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Evacuation order lifted nearly two months after crane collapse
November 6, 2019 The Canadian PressHALIFAX – The last three businesses evacuated when a crane collapsed in downtown Halifax are being allowed to return to their locations, almost two months after a storm toppled it. The final stage of the crane and debris removal from…
Final pieces of storm toppled crane removed off top of Halifax building
October 28, 2019 THE CANADIAN PRESSHALIFAX – The final pieces of a crane that collapsed onto a building in Halifax last month, during post-tropical storm Dorian, have been removed. A government release says the pieces that were lying on the top storey of the Olympus…
Class action lawsuit filed over crane toppled by Dorian
October 22, 2019 The Canadian PressHALIFAX – A proposed class action lawsuit is looking to recover losses sustained by businesses and residential tenants displaced by the collapse of a construction crane in downtown Halifax last month during post tropical storm Dorian. A notice of action…
After Dorian: Will Canada hit $2 billion in insured losses again this year?
October 7, 2019 by Jason ContantCanada has already surpassed $1 billion in insured losses with nearly three months left in 2019, according to Catastrophe Indices and Quantification Inc. (CatIQ). “Last year, insured damage from severe weather across Canada exceeded $2 billion, the fourth-highest amount of…
Work to begin on removal of Halifax construction crane felled by Dorian
September 30, 2019 THE CANADIAN PRESSHALIFAX – Work was expected to begin Sunday that would allow the removal of the mangled remains of a construction crane that collapsed in downtown Halifax during post-tropical storm Dorian. The province said in a news release that final inspections…
Did Dorian create a capacity issue for claims adjusters?
September 24, 2019 by Jason ContantEven though post-tropical storm Dorian knocked out power to about 80% of homes and businesses in Nova Scotia, and left thousands more without power in the other Atlantic provinces, claims adjusters were well-equipped to deal with its aftermath. “In the…
Engineers approve plan to begin removal of Halifax crane toppled by Dorian
September 13, 2019 THE CANADIAN PRESSHALIFAX _ Nova Scotia’s Labour minister says work will begin this weekend to remove a huge construction crane that collapsed in Halifax during Hurricane Dorian. Labi Kousoulis says a structural engineering report has been completed and approved by his department…
Post-Dorian claims adjustment: has the industry resolved its capacity issues?
September 10, 2019 by Greg MeckbachMore than 100,000 Atlantic Canada homes and businesses were still without power three days after Dorian hit Nova Scotia, but the latest hurricane to hit Canada’s east coast should be easier for the industry to handle than the May 4…
The impact of Dorian on Canada’s P&C industry
September 9, 2019 by Greg MeckbachHurricane Dorian is definitely a catastrophe-level event for Canadian insurers, probably with huge business interruption losses and possibly bigger than 2016’s Hurricane Matthew, industry experts said Monday. “Business interruption is going to be huge on the commercial book of business,”…