A primer on Cybercrime
July 31, 2012 Insurance Institute of CanadaThe threat of cybercrime is real, and no business is immune. In a competitive environment – and with heightened concerns about the protection of personal information – insurance adjusting firms, like all businesses, need to establish procedures to ensure that…
Auto Reforms
May 31, 2012 Craig HarrisKey provinces across Canada have fundamentally altered their auto insurance systems with the twin goals of achieving rate stability and predictability in claims costs. The big question, which was addressed at this year’s CIAA/CICMA annual joint conference in February, is – did these reforms meet their purpose? It’s a simple question, with complex answers for independent adjusters and claims professionals
Northern Lights
May 31, 2012 Craig HarrisSCS Insurance Adjusters Ltd. is a family-run adjusting firm with long roots in northern Ontario and deep pride in being independently owned and operated.
Dog bites insurer
May 31, 2012 byDog bites in the three Canadian provinces in which State Farm operates chewed up slightly more than $1 million in claims costs last year. In 2011, State Farm paid out $917,670 for 25 claims in Ontario, $99,800 for the two…
Severe rainfall causes flooding in Montreal, Thunder Bay
May 31, 2012 byEnvironment Canada reports the rains that flooded Montreal and overwhelmed the city’s sewer system on May 29 had a return period of 1 in 100 years. Close to 47 mm of rain in total fell during a storm that caused…
Calling Up Cancer!
March 31, 2012 A Series of Articles Provided By The Insurance Institute of CanadaAssessing the Risks of Cell Phone Use
Consolidating two actions can’t lead to consolidated arbitration being statute-barred: Ontario court
November 30, 2011 byConsolidating a court case concerning income replacement benefits (IRB) with a related arbitration matter on catastrophic injury determination, each of which was filed within their respective limitation periods, cannot result in the consolidated arbitration being statute-barred, the Ontario Superior Court…
On The Scene
November 30, 2011 byEvery year Plant Hope Adjusters honours the Top CIP recipient in New Brunswick with the Brain D. Taylor Professional Award. In this photo Luc Aucoin of Plant Hope presents Kristina Scott, CIP of The Co-operators, Moncton, NB, with the 2011…
Message From the President
September 30, 2011 Greg MerrithewI am certainly looking forward to the year ahead as national president of CIAA. Friends and colleagues have asked me if I am nervous about taking on this important position. Quite frankly, I am not. In fact I am excited.…
Licensed medical doctors, neuropsychologists should lead catastrophic impairment assessment: panel recommendation
July 31, 2011 byOntario’s Catastrophic Impairment Panel is calling for medical doctors or doctorate-level neuropsychologists (in the case of brain injuries) to be the lead evaluators in the assessment of people with catastrophic impairments arising from auto injuries. FSCO established the panel of…
A Call to Duty
July 31, 2011 Sean M. DouglasAn independent adjuster’s first-hand account of handling claims in Slave Lake, Alberta
Canadian insurers, adjusters pour into Slave Lake, Alberta to aid in wildfire recovery efforts
May 31, 2011 byInsurance company and independent adjusters continue to pour into the area of the Town of Slave Lake, Alta to aid displaced residents and help in recovery efforts, after wildfires have consumed much of the of the town since before May…