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Insurers, municipality clash over 87.5% increase in collision towing fees
July 14, 2022 by Jason ContantInsurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) is expressing “serious concern” after Mississauga, Ont.’s city council approved an 87.5% increase to towing fees for consumers who need a tow to a Collision Reporting Centre (CRC). The City of Mississauga defended the increase…
Fifteen injured in Toronto area improvised explosive device attack
May 25, 2018 Liam Casey - THE CANADIAN PRESSMISSISSAUGA, Ont. – Police are actively hunting for two suspects believed to be behind an explosion that rocked an Indian restaurant west of Toronto, sending 15 people to hospital, the chief of the investigating force said Friday. Jennifer Evans of…
Insurance industry ‘struggling to be more agile:’ analytics summit speaker
July 7, 2017 Greg Meckbach, Associate EditorInsurance providers need to use technology to improve their customers’ experience, but sometimes regulation gets in the way, speakers suggested at a recent conference. The insurance industry is “struggling to speed up the process of being more agile,” said Paul…
Ontario-based MGAs Excess Underwriting and Towerhill Insurance Underwriters merge
November 3, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterExcess Underwriting and Towerhill Insurance Underwriters Inc., both coverholders at Lloyd’s, announced on Thursday that they have merged effective Nov. 1. The companies will serve their broker partners as Excess Underwriting operated by Towerhill Insurance Underwriters Inc., said a joint…
Toronto-based Moore-McLean Insurance Group acquires Hallmark Insurance Group of Companies of Markham, Ont.
October 28, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterToronto-based Moore-McLean Insurance Group Ltd. announced on Friday that it has acquired the assets of Markham, Ont.-based Hallmark Insurance Group and its family of companies. Beginning Oct. 28, they will form McLean Hallmark Insurance Group Ltd., and McLean Hallmark Financial…
Unica Insurance launches single-solution coverage for water damage losses in Ontario
October 5, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterMississauga, Ont.-based Unica Insurance announced on Wednesday the launch of WATERtight protection, what it is calling “a comprehensive solution for water damage losses.” WATERtight protection is a single-product offering that provides coverage for damage caused by overland flooding, ground water,…
Vericlaim Canada acquires RGM Claims Services
September 1, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterVericlaim Canada – a subsidiary of Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc. – announced on Thursday that it has acquired the assets of RGM Claims Services, Inc. Mississauga, Ont.-based Vericlaim Canada is a national provider of loss adjusting and claims management…
Dozens of families still displaced after fatal house explosion west of Toronto
July 5, 2016 Paola Loriggio - THE CANADIAN PRESSDozens of families were still unable to go home Monday as investigators worked to determine what caused an explosion west of Toronto that killed two people and injured nine others last week. Firefighters said 69 families – including 32 living…
Police say Mississauga house explosion now a criminal investigation
June 30, 2016 Madeline Smith - THE CANADIAN PRESSTORONTO – A house explosion west of Toronto that killed one woman this week is now a criminal investigation, but investigators aren’t ruling out the possibility that it was an accident. Peel Regional Police Sgt. Josh Colley said the home…