A wildfire in Halifax that forced 1,200 residents to evacuate their homes and destroyed or damaged at least 15 homes is under control, according to CBC.ca. Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) is urging homeowners and tenants affected by the fire…
A vast majority of Alberta’s insurers have policies in place to make sure they comply with laws governing their business with authorized insurance agents and insurance adjusters, a risk-based market conduct survey released by the Government of Alberta has found.The…
Marley Drainville, a risk manager at Enerplus Resources Fund, received the Ron Judd “Heart of RIMS” Award at the RIMS 2009 Annual Conference and Exhibition in Orlando, Florida. The award pays tribute to the legacy of Ron Judd, who served…
The American Institute for CPCU/Insurance Institute of America has joined with the Risk and Insurance Management Society (RIMS) to develop a new course entitled Enterprise-wide Risk Management (ERM): Developing and Implementing.The course is to be offered through the Center for…
Insurance Brokers Association of Ontario (IBAO) has partnered with the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police (OACP) for its 2009 Crime Prevention Program.The 2009 program will see 25,000 educational booklets handed out across the province by police officers in an…
The Province of New Brunswick has announced a formal collaboration with insurers and insurance brokers to help find the most appropriate insurance coverage for non-profit organizations at the most competitive rates available.Partners in the collaboration are the province’s Community Non-Profit…
The Registered Insurance Brokers of Ontario (RIBO) says it has received an increasing number of new complaints in which the privacy of brokers’ clients has been breached.In its spring newsletter, RIBO notes a large portion of these complaints come from…
Claudine Davoodi has been appointed director of claims operations in Montreal for Crawford & Company (Canada) Inc. Additionally, Richard Viau has been appointed director of Crawford & Company (Canada) Inc.’s global technical services division in Quebec.She will have operational responsibility…
Kingsway Financial Services Inc. has appointed Serge Lavoie President and CEO of its business in Canada, reporting to Colin Simpson, senior vice president and chief operating officer. This move follows the announcement in early February that the Company would be…
U.S. insurance agents are poised to go the way of the traditional travel agent — sidestepped and left behind in an age of Internet-driven consumer behaviour, an Insurance Profit Systems (IPS) survey found.IPS directed 35,000 subscribers to its blog and…
Swiss Re has announced restructuring initiatives that include the appointment of Agostino Galvagni as chief operating officer of the executive committee, effective May 1, 2009.The reinsurer has also announced it intends to reduce its current global headcount of 11,560 by…
The Insurance Brokers Association of Ontario (IBAO) is asking the Financial Services Commission of Ontario (FSCO) to consider placing the regulation of both brokers and company insurance agents under one umbrella, the Registered Insurance Brokers of Ontario (RIBO).“We’re trying to…