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CARSTAR’s Care Centre, a call centre for assigning claims to CARSTAR locations, has enabled the development of a cross-border claims management program.“There is a lot of demand from our insurance partners for a U.S. claims solution, with CARSTAR in Canada…

The Ontario Court of Appeal has overturned a conviction of driving while disqualified because the Crown failed to link a licence suspension order with the offence that resulted in the suspension.In March 2005, David Suho Chuang was convicted of dangerous…

Inspection and loss control provider iv3 Solutions has merged with Canadian Underwriting Services (CUS).The merger creates the second largest provider of unique property information, inspection and loss control services in the Canadian property and casualty industry, with the goal of…

Catlin Canada has pledged to donate $25,000 to the William H. McGannon Foundation.The official presentation will be made during the Risk and Insurance Management Society (RIMS) Canada Conference in Edmonton in September. During the conference, Catlin Canada staff members will…

Ontario’s Superior Court has dismissed a motor vehicle claim on the basis that optional “underinsured” coverage is distinct from mandatory “uninsured coverage.”In Hammond v. State Farm Mutual, Keira Hammond was an infant pedestrian along with three others when was struck…

September 2010 marks the 100-year anniversary of the Peterborough Insurance Brokers Association.The original agreement for the association was signed into effect on Sept. 15, 1910, by T. E. Bradburn, John Crane, W. H. Thompson, W. H. Hill, Thomas Mark, W.…

Identifying a discrepancy in a police report to be a legal “misnomer,” an Ontario judge added a defendant to an action in spite of the expiry of the statute of limitations.In Sorokataya v. Keith, a modified police report created a…

ICBC reported a decrease in net income in the first half of 2010, from $277 million in 2009 H1 to $232 million.Claims and related costs for the first six months of 2010 increased slightly to $1.48 billion, from 2009 H1’s…

The trend of making mandatory the use of alcohol interlocks for first-offender intoxicated drivers is emerging in Canadian and U.S. jurisdictions, but the trend is challenged by often-ineffective implementation, according to the Traffic and Injury Research Foundation.In its report The…

RSA has confirmed in “a response to press speculation” that it did in fact propose to acquire Aviva’s Canadian, UK and Irish general insurance business for £5 billion in cash.In a separate public statement released on the same day, Aviva…

Companies identifying their supply chain exposures should beware of financial risks caused by the collapse of banks, RBC points out in an article entitled What is available to help me manage risks through the entire supply chain?The article identifies a…

Winnipeg police have laid criminal organization charges as part of its ongoing investigation into an auto insurance fraud ring.According to the Winnipeg Sun, this is the first time an auto insurance fraud investigation is believed to have resulted in organized…