorcycle contributed to Echelon Insurance witnessing a 42% decrease in net income and an increase in combined operating ratio for 2017 Q3 compared to 2016 Q3. Net income amounted to…
Marshall gives his take on the ‘real problem’ with auto catastrophic impairment coverage
October 30, 2017 Greg MeckbachThe Ontario auto insurance system needs to do more for claimants who are catastrophically injured and not rely so much on “competing opinions” among medical practitioners, a former chief executive officer of the workers compensation system suggested to brokers recently.…
Ont. auto accident benefits shouldn’t entail ‘arguing about what care is appropriate each and every time’
October 25, 2017 Greg Meckbach, Associate EditorAddressing the problems of both Ontario’s auto insurance and workers compensation systems calls for packages of care that work for most injured people and not for cash settlements, the former chief executive officer of the Workplace Safety Insurance Board suggested…
Economic and market headwinds may challenge profitable growth for U.S. insurers: Guy Carpenter
October 18, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterWhile the insurance industry in the United States is well-capitalized and market sentiment is mostly positive, there is still evidence of economic and market-based headwinds that will challenge profitable growth, a new report from Guy Carpenter has suggested. In the…
Octo Telematics to acquire Willis Towers Watson’s UBI assets; firms to partner on insurance-related products
October 12, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterOcto Telematics and Willis Towers Watson (WTW) have reached an agreement in which the former will acquire the latter’s usage-based insurance (UBI) assets, setting the stage for the two companies to work together on more auto telematics opportunities. Leveraging Octo’s…
Canadian auto industry seeing no reduction in accidents, but greater severity: NICC speaker
October 11, 2017 Jason Contant, Online EditorThe Canadian auto industry overall is seeing no reduction in car accidents and “big cost pressures upward on severity coming from both injuries and the repairs of cars themselves,” a speaker suggested last week at the National Insurance Conference of…
Yellow Light, Green Light
October 6, 2017 Peter Vlaar, Associate Lawyer, McCague Borlack LLPWill autonomous vehicles change litigation? While the answer to that question is surely “yes,” a deeper dive is needed to fully grasp what related developments could mean for property and casualty insurance. Longer term, a simpler system overall for addressing liability in auto claims is anticipated.
Allstate estimates gross cat losses of US$576 for Hurricane Harvey
September 21, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterThe Allstate Corporation has estimated gross catastrophe losses, excluding homeowners flood, of US$576 pre-tax for Hurricane Harvey. The losses will be reduced by US$23 million in anticipated reinsurance recoveries, for a net estimated loss of US$553 million, Northbrook, Ill.-based Allstate…
“Drastic action” needed to address ICBC ails, remedy hefty rate hikes
September 6, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterThe British Columbia government has taken the reins to protect drivers and address mounting financial concerns at the Insurance Corporation of B.C. (ICBC), including by limiting rate increases that threatened to reach double-digits. “Drastic action is needed to fix ICBC’s…