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Risk Management
How to explore an untapped market in identity fraud protection
July 5, 2018 by Jason ContantWhile the majority of polled Canadians (86%) believe they are increasingly at risk of identity fraud, only about one-quarter have identity fraud protection, a recent survey has found. Conducted on behalf of Vancouver-based fintech company Mogo, the survey polled 1,514…
How Canada fares on rail risk five years after Lac-Mégantic
July 5, 2018 by Greg MeckbachThere is room for improvement in managing railway risk, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada suggested in a release marking the fifth anniversary of the Lac-Mégantic, Quebec, tragedy. For years, TSB has been calling for more ways to stop trains,…
Falls sending more Canadians to hospital, report shows
July 5, 2018 Sheryl Ubelacker - THE CANADIAN PRESSTORONTO – A raised bit of concrete on a sidewalk. An icy patch on the road. A misstep on the stairs at home. All of these can lead to accidental falls – landing a person not only on the ground,…
Novel concept of ‘impaired by distraction’ quashed by Supreme Court of Canada
July 4, 2018 by Greg MeckbachDriving while engrossed in a heated conversation may be a form of distraction, but is not a form of impairment, the Supreme Court of Canada suggested in a divided ruling released Friday. In May 2013, a toddler died after an…
What have we learned from Lac-Megantic train derailment?
July 3, 2018 by Greg MeckbachNearly five years after a fatal accident in which a runaway freight train caught fire in Lac-Mégantic Quebec, the frequency of uncontrolled train movements is on the rise, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada warned Wednesday. “In 2017, there were…
Local M&A activity heats up in the claims industry
July 3, 2018 by Jason ContantIndependent adjusting firm Crawford & Company (Canada), Inc. has acquired Cherrie Griffith Ltd., a provider of risk and claims services in the Ottawa region for more than 10 years. The acquisition was the second in two months within the claims…
Long Arm of the Law
July 1, 2018 Ian Phillpot, Vice President, Box CanadaHow to protect your clients from running afoul of the European Union’s privacy breach law.
Building an innovative culture? Here are two pitfalls to avoid…
June 29, 2018 by David GambrillCompanies often make two common blunders when they seek to disrupt themselves. First, some talk about hiring a bunch of “intrapreneurs” – creative geniuses who break all the rules and swim against the corporate tide – and then silo them…
New Brunswick says delay of legal cannabis sales costly for province
June 29, 2018 The Canadian PressFREDERICTON – New Brunswick says it will be ready for cannabis sales when they become legal in October – but the delay from the original July startup will cost the province millions of dollars in revenue. Finance Minister Cathy Rogers…
Traffic stop “perfectly legal,” Ontario appeal court rules in impaired driving case
June 28, 2018 Colin Perkel - THE CANADIAN PRESSTORONTO – A man found to have been driving drunk has been convicted even though the police officer who stopped him was looking for another suspected impaired driver. In a ruling setting aside two lower court decisions, Ontario’s top court…
Will we ever see another hard market again?
June 27, 2018 by David GambrillIs the traditional hard market “broken”? Insurance pricing cycles have all but evaporated over the past decade, with premium rates during this period showing an overall decline. The trend is illustrated once again in the 2018 Risk and Insurance Management…
Marijuana legalization to offer pot by mail, access to banks
June 26, 2018 Gene Johnson - THE ASSOCIATED PRESSMail-order weed? You betcha! With nationwide marijuana legalization in Canada on the horizon, the industry is shaping up differently there than the way it was established in nine U.S. states that have similarly broad legalization. Age limits, government involvement in…