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Guess how much a magnitude-5.8 earthquake in eastern Canada could cost insurers?
January 15, 2018 Peter Rakobowchuk - THE CANADIAN PRESSMONTREAL – While people in British Columbia are mindful of the fact they could eventually face some of the strongest earthquakes in the world, at least one study warns there’s a lack of awareness of the risk in Eastern Canada.…
RMS updates North America quake models for U.S., Canada and Mexico
June 9, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterRMS’s latest North America earthquake models – covering the United States, Canada, and Mexico – are designed to help company clients manage their risk accumulations with more confidence and help with underwriting a better book of business. Version 17.0 benefits…
Aftershocks still rumbling following 6.2 quake that jolted Yukon, northwest B.C.
May 2, 2017 The Canadian PressWHITEHORSE – More than 100 aftershocks had shivered across the Alaska Panhandle, southern Yukon and parts of northwestern British Columbia by early Tuesday following two powerful earthquakes a day earlier, but seismologists say while people need to be prepared, it…
ICLR to host webinar on Great Cascadia megathrust earthquakes
January 3, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterThe Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction (ICLR) will be hosting a webinar on “Great Cascadia megathrust earthquakes” on Thursday, Jan. 26 from 10 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. EST. The workshop, titled “Great Cascadia megathrust earthquakes: Past, present, and future,” will…
Preparing Canada for inevitable earthquake recognized as a national social and economic threat: IBC’s Forgeron
November 22, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterPreparing Canada for an inevitable earthquake is a priority for the insurance industry, as this is recognized as a “national social and economic threat,” said Don Forgeron, president and CEO of the Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC), in response to…