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July auto sales in Canada down 16% from last year as shortages persist

August 5, 2022 The Canadian Press

TORONTO – DesRosiers Automotive Consultants says Canadian auto sales were down 16.2 per cent in July compared with a year earlier because of a shortage of available vehicles. The consultancy estimates 130,480 new light vehicles sold in the month as

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Intact’s game plan in personal auto

August 2, 2022 by Alyssa DiSabatino

Intact’s personal auto insurance premiums grew by 28% in 2022 Q2, but the company says its auto game plan is “not only pricing-driven,” the CEO reported during Intact’s recent earnings call.  “Equally important is how we manage claims and our

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Bank of Canada surveys suggest business and consumer inflation expectations up

July 4, 2022 Craig Wong - THE CANADIAN PRESS

OTTAWA – A pair of new reports from the Bank of Canada point to rising inflation expectations by Canadian businesses and consumers. In its business outlook survey released Monday, the central bank said businesses’ expectations for near-term inflation have increased,

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P&C industry fastening its seatbelt for risk of global recession

June 20, 2022 by David Gambrill

Fresh from emerging from a global pandemic, Canada’s P&C insurance industry is turning its mind toward the next item on its global risks list – the threat of an economic recession. Global economic recession topped the list of potential 2023

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Could the P&C industry have anticipated current supply chain issues?

May 9, 2022 by Alyssa DiSabatino

Pandemic-related supply chain interruptions have been contributing factors to rising commercial client exposures, and this outcome could have been anticipated, say panellists in a Canadian Underwriter webinar. “When you think about firms who have offshored, whether it be processing, or

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Paid How to help your clients risk manage prolonged supply chain struggles

April 5, 2022 HDI Global

With experts predicting the pandemic-induced global supply chain crisis will continue for at least several months, if not as long as two years, it has become more important than ever to help your clients manage their exposures. “It continues to

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Businesses bracing for high inflation to stick around over next two years: survey

April 4, 2022 Adena Ali - THE CANADIAN PRESS

The Bank of Canada said Monday that Canadian businesses expect average inflation to remain elevated over the next two years, but see interest rate moves and better supply chains cooling things off longer term. The central bank’s latest Business Outlook

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Manufacturers look to budget for help on supply chain problems, domestic production

April 1, 2022 Jordan Press - THE CANADIAN PRESS

OTTAWA – The federal Liberals are being asked to muscle space in next week’s budget to help Canada become more productive, and lay investments to lure new companies as part of a push to simplify pandemic-strained supply chains. For years,

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How supply chain back-ups are contributing to cargo theft

March 9, 2022 by Jason Contant

Supply chain disruptions and back-ups due to COVID-19 and other factors (such as a shortage of drivers or trucks to deliver product) are contributing to concerns around cargo theft, a transportation industry expert says. “When you have more [cargo] that’s

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Omicron variant raises uncertainty as companies downgrade forecasts  

February 1, 2022 Christopher Reynolds - THE CANADIAN PRESS

The highly transmissible Omicron variant has prompted companies in the manufacturing and resource sectors to downgrade their earnings forecasts amid ongoing uncertainty linked to the COVID-19 pandemic.   Cascades Inc., the Quebec-based packaging and tissue company, said Monday it expects fourth-quarter

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Truckers say vaccine requirement for crossing border will exact economic toll

January 12, 2022 Christopher Reynolds - THE CANADIAN PRESS

MONTREAL – Truckers are warning that a Jan. 15 deadline requiring them to be vaccinated in order to enter Canada will put additional strain on supply chains amid the latest COVID-19 surge and severe worker shortages. As of Saturday, truck

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Key B.C. highway reopens to truck traffic after flood damage; rebuilds supply chains

December 21, 2021 The Canadian Press

VANCOUVER – British Columbia’s “hobbled” supply chains received a major boost with the reopening of the primary transport route for goods heading to and from Metro Vancouver, a spokesman for the trucking industry said. The Coquihalla Highway between Hope and