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Why it took four years to add snow removal contractor as a defendant in this slip-and-fall claim
January 4, 2021 by Greg MeckbachA landscaping firm with a contract to spread salt and sand during the winter has been added as a defendant in a personal injury lawsuit in Ontario more than four years after an alleged slip-and-fall accident. 1323765 Ontario Inc., which…
Every Volvo vehicle launched from 2019 will have an electric motor, company says
July 7, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterVolvo Cars announced earlier this week that every Volvo it launches from 2019 will have an electric motor, “marking the historic end of cars that only have an internal combustion engine (ICE) and placing electrification at the core of its…
Rising ice, flood waters force Manitobans from homes: Canadian Red Cross
April 17, 2017 The Canadian PressTHE PAS, Man. – Rising ice and flood waters have forced hundreds of people from their homes in Manitoba. Jason Small of the Canadian Red Cross says 107 people from the Opaskwayak Cree Nation are being temporarily housed in hotels…
Red River crests in Winnipeg, flood watch issued west of the Manitoba capital
April 6, 2017 The Canadian PressWINNIPEG – Manitoba flood officials say the Red River has crested in the provincial capital but water levels remain high in other parts of the province. The latest flood bulletin says the Red River reached its peak Tuesday but water…
U.S. severe weather, flooding leads to billion-dollar cost for insurance industry in January: Aon Benfield
February 9, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterMajor severe weather and flood events in the United States in January led to billion-dollar cost for the insurance industry, according to Aon Benfield’s latest Global Catastrophe Recap. The January report noted that separate major severe weather outbreaks swept across…
B.C. transportation ministry to use helicopter to clear Vancouver-area bridge cables of snow
December 19, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterBritish Columbia’s Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure announced on Friday that it will use a heavy-lift helicopter to clear cables on the Alex Fraser bridge of ice and snow. Over the past couple of weeks, chunks of ice were reported…
Total economic losses from March winter storm in Ontario and Quebec estimated at $130 million: Impact Forecasting
April 6, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterTotal economic losses from a winter storm in Ontario and Quebec in March were estimated to approach $130 million (US$100 million), while insurers anticipated losses well into the tens of millions in U.S. dollars, according to Impact Forecasting’s Global Catastrophe…