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Paid Steering the Course: Course of Construction (COC) Insurance Options
August 28, 2018 Neil Jeanson, Senior Class Underwriter, XL CatlinAll it takes is a spark. From a sander. Or errant cigarette. And POW! Igniting common, flammable construction materials like wood, solvents, packaging, and gasoline and turning a work in progress to a pile of ash. It’s a powerful blow…
Insurer’s quote on a home rebuild leads to lawsuit between homeowner and contractor
August 14, 2018 by Greg MeckbachAfter her home burnt down, a homeowner tried to get the proposed rebuild to fit the quotation of an insurer, contributing to a breakdown in the relationship between the homeowner and the contractor. The dispute led to a lawsuit to…
Massive fire strikes one of Saskatchewan town’s biggest employers
July 23, 2018 The Canadian PressROSTHERN, Sask. – The damage estimate is expected to run into the millions of dollars after a fire tore through a large central Saskatchewan farm machinery dealership. Emergency crews were called to Cervus Equipment John Deere in Rosthern just before…
Cause of $25 million fire remains under investigation
June 18, 2018 The Canadian PressBRANDON, Man. – A massive blaze that burned through historic buildings in downtown Brandon last month caused about $25 million in damages and police now say it may have been started by people. Fire crews were called to the Christie’s…
Crews fight hotspots, flare ups in large fire
June 11, 2018 The Canadian PressCOLE HARBOUR, N.S. – Fire flared up again near a popular hiking trail in Cole Harbour, N.S., as crews continued to try to put out hotspots and quench the remnants of a large blaze that forced the evacuation of dozens…
Stupid pet tricks that cost insurers
June 7, 2018 The Associated PressALPHA, N.J. – New Jersey authorities say a dog started a fire when it accidentally turned on an electric stove. The German shepherd and another dog were alone in the Alpha, New Jersey, home when the fire broke out late…
Contractor immune from liability in botched demolition of burning building
February 7, 2018 by David GambrillA trucking and excavation company in Nova Scotia is immune from tort liability because it was acting under orders from the local fire department in a botched attempt to demolish a burning building, a Nova Scotia court has ruled. The…
How to start a kitchen flood claim with the wave of a paw
February 7, 2018 by Jason ContantFancy kitchen faucets that start and stop with a wave of the hand–or a feline paw–have contributed to some curious flood claims. In his presentation about appliance fires and flood claims, Mazen Habash, president of forensic engineering firm Origin and…
Adjuster solves mystery of fire in the firehall
February 5, 2018 by Jason ContantFire claims investigations can certainly highlight life’s ironies. Consider the case of the firefighters who were called out to a blaze one day at about 3 p.m., only to return to the station and find a fire blazing in their…
No smoke alarm in home where blaze killed four
January 10, 2018 Peter Cameron - THE CANADIAN PRESSThere were no working smoke alarms in a southern Ontario home where four people were killed in a fire this week, an investigator said Wednesday, calling the deaths a “preventable tragedy.” A mother and her two young children, and an…
The $300,000 bed bug risk and other bizarre home fire claims
November 30, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterOfficials in Ohio say a 13-year-old boy trying to kill a bed bug sparked an apartment building fire that displaced eight people and caused $300,000 in damage in Cincinnati, AP reported. Officials say the fire was reported around 11 p.m.…
Fire in New Westminster, B.C. results in bridge closure, power outages
October 25, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterAn overnight fire destroyed high voltage electrical cables attached to a bridge in New Westminster, B.C., damaging power lines and affecting about 20,000 people in the city. The cable fire knocked out electricity to the neighbourhood of Queensborough, shutting down…