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Cyber Risk: The Great Unknown

February 10, 2017 Emily Atkins, Editor

Assessing the threat and understanding the consequences of cyber breaches

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Coverage for Social Engineering Fraud Takes its Place Among the Required Coverage for Canadian Business

January 23, 2017 David S. Wilson, partner; Chris McKibbin, partner; and Zack Garcia, associate, Fidelity Practice Group, Blaney McMurtry LLP

Standard crime insurance policies are not intended to cover social engineering fraud

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Recent High Profile Cyber Breaches

January 20, 2017 by

Casino Rama, Ashley Madison and Yahoo are among the organizations recently hit by cyber breaches

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Cyber Terms

January 19, 2017 by

A helpful glossary of terms used in the world of cyber security

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Shrinking the Training Room

January 5, 2017 Emily Atkins, Editor

The evolving nature of the p&c insurance industry is altering the independent adjuster’s career path and the skills needed to advance along it. Opinions vary, but all agree that the new environment is here to stay. Those who plan to take advantage will be most likely to prosper.

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The Straight Dope

December 8, 2016 Emily Atkins, Editor

Reefer, dope, Mary-Jane, weed, ganga, bud, airplane, Aunt Mary, doob, grass, herb, skunkweed, wacky tabaccy, Miley Cyrus…

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Donoghue v. Stevenson

December 8, 2016 Rocco Neglia, Vice-President, Claims, Economical Insurance

How a snail in a bottle helped set the precedent of negligence and the duty of care

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Reaping the Whirlwind

October 11, 2016 Emily Atkins, Editor

Tornado gives Doerr Claims Services a quick start

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Message from the President

October 11, 2016 Fred Plant, President, Canadian Independent Adjusters' Association

Ours is a principled profession and you should be proud of the important work you do, every day, delivering the product of the Property & Casualty Insurance Industry in Canada. Independent Adjusting in Canada is taking a new direction. No

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La Plume du Président

October 11, 2016 Fred Plant, president, ACEI

Notre profession est fondée sur des principes et vous devriez être fiers du travail important que vous accomplissez chaque jour, c’est-à-dire offrir le produit du secteur de l’assurance de dommages au Canada. Le travail des experts en sinistres indépendants au

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Privacy in the Sky

September 14, 2016 Laura Emmett, Partner; and Nicholas Cummings, Associate, Lerners LLP

Potential Liability for Drone Operators

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Cleaning Up After the Beast

September 2, 2016 Emily Atkins, Editor

A hail of glowing embers bounces off the hood of the pickup creeping in gridlocked traffic. Headlights can’t penetrate the billows of greasy smoke swirling in a hot, heavy wind. As the camera pans, pine trees barely a car-length away