Calgary hail damage ‘pretty startling’ to this adjuster
June 19, 2020 by Greg MeckbachIf you have clients in the Calgary area who suffered property damage in the June 13 hail storm, they could be waiting a while to get their properties repaired, an executive for one independent adjusting firm suggests. “There are tens…
Kernaghan Adjusters’ new hire will be essential to Fort McMurray flooding response plan
May 1, 2020 by Kernaghan AdjustersFORT MCMURRAY, AB, MAY 1, 2020/InsPress/ – Kernaghan Adjusters (KA) , Canada’s most reliable independent adjusting firm – is pleased to welcome back Christie Belok-Bunn CIP to the Alberta team. Christie began her career as a Claims Adjuster after attaining…
Flooding in Fort McMurray leads to request for military assistance from Ottawa
April 27, 2020 THE CANADIAN PRESSFORT MCMURRAY, Alta. – Flooding in northern Alberta has led to mandatory evacuations in Fort McMurray and a request to the federal government for military assistance. “We have requested assistance from the federal government as we face this new crisis,”…
Appeal court overturns controversial ruling on auto coverage arising from overseas accident
February 7, 2020 by Greg MeckbachA controversial 2019 court ruling — in which the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench found that a client struck by a motorcycle in the Philippines is covered by Alberta’s family protection endorsement — has been reversed on appeal. “The SEF…
Why the auditor red-flagged a government agency’s cloud computing risk management practices
December 12, 2019 by Greg MeckbachHere is a textbook example of how your cyber clients should not be managing their risks, according to Alberta’ auditor general. The province’s auditor red-flagged the example of Travel Alberta Corporation, a provincial agency that moved most of its software…
Now that Alberta’s cap is gone, what next?
September 4, 2019 by Greg MeckbachGiving Alberta’s auto insurance regulator discretion in allowing rate increases of over 5% is good news for the industry, but more needs to be done to address claims costs, the Insurance Bureau of Canada warns. In 2017, the province’s regulator…
Alberta axes 5% cap on auto rate hikes
September 3, 2019 by Greg MeckbachThe 5% ceiling on Alberta auto rate increases is history, but that does not mean the sky is the limit. “Allowing [the 5%] limitation to expire is necessary to ensure a sustainable industry that can best serve the needs of…
We will rise from those ashes:’ Ranch still rebuilding two years after
August 30, 2019 Lauren Krugel - THE CANADIAN PRESSCALGARY – Melody Garner-Skiba and her family have had some tough conversations since a wildfire raged into Waterton Lakes National Park in southeastern Alberta two years ago, spread into nearby grassland and destroyed their horse-breeding ranch. “It’s definitely taken a…
Ten-vehicle crash in Alberta kills three
August 21, 2019 THE CANADIAN PRESSCEREAL, Alta. – A Saskatchewan man says a well-timed pit stop may have helped him avoid getting caught in a fiery 10-vehicle crash in southeastern Alberta that killed three people. Dore Germo and his wife left Kelowna, B.C., on Monday…
Digital pink cards get green light in third province
August 13, 2019 by Adam MalikA third Canadian province has been given the go-ahead for electronic proof of insurance for drivers. The Alberta government gave the OK for drivers to show their pink cards in a digital format through their smartphone this week, following the…
Two dead after tow plane and glider collide in southern Alberta
July 30, 2019 THE CANADIAN PRESSBLACK DIAMOND, Alta. – Emergency medical officials say two people are dead after a glider crashed southwest of Calgary. EMS responded to reports of the crash near the Cu Nim Gliding Club, east of Black Diamond, Alta., shortly before 4…
Severe weather lashes Saskatchewan town, spawns tornado in Alberta
July 15, 2019 THE CANADIAN PRESSRoofs were ripped off buildings and power lines were toppled when wind gusting at well over 100 kilometres an hour and packing toonie-size hail lashed the west-central Saskatchewan town of Eston. There are no immediate reports of injuries following the…