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Don’t forget to serve, even if the insurer already knows about the lawsuit

July 26, 2022 by David Gambrill

A claimant in a product liability case must still go through the formal process of serving notice in China of intent to sue a Chinese manufacturer, even if the defendant manufacturer was aware of the claim since 2019, had a

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Can multi-factor authentication beat smarter cybercriminals?

July 26, 2022 Jason Contant

Multi-factor authentication (MFA) is becoming a standard requirement to obtain cyber insurance. But just as your clients are improving their insurability, cybercriminals too are designing their attacks around MFA. “It’s kind of like a game of Whack-a-Mole,” said Neal Jardine,

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Environment Canada confirms tornado touched down north of Belleville, Ont.

July 26, 2022 The Canadian Press

Environment Canada has confirmed at least one tornado touched down in an area north of Belleville, Ont., as severe thunderstorms swept through parts of southern and eastern Ontario on Sunday night. In a preliminary report, the weather agency says staff

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The factors driving increased car rental times in Canada

July 25, 2022 by Jason Contant

Length of rental (LOR) for collision replacement-related rentals in Canada jumped nearly six days year-over-year, driven in part by ever-changing parts availabilities and repair backlogs, said car rental agency Enterprise Rent-A-Car. The overall Canadian LOR was 16 days in 2022

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Storm that lashed Laurentians likely a tornado, Environment Canada says

July 25, 2022 Adina Bresge and Virginie Ann - THE CANADIAN PRESS

The churning storm that toppled trees and battered homes in the Laurentians was likely a tornado, a meteorologist with Environment Canada said Sunday. The national weather agency said forceful winds lashed the area around Saint-Adolphe-d’Howard, Que., about 100 kilometres northwest

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What the latest wildfire near Lytton, B.C. reveals

July 22, 2022 by Jason Contant

The out-of-control wildfire burning near Lytton, B.C. shows the community and its surrounding area are at high risk of repeated fires, said Glenn McGillivray, managing director of the Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction (ICLR). The Nohomin Creek wildfire about 1.7

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At least 37,800 people affected by cyberattack last year on N.L. healthcare system

July 22, 2022 The Canadian Press

ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – About 37,800 people in Newfoundland and Labrador have been sent privacy breach notices stemming from a cyberattack last year on the province’s healthcare system, a spokesperson with the Eastern Health authority said Thursday. The letters were

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Two dead, 10 injured in multi-vehicle crash on highway south of Montreal

July 21, 2022 The Canadian Press

BROSSARD, Que. – Quebec provincial police say two people are dead and 10 injured after a multi-vehicle crash Tuesday night on Highway 30, south of Montreal. Police say the driver of a truck allegedly did not slow down when approaching

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Is the two-year limitation period set in stone?

July 21, 2022 by Jason Contant

A motor vehicle accident victim can proceed with her personal injury claims after British Columbia’s Civil Resolution Tribunal (CRT) found the provincial public auto insurer made an “explicit promise” not to be bound by the two-year limitation period to start

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Auto insurer seeks fourth consecutive rate decrease

July 20, 2022 by Jason Contant

Manitoba Public Insurance (MPI) is requesting a small average auto insurance rate decrease, its fourth consecutive annual rate-decrease request. It filed a provisional 2023/24 general rate application with Manitoba’s Public Utilities Board last week, requesting an average rate decrease for

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Storm causes property damage in southeast Alberta

July 19, 2022 The Canadian Press

MEDICINE HAT, Alta. – Alberta Emergency Alert says a storm has caused damage to homes and vehicles in the southeastern corner of the province. It initially called it a tornado, but now says it was a storm with dangerous and

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How Canada’s costliest perils compare to the rest of the world

July 19, 2022 by Alyssa DiSabatino

The fire/explosion peril continues to crux Canadian insurers, accounting for 38% of all corporate insurance losses by value of claims, according to Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty’s (AGCS) Global Claims Review 2022. Natural catastrophes peak as Canada’s second highest major