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How Quebec’s largest insurance brokerage just got larger

August 8, 2018 by David Gambrill

Quebec’s largest insurance brokerage, Lussier Dale Parizeau, just got larger with the acquisition of Trinome Conseils. Trinome Conseils assists companies, associations and groups at the provincial and national levels with group insurance, pension plans, occupational health and safety, human resources

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Western acquires Toronto brokerage, deepens expansion into Ontario

August 1, 2018 by David Gambrill

Western Financial Group Inc. continues to expand in Ontario, acquiring Toronto-based DMW Insurance Ltd. “As the largest insurance broker in western Canada, we recognize the importance of being able to bring our expertise and care for customers into Ontario, the

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Where private auto insurance rates are rising the fastest in Canada

July 31, 2018 by Jason Contant

Ontario’s premium rates are rising the fastest among Canada’s private passenger auto insurance regimes, according to the Q2 2018 Auto Insurance Price Index from LowestRates.ca. A measure of only private passenger auto insurance regimes in Canada, the index from the

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Car wash operator found not liable for $1,800 claim caused after malfunction

July 31, 2018 by Greg Meckbach

A British Columbia motorist who made an $1,800 vehicle damage insurance claim arising from an ill-fated trip to an automated car wash cannot get reimbursed by the car wash operator. This was the finding of a recent decision from the

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Why a public insurer may have to cover the liability of a suspended car owner

July 29, 2018 by David Gambrill

In a priority dispute between insurers, Manitoba’s public auto insurer may be on the hook for the liability of the owner of a vehicle involved in a crash in Ontario, even though MPI had cancelled the car owner’s insurance certificate

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Massive fire strikes one of Saskatchewan town’s biggest employers

July 23, 2018 The Canadian Press

ROSTHERN, Sask. – The damage estimate is expected to run into the millions of dollars after a fire tore through a large central Saskatchewan farm machinery dealership. Emergency crews were called to Cervus Equipment John Deere in Rosthern just before

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Winter tire claims statistics took biggest insurer by surprise

July 22, 2018 by Greg Meckbach

When Intact started giving discounts on auto insurance to people with winter tires, the result appeared to be counter-intuitive. Motorists insured by Intact who reported having winter tires installed “were having worse loss ratios” than those driving in the winter

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Insurer-owned agency re-launches its brand

July 16, 2018 by Greg Meckbach

A hairy black dog wakes up, yawns and waddles down the stairs, knocking a photo askew as it goes. So begins RSA Canada’s latest video, depicting a “brand relaunch” of Johnson Inc. Using the hairy black dog as an ambassador “is

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End of the line for auto injury lawsuit over restaurant tip income

July 13, 2018 by Greg Meckbach

A former restaurant server who sought a $3.8-million award after being hit by a car has lost her bid to have her lawsuit heard by the Supreme Court of Canada. The Supreme Court of Canada announced Thursday it has dismissed

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What the court said about a family law approach to “spouse” in auto AB claim

July 11, 2018 by David Gambrill

The meaning of the term “spouse” under the Family Law Act is not applicable when determining eligibility for accident benefits under an auto insurance policy, an Ontario court has ruled in a priority dispute between insurers. In Royal & Sun

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How this insurer fared against a drunk driver’s “regurgitation” defence

July 10, 2018 by David Gambrill

After a drunk driver regurgitates alcohol from the stomach to the mouth, taking a breathalyzer test just seconds shy of a 15-minute wait period doesn’t necessarily render the test invalid, a B.C. court has found. In reaching its conclusion, the

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Why fully automated cars are a lot further away than you think

July 8, 2018 by Jason Contant

Don’t hold your breath waiting for the first fully autonomous car to hit the streets anytime soon. Car manufacturers have projected for years that we might have fully automated cars on the roads by 2018. But for all the hype that