438 articles for Aug 2007
Who Will Be the Industry Leaders of Tomorrow?
September 26, 2018 byManagement and leadership in the insurance industry will face challenges due to demographic disruption and digital transformation, according to the Insurance Institute’s latest demographic research
Ontario auto insurer’s examiner gets day in court
September 5, 2018 by Greg MeckbachLast week’s court ruling against a prominent personal injury lawyer could give Ontario auto insurers’ medical examiners recourse if those doctors feel their conduct has been publicly maligned. Dr. Howard Platnick is a Toronto physician who does medical examinations for…
Post disaster, business owners find varied paths to recovery
August 29, 2018 byLearn how owners recovered from floods, hurricanes and fires
Joseph Zigrossi to join Dulude Taylor Aviation as Senior Vice President
August 15, 2018 Dulude, Taylor Division du Groupe Ostiguy & GendronMontreal, QC August 15, 2018/insPRESS/ – Dulude Taylor, division of Ostiguy & Gendron, is pleased to announce the appointment of Joseph Zigrossi as Senior Vice President Aviation. “We are excited to have Joe join us, his depth of experience in the…
IBABC Honours Outstanding Insurance Professionals at BC Place
June 20, 2018 Insurance Brokers Association of B.C.VANCOUVER, June 20, 2018 /insPRESS/ – On May 31, several outstanding insurance professionals were honoured at the centennial celebrations of the Insurance Brokers Association of British Columbia (IBABC). IBABC is the professional association that represents and provides licensing and continuing…
Risks your client faces if it buys a former gas station
May 1, 2018 by Greg MeckbachThe owner of a “brownfield” polluted commercial property in British Columbia has lost its bid to have the property considered worthless for tax purposes. Victory Motors (Abbotsford) Ltd., situated about 80 kilometres east of Vancouver, owns commercial property that was…
Putting the brakes on
March 1, 2018 Emily Atkins, EditorThe second in our two-part series looking at structural problems in Ontario’s and BC’s auto insurance systems.
Intact, Fairfax discuss impact of interest rate hike on income
February 27, 2018 by Greg MeckbachWith interest rates at historic lows, Canadian property and casualty insurers rely more on underwriting profits to keep profitable than they have in the past. What difference would a rate hike make to insurers? A one percentage point rise in…
P&C employment news of the week
February 2, 2018 by Jason ContantOntario brokerage appoints vice president of corporate risk Mississauga, Ont.-based Hubbard Insurance Group announced on Feb. 1 that it had appointed Bryce Elliott to the position of vice president, corporate risk. Elliott has been an account manager at the brokerage…
Blame auto losses for lackluster 2017 P&C results
January 2, 2018 by Greg MeckbachDespite a “relatively benign” year in Canada for catastrophes in 2017, the industry-wide combined ratio in Canada was still fairly high at 96.8% during the first nine months of last year, with auto results partly to blame, MSA Research reported…
FirstOnSite Restoration Strengthens Leadership Team in Winnipeg
December 20, 2017 FirstOnSite Restoration LimitedMISSISSAUGA, ON Dec. 20, 2017 /insPRESS/ – FirstOnSite Restoration, Canada’s leading independent disaster restoration services provider, has strengthened its leadership team in Winnipeg with the announcement that industry veteran Ron Leclerc is rejoining the FirstOnSite team as Branch Manager. Ron’s more…
Cruise ship owner learns importance of paying attention to government notices
December 19, 2017 Jason Contant, Online EditorThe sole cause of a cruise ship accident off the coast of northern Canada was the failure of its owners to keep a hydrographic chart up-to-date, the Federal Court of Canada has found. The court decision makes it clear the…