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Insurance forecast for snow plough operators this season
November 25, 2022 by David GambrillHard market conditions in slow plough insurance are continuing to blow through, if Aviva Canada’s latest rate filing with Nova Scotia’s insurance regulator is any indication. Nova Scotia’s Utility and Review Board approved Aviva’s refinement of its rate surcharge for…
Two welcome commercial premium trends, post-pandemic
November 25, 2022 by Jason ContantGallagher in Canada is seeing some interesting premium trends in liability and commercial auto lines, now that pandemic restrictions are virtually non-existent. Businesses such as restaurants were shuttered or faced restrictions throughout the peak parts of the pandemic, meaning that…
Insurers urge trucking fleets to use telematics data more proactively
November 17, 2022 by David GambrillInsurance companies are looking for truck fleets to manage their telematics data more proactively through the development of individual driver scorecard programs. “Insurance companies expect that [trucking fleets] don’t just have the [telematics] technology, but they’re doing something with the…
How Canada’s P&C market shifted in 2022
November 1, 2022 by Alyssa DiSabatinoMarket conditions remain complex but are stabilizing as the industry approaches its last quarter this year, Aon’s 2022 Canadian Insurance Market Report found. Increased competition, along with positive underwriting results and loss activity, marks a transition from significantly challenged market…
Why Intact can’t recover $2.9 million in excess insurance payment
July 7, 2022 by David GambrillIntact Insurance has lost its bid to recover $2.9 million it paid above and beyond its $5-million insurance policy limit for cleaning up a 2012 chemical spill in North Bay, Ontario. Ontario’s Court of Appeal rejected Intact’s arguments that it…
Facility’s new approach to prevent truckers from “gaming the system”
June 6, 2022 by David GambrillNova Scotia has approved Facility Association’s approach to rating commercial auto in a way that trucking operators cannot “game the system” and get Nova Scotia’s lower premium rates when they drive more extensively in other Canadian provinces. Essentially, a “surcharge…
The insurance policy clause that saved this self-insurer
June 2, 2022 by David GambrillClean Harbors Canada, one of largest hazardous waste haulers in North America, is not on the hook to pay the cost of first-party fire damage to a truck owned and operated by one of its contractors, an Ontario court has…
Cabbie assaulted while chasing fare outside taxi is not involved in an “auto accident”
April 19, 2022 by David GambrillA taxi driver who was severely beaten by a passenger, after the driver walked 40-to-50 steps away from his running taxi to collect a fare, was not involved in an insurable “auto accident,” the Ontario Superior Court has confirmed. The…
Inside Facility Association’s plan to harmonize commercial auto rates
March 14, 2022 by Alyssa DiSabatinoFacility Association will introduce a harmonized rating program for commercial and non-private passenger vehicles, which will help automate the rating process and put the brakes on truck operators trying to game the system, according to FA President and CEO Saskia…
What profit level this regulator expects of insurers
February 15, 2022 by David GambrillNova Scotia’s insurance regulator has approved Intact Insurance for a small rate increase for individually rated commercial vehicles, including interurban trucks, in a decision more noteworthy for its insight into the kind of profit level the regulator expects of insurance…
Stability, finally? What insurers and brokers can look forward to in 2022
November 12, 2021 Brooke SmithBrokers and insurers may see some stabilization in the market in 2022. “We saw tremendous rate pressure, high operating ratios, and low ROIs in 2019 and 2020,” said Kevin Neiles, president, Western Canada and chief markets officer at Gallagher, during…
Ontario judge urges legislature to deal with insurance fraud
April 22, 2021 by David GambrillAn Ontario judge has taken the rare approach in a sentencing decision to urge the provincial government to take steps to prevent future instances of insurance fraud. Ontario Court Justice David S. Rose made the obitur remarks in his written…