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New Brunswick expecting more snow, rain as crews work to restore power
December 1, 2016 The Canadian PressFREDERICTON, N.B. – New Brunswickers are bracing for another round of messy, wet weather while thousands of residents are still without power following a storm earlier in the week. Environment Canada issued snowfall and flood warnings for much of the…
Collisions claims continue to inch up overall: Allstate Canada study
November 30, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterAuto collisions claims among Allstate Insurance Company of Canada customers in four provinces rose 1.7% over the previous study period, reflecting increases in some jurisdictions and decreases in others. Results of the eighth annual Allstate Canada Safe Driving Study show…
Liberals set plan to phase out coal by 2030, with flexibility for Nova Scotia
November 21, 2016 The Canadian PressOTTAWA – The Liberal government is moving to phase out the use of coal-fired electricity in Canada by 2030 as part of its overall clean-energy strategy. The goal is to make sure 90 per cent of Canada’s electricity comes from…
Hurricane Matthew causes up to US$15 billion impact to U.S. and Caribbean economies in October: Aon Benfield
November 9, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterHurricane Matthew, which swept through parts of the Caribbean and United States last month, is expected to cost up to US$15 billion to both economies, according to Aon Benfield’s latest Global Catastrophe Recap. Released on Wednesday, the report from Aon…
New Brunswick committee on climate change calls for ‘carbon pricing mechanism’
October 25, 2016 The Canadian PressFREDERICTON – A New Brunswick legislature committee on climate change is recommending the province establish a “made-in-New Brunswick carbon pricing mechanism.” It was one of 85 recommendations made in the all-party committee’s final report released on Monday. But the committee…
More fairness in Ontario auto insurance needed to fix the system: IBC’s Forgeron
October 24, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterFairness is still lacking in Ontario’s auto insurance system and a balance needs to be struck between both lower premiums and the right level of benefits, Don Forgeron, president and chief executive officer of Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC), said…
Archway Insurance purchases H.S. Terris Insurance
October 24, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterArchway Insurance has enhanced its commitment to Nova Scotia’s Cumberland County, where its head office is located, with the purchase of Springhill-based H.S. Terris Insurance. Effective Nov. 1, Amherst, N.S.-based brokerage announced Monday, the acquisition will build on its presence…
Cause of earthquakes that shook a New Brunswick village for months is a mystery
August 26, 2016 Kevin Bissett - THE CANADIAN PRESSMCADAM, N.B. – The cause of more than 100 earthquakes that shook homes and rattled nerves in a New Brunswick village earlier this year may remain a mystery, says a seismologist. Stephen Halchuk at Earthquakes Canada said the kind of…
Ban on fracking in New Brunswick will continue indefinitely: minister
May 27, 2016 The Canadian PressFREDERICTON – New Brunswick’s energy minister says his government’s moratorium on hydraulic fracturing will continue indefinitely. Donald Arseneault was responding to a report from the commission on hydraulic fracturing which was released in February. He says his government made it…