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Climate change effect on public transportation infrastructure to cost billions: financial watchdog
September 22, 2022 The Canadian PressTORONTO – Ontario’s financial watchdog says the effects of climate change are projected to cost the province an extra $1.5 billion a year on average in the next few years just to maintain public transportation infrastructure. A report released today…
Why the pandemic hit these Canadian sectors particularly hard
August 16, 2022 by Jason ContantHospitality was the sector hardest hit by the pandemic in Canada, but that industry was already challenged with access to capacity prior to both the pandemic and the current hard market, Deloitte said in a recent report. The impacts of…
No ‘silver bullet’ for bus passenger safety: Commons committee
June 13, 2019 Teresa Wright - THE CANADIAN PRESSOTTAWA – A committee of MPs who probed bus-passenger safety in Canada has decided not to call for seatbelts to be installed in Canadian school buses, urging further study instead. The House of Commons transportation committee launched an investigation into…
Insurance providers advised to check assumptions that younger generation is comfortable buying online
August 29, 2017 Greg Meckbach, Associate EditorThere is a “convergence” of attitudes towards technology across all age groups and insurance providers need to question their assumptions about buying habits of different demographic groups, speakers suggested Tuesday at the Insurance-Canada.ca Executive Forum. “We want to make sure…
Chubb’s multi-line practice to focus on large transportation clients in U.S. and Canada, help address wide range of risks
July 20, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterChubb’s newly launched multi-line industry practice will focus on providing insurance products, service and risk management solutions for best-in-class large risk transportation clients in both the United States and Canada. The formalization of the practice, within the insurer’s Major Accounts…
Some CEOs, enterprises missing the boat on mobile technology: SOTI study
July 7, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterEfforts to manage mobile transformation continues to be a struggle for some interviewed enterprises, with almost a third reporting they are not investing in mobile technology, notes a new study released Thursday by SOTI Inc. Commissioned by SOTI and conducted…
Employee awareness, training key to building a solid cyber security culture: Echols
June 22, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterA little competition could be a good thing, especially when it comes to building a cyber security culture, cyber expert Michael Echols suggested last week during a symposium co-hosted by the Travelers Institute and Economic Club of Canada. Developing a…
N.B. Auditor General finds climate change action items lack implementation plans and timelines
June 20, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterGreenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in New Brunswick are not projected to decline much further under the status quo, and meeting 2030 and 2050 targets will require “significant action” from provincial and federal initiatives, the Auditor General of New Brunswick said…
Canada second most expensive country for data breaches: IBM and Ponemon Institute study
June 20, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterCanada was the second most expensive country for data breaches, costing an average of $255 per lost or stolen record in 2017, according to a new report sponsored by IBM Security and conducted by the Ponemon Institute. Released on Tuesday,…
XL Catlin launches new contractors pollution liability program in Canada and the U.S.
June 8, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterXL Catlin announced on Thursday that it has launched its new Contractors Pollution Liability Express Program in Canada and the United States to provide consumers with “speed to market and a streamlined environmental insurance underwriting approach” for small to midsize…
Government of Canada to develop a national Zero-Emissions Vehicle Strategy by 2018
May 26, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterThe Government of Canada announced on Friday that it will develop a national Zero-Emissions Vehicle Strategy by 2018. Marc Garneau, the Minister of Transport, and Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development, said in a statement from Transport…
Amendment to Ontario’s Forest Fires Prevention Act takes aim at railway liability
May 26, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterA recent amendment to Ontario’s Forest Fires Prevention Act now stipulates that railway corporations are liable for damages related to fires originating within 15 metres of the centre line of their tracks, while members of the Ontario Securities Commission are…