Risk managers should stop “trading dollars” with an insurer and consider increasing their deductibles and assuming some of the risk, suggested Stéphane Cossette, senior director of risk management with Quebecor Media Inc. “Get rid of the noise, get rid of…
Newfoundland & Labrador has introduced a slew of changes intended to help stabilize insurance rates – and a cap on minor injuries, implemented in many other Canadian provinces, isn’t one of them. Instead, the provincial government is proposing to raise…
A “self-insured retention” [SIR] is effectively the same thing as a deductible in a contract triggered by an insurer’s duty to defend, an Ontario court has ruled in a case involving an agreement between an elevator contractor and the building…
The provincial government announced on Tuesday that it has finalized the terms of reference for the automobile insurance review for Service NL and the provincial Board of Commissioners of Public Utilities (PUB). Government has directed PUB to begin its review…
Canadians evacuated from their homes because of wildfires can expect to suffer an average of $11,300 in financial losses, a recent study from Square One Insurance Services Inc. has found. Those with home insurance can recover most, but not all,…
Slice Labs Inc., a technology company offering what it calls “the first on-demand insurance platform in the United States,” announced on Wednesday the launch of their homeshare insurance product in 13 states. Homeshare hosts in 13 states – California, Colorado,…
Commonwell Mutual Insurance Group has a new policy endorsement that uses geo-coding to provide Ontario homeowners in low- and medium-risk zones with protection against property damage from flooding, surface water and sewer back-up caused by flood events. Starting Feb. 13,…
The Supreme Court of Canada heard Wednesday an appeal from a Nova Scotia auto accident victim whose future Canada Pension Plan disability payments were ordered deducted from the amount payable under his family protection endorsement. Andrew Sebean suffered injuries to…