How the feds can help insurers prevent annual $2-billion Cat losses
January 21, 2022 by Alyssa DiSabatinoInsured damage for severe weather events across Canada reached $2.1 billion again last year, and $2-billion annual Cat losses are quickly becoming the new normal, according to Catastrophe Indices and Quantification Inc. (CatIQ). This is a steep incline compared…
‘I quit’: Wave of resignations prompts concerns over labour shortage
July 7, 2021 Amanda Stephenson, The Canadian PressCALGARY — If not for COVID-19, Valerie Whitt might never have summoned the courage to quit her job. The 50-year-old Markham, Ont. woman had been a project manager for Ontario Health for 13 years. She felt drained and exhausted from…
Looking for clarity on insurance regulations? Try this new hub…
May 14, 2019 by Adam MalikThe Canadian Council of Insurance Regulators (CCIR) will be launching a new access point this fall to help insurance providers understand licencing and regulatory regimes across Canada. The launch of the Fintech Advisory Hub was met with enthusiasm from the…
Flexible schedule tops list of summer wants
May 14, 2019 by Adam MalikWhen it comes to summer perks, Canadian employees want their bosses to give them a more flexible schedule. Almost half (49%) of the 400 respondents to a survey from staffing firm Accountemps said they wanted more opportunities to work from…
Canadian companies paying high cybercrime bills
May 13, 2019 by Adam MalikMalicious insiders and malware attacks are costing Canadian companies. New research from global professional services company Accenture and data protection research firm Ponemon Institute pegged the average cost of cybercrime to a Canadian company at more than $12 million in…
A northern light
July 10, 2018 Emily Atkins, EditorRocca Claims aims to attract talent to Ontario’s north
The evolving nature of business interruption
July 6, 2018 Aleksandra ZivanovicIn the face of climate change, cyber risks, and mass terror plots affecting entire regions and sometimes economic sectors, business interruption coverage is a challenging coverage to both write and adjust. This challenge is multi-faceted and directly impacted by global…
The obligation to defend additional insureds
June 19, 2018 Talaal Bond, partner, Matthews Abogado LLPIt was snowing heavily on February 8, 2013 when Antonio Carneiro Jr. drove his car downhill on Brock Rd. near Pickering, Ontario. He lost control. His vehicle slid into the path of an oncoming vehicle at the intersection with Whitevale…
Rise of the Machines
June 11, 2018 Mazen Habash, president and consulting forensic engineer, Origin and CauseAppliance Fire and Flood Claims – Part 1
Sharing the Road
June 6, 2018 Emily Atkins, EditorWho will be in charge as autonomous vehicles and human-driven cars operate side by side on our highways?
La Plume du Président
May 16, 2018 Monica Kuzyk, President, ACEINous ne nous qu’à quelques semaines des élections provinciales ontariennes. Les libéraux de l’Ontario sont au pouvoir depuis près de 15 ans. Selon un article de la CBC publié en 2017, seulement trois partis provinciaux sont restés au pouvoir plus…
Message from the President
May 16, 2018 Monica Kuzyk, President, Canadian Independent Adjusters’ AssociationHow upcoming Ontario election impacts auto insurance