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House fire in small Newfoundland town spreads to other buildings
October 7, 2020 The Canadian PressHEATHERTON, N.L. – A number of buildings are on fire in the small town of Heatherton, N.L. Muriel Brown works at the local Home Hardware store and says all she sees is smoke and flames when she steps out of…
Aon exec urges the industry to ‘try to do better’ at offering basic coverages
September 22, 2020 by Adam MalikThe property and casualty insurance industry needs to to a better job of ensuring that basic coverages — such as protection from water and fire — are available to clients and that there isn’t a protection gap, said Matt Wolfe,…
Flames rip through waterfront park in New Westminster, B.C.
September 14, 2020 The Canadian PressNEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. – A waterfront park along the Fraser River in New Westminster, B.C., has been extensively damaged by a major fire. New Westminster Mayor Jonathan Cote called the situation at Pier Park “devastating” in a social media message…
Why home fire risk has increased in Ontario
May 5, 2020 THE CANADIAN PRESSOntario’s fire marshal says there’s been an increase in fire deaths this year as COVID-19 measures force many people to stay home and do more home cooking. Jon Pegg says there have been 51 fire fatalities between Jan. 1 and…
Why the court upheld Intact’s enforcement of a 2-year deadline to rebuild
February 20, 2020 by David GambrillA company that had its commercial building destroyed in a 2011 fire is not entitled to a $3-million payment from Intact Insurance to replace the building, because the company did not rebuild within the two-year time limit specified in a…
Ottawa eases speed restrictions imposed after Saskatchewan derailment
February 18, 2020 The Canadian PressOTTAWA – Transport Minister Marc Garneau is easing speed restrictions placed on certain trains following a derailment in Saskatchewan earlier this month that spilled 1.2 million litres of crude oil and started a massive fire. Garneau says the move is…
Commercial clients should do this before they leave for the day
January 16, 2020 by Greg MeckbachAre your clients checking the bathrooms before they leave work for the day? “The last thing you want is to leave someone with access to your property after the doors have been locked,” Northbridge Insurance noted in Closing time: Making…
Unfinished business
January 5, 2020 By Kevin Shipley, Partner, XCG Consulting LimitedWhy a winter construction fire should give underwriters pause before covering the risk of unfinished buildings
Crews still battling fire from Saskatchewan train derailment
December 11, 2019 The Canadian PressLANIGAN, Sask. – Saskatchewan’s public safety agency says crews are working in frigid temperatures as they continue to battle a fire that started when a freight train carrying crude oil derailed. The province says crews are taking precautions as Environment…
Why this $3-million subrogated fire claim against corporate tenant failed
December 10, 2019 by Greg MeckbachThe British Columbia Court of Appeal has ruled against an insurer in finding the parent company of a restaurant intentionally set on fire is not liable. In Austeville Properties Ltd. v. Josan, a ruling in a subrogated $3-million claim released…
Train derailment sparks fire that closes highway
December 9, 2019 The Canadian PressLANIGAN, Canada – A Canadian Pacific freight train hauling crude derailed overnight sparking a fire that forced the closure of part of a major highway south of Humboldt, Sask. A release issued by the RCMP said traffic on Highway 16…
Thousands displaced by this apartment fire won’t go home this year
November 18, 2019 by Greg MeckbachMore than 1,000 residents displaced by a major electrical fire in 2018 will not be moving back into their apartment building this year. A fire broke out Aug. 21, 2018 in the electrical room of 650 Parliament Street, a high-rise…