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Alberta introduces legislation to minimize future flood catastrophes
October 28, 2013 Dean Bennett - The Canadian PressEDMONTON – Premier Alison Redford’s government opened the fall sitting of the Alberta legislature Monday by introducing a bill to mitigate damage from floods like the one that ravaged parts of southern Alberta this summer. ”We know that we will…
FIC Welcomes Richard Somers as a Senior Investigator in Moncton
May 21, 2013 SCM Insurance ServicesMoncton, NB—Forensic Investigations Canada (FIC), Canada’s leading investigative and surveillance firm, announced today that it has appointed Richard Somers to their Special Investigations Team as a Senior Investigator in its Moncton branch in New Brunswick. As an experienced RCMP officer,…
House call
May 1, 2013 Greg Meckbach, Associate EditorScott Tannas, former part-time disc jockey turned full-time head of Western Financial Group Inc., has a new set of priorities as he steps into his role as senator and eases back from the business he founded almost two decades ago.
Wildfires in Canada
May 31, 2012 Peter Fuglem and Brian StocksMembers of the Slave Lake wildfire review committee put their recommendations in context
Alberta imposes broad wildfire ban
May 15, 2012 by Canadian UnderwriterAlberta has imposed a fire ban for forested lands over a swath of the province, almost one year after a wildfire levelled a large part of Slave Lake, Alberta. The Slave Lake wildfire on May 14, 2011, still currently under…
Alberta oil sands fire loss tallied at $726 million
April 10, 2012 by Canadian UnderwriterThe total insurance costs of the fire that halted production at the Horizon oil sands project in Alberta last year has been finalized at $726 million. Canadian Natural Resources (CNR) Limited indicated in a release of fourth-quarter and year-end 2011…
Alberta police Long Weekend crackdown results in 3,743 charges, including hundreds of violations for driving without insurance
September 7, 2011 by Canadian UnderwriterAlberta sheriffs and RCMP laid 3,743 charges across the province during the September long weekend, with the second-most frequent violation being driving without insurance or while suspended.Police laid 2,834 speeding violations, as well as 55 hazardous driving violations such as…
Alberta insurance firms join forces
June 28, 2011 byRogers Insurance becomes Alberta’s largest independent brokerage.
Protecting Our Pipelines
March 1, 2011 Vanessa MarigaThe Alberta oil sands have undergone intense growth in the past decade. this growth has amplified the challenges for the Canadian risk managers operating in this space.
Briefly…Partnership Creates Transportation Insurance Powerhouse
January 29, 2009 byTwo Western brokerages have forged a partnership to form the largest transport insurance shop in Alberta. Calgary-based Rogers Insurance Ltd. and Montana-based Stieg & Associates Insurance (Canada) Ltd. will become joint equity partners, creating Rogers Stieg Transportation Insurance (Canada) Ltd.,…
On the Scene (August 02, 2007)
August 1, 2007 byPPG Canada Inc. has announced a shuffle within its automotive refinish group, with five staff members receiving new appointments. The appointments include: Lee Smith, current director of Refinish Canada, has been promoted to director of strategic growth and acquisition for…
Moves (August 01, 2007)
August 1, 2007 by Canadian UnderwriterParis Re (formerly AXA Re) celebrated the launch of its new brand name and new banner during a special evening held in the heart of Old Montreal on Apr. 26, 2007. Hans Peter Gerhardt, CEO of Paris Re Holdings, and…