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Insuring Right Hand Drive
May 1, 2011 Michael Kent, president, Right Drive Inc.A trend of importing right-hand-drive vehicles to Canada has raised concerns that underwriters and insurance companies will walk away from coverage
Moves & Views
May 1, 2011 by Canadian UnderwriterCatlin Canada has appointed Stan Chlon as its product manager of property. Chlon has more than 35 years of experience in the insurance industry as a commercial property underwriter and manager. He has been employed at a major commercial insurer…
Economical Insurance Cornerstone Award
May 1, 2011 by Canadian UnderwriterSiobhan Usher-Post of National Brokers Insurance Services Inc. was awarded the prestigious Economical Insurance Cornerstone Award for 2010. Giuliano Manazzone, general manager of metro operations, and Bruce Churchman, business development manager, both of The Economical Insurance Group, presented industry veteran…
2011 Canadian Outlook Breakfast
May 1, 2011 by Canadian UnderwriterMore than 160 senior insurance industry executives gathered in Toronto for the 2011 Canadian Outlook breakfast on Mar. 31. Attendees at the event, co-sponsored by Swiss Re and the Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC), learned about trends in the 2010…
Sugar Bush Breakfast
May 1, 2011 by Canadian UnderwriterWICC Ottawa Chapter held a Sugar Bush Breakfast at the National Arts Centre on Apr. 1. More than 230 industry supporters came out to enjoy typical light sugar bush food fare, live music and even maple taffy on snow —…
CIP Society Symposium
May 1, 2011 by Canadian UnderwriterThe Insurance Institute of Ontario held its 2011 CIP Society Symposium, entitled Change, Advance, Succeed, at the Toronto Board of Trade on Apr. 6. Author and leadership and change expert Alan Deutschman was the breakfast keynote speaker. Intact Financial Corporation…
Taking the Pulse
May 1, 2011 by Canadian UnderwriterWhen you consider these global disasters on a cumulative basis, the numbers start to look foreboding. We’re barely 16 weeks into the year and we are already between one quarter and halfway to the analysts’ projected target for raising more capital.
WICC Gala Dinner
May 1, 2011 by Canadian UnderwriterWICC Ontario held its 15th annual gala dinner, ICONIC, on Apr. 13, 2011 at The Westin Harbour Castle Hotel in Toronto. WICC dinner co-chairs and evening emcees Michael Butler and Marian Adamson introduced WICC co-chairs Carolyn Horan and Jean Faulkner…
Roy Vincent Retirement Celebration
May 1, 2011 by Canadian UnderwriterHannover Re held a retirement celebration for Roy Vincent on Apr. 14 at the Rosewater Room in Toronto. More than 150 clients, colleagues, partners and guests attended. Vincent began his insurance career at the age of 17 as a Lloyds…
MarketPlace
May 1, 2011 by Canadian UnderwriterRegulation CCIR seeks comments on proposed best practices for regulatory surveys The Canadian Council of Insurance Regulators (CCIR) is seeking comment from the insurance industry on its issues paper, Best Practices for Regulatory Surveys. The CCIR says the paper addresses…
CSN Collision and Glass Date Night
May 1, 2011 by Canadian UnderwriterCSN Collision & Glass hosted their second annual Date Night with food, cocktails and a private screening of the hit thriller The Lincoln Lawyer, starring Matthew McConaughey. The CSN Team and its members invited insurance adjusters to join them for…
Seductive Solution?
May 1, 2011 J. Brian Reeve, partner; Laurie LaPalme, partner; Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLPFunds withheld arrangements offer a tempting – but not risk-free – way to obtain credit for unregistered reinsurance under OSFI’s new Guideline B-3.