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Behind IBC’s recent executive shuffle
September 18, 2023 by Jason ContantAmanda Dean is now interim vice president of Insurance Bureau of Canada’s (IBC) Ontario region, temporarily moving over from her role as IBC’s vice president of Atlantic Canada following a decision by IBC’s former Ontario vice president, Kim Donaldson, to…
IBC welcomes province’s climate change efforts
November 28, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterThe Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) is welcoming the climate change provisions in the Government of Ontario’s newly released Long-Term Infrastructure Plan (LTIP). The provincial government released LTIP on Tuesday. The plan includes investment in public infrastructure, such as hospitals,…
IBC congratulates City of Toronto on the creation of a chief resilience officer position
July 5, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterThe Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) is congratulating the City of Toronto “for its ongoing commitment to emergency preparedness” with the recent establishment of a chief resilience officer for the city. Last month, Tory announced that the position will be…
Ontario Chamber of Commerce endorses major changes to auto insurance rate regulation
May 9, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterThe Ontario Chamber of Commerce (OCC) is calling on the provincial government to put an end to its existing auto rate filing system, a system the chamber describes as “one of the most costly, onerous, and restrictive in North America.”…
Southern Ontario windstorm in March caused close to $100 million in insured damage: CatIQ
April 18, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterA windstorm that affected parts of southern Ontario on March 8 has resulted in nearly $100 million in insured damage, Catastrophe Indices and Quantification Inc. (CatIQ) said on Tuesday in a press release from the Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC).…
IBC’s top 10 stolen vehicles list for 2016 shows 6% increase in auto theft over 2015
December 6, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterThe road to improving auto theft numbers has taken a negative turn for the second year in a row, increasing 6% nationally in 2016 over 2015, Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) reports in its newly released Top 10 Most Frequently…
IBC applauds Ontario government’s decision to move forward with creation of new financial services regulator
November 15, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterThe Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) is applauding the Ontario government’s decision to move forward with the creation of a new financial services regulator. On Monday, the government of Ontario announced in its 2016 Ontario Economic Outlook and Fiscal Review…
Windsor floods spur insured damage of almost $108 million to date: IBC
November 2, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterFlooding affecting the Windsor and Tecumseh areas in southwestern Ontario is estimated to have caused almost $108 million in insured damage as of Sept. 30, Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC), citing figures from Catastrophe Indices and Quantification Inc., reported Wednesday.…