Where Canada sits with high-risk flood insurance pool
February 3, 2021 by Greg MeckbachIndustry experts are trying to calculate how much it would cost to set up an insurance pool for homes at high risk of overland flood, an Insurance Bureau of Canada official suggests. Canada’s Task Force on Flood Insurance and Relocation…
The business line that drove Intact’s profitability in 2020 Q2
July 31, 2020 by Greg MeckbachIf you placed homeowner’s insurance with Intact during 2020 Q2, your business helped propel Canada’s largest P&C insurer to its most profitable second-quarter personal property result in more than 10 years. Intact Financial Corp. reported that its combined ratio in…
Intact now targeting this “under-served” market
November 7, 2019 by Greg MeckbachIf your clients’ homes would cost more than $3 million to re-construct, they are probably in a new target market for Intact. “We chose historically not to play in that space because we felt we could not provide a second-to-none…
How boating accident sparked dispute between insurers
January 11, 2019 by Greg MeckbachA court decision released this past Wednesday clarifies what should happen if your client is sued and covered by more than one insurance company. Melissa Shawbonquit filed a lawsuit after she was injured in a boating accident in July 2016.…
The special insurance needs of art collectors
October 24, 2018 by Greg MeckbachA recent prank by an anonymous street artist shows that collectibles – which require special insurance – can become more valuable if they are damaged. “Normally when a piece of art is damaged, it would drop in value,” Kelly Juhasz,…
This storm preparation tip is a myth
September 12, 2018 by Greg MeckbachAs Newfoundland gets hit by the remnants of Tropical Storm Gordon and Hurricane Florence threatens the Carolinas, brokers can make a difference in advising homeowners what not to do as nasty weather approaches. “In Canada, there are not many hurricane-type…
Insurers subsidize Toronto basement flood pilot
July 10, 2018 by Greg MeckbachA pilot program aimed at getting homeowners to reduce basement flood risk is getting a subsidy from the Insurance Bureau of Canada and Intact Centre for Climate Adaptation. The Toronto Home Resilience Program, which involves 200 homeowners, aims “help home…
Ontario flooding a “wakeup call” for homeowners to check their policies: IBC
February 27, 2018 by Greg MeckbachOngoing flooding issues in southern Ontario are a “wakeup call” that homeowners should be reviewing their water damage coverage, Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) cautions. Several communities, including Brantford, Chatham and London, experienced flooding due to mild temperatures and several…