XL Catlin announced on Thursday that it has launched its new Contractors Pollution Liability Express Program in Canada and the United States to provide consumers with “speed to market and a streamlined environmental insurance underwriting approach” for small to midsize…
The impending legalization of marijuana in Canada raises a number of legal issues related to property insurance policies, Michael Teitelbaum, a partner with Hughes Amys LLP, said last week at ARC Group Canada’s 2017 annual seminar and cocktail event. In…
Intact Ventures has made its first investment in Canada Alert Labs Inc., an Ontario provider of easy-to-install technology that offers residential and commercial property owners real-time water use, flood, leak, temperature and power alerts. Not only do the alerts generated…
SYDNEY, N.S. – Communities in Nova Scotia and Newfoundland are facing a costly and lengthy cleanup from widespread flooding damage after a storm brought torrential rain to the region over the long weekend. Premiers in both provinces were scheduled to…
The August downpours that dumped more than 30 inches of rain in two days on parts on Louisiana have left as many as 100,000 insured cars and trucks damaged, the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) in the United States said…
Home inspectors can be the source of general liability and errors and omissions claims, especially if they fail to detect a potential issue when a client buys a home.
WINNIPEG – A family on a northern Manitoba First Nation that has been forced to move more than 15 times since the flood of 2011 says they don’t know if they will have a place to live come Feb. 1.…
Protecting property can equate to protecting one’s business. But to make that objective a reality, a comprehensive and well-conceived business continuity plan should be in place. Planning for the worst-case scenario can help a business minimize business interruption.
Canada’s economy, like others around the world, is facing rapid advances in technology. The incredible disruptive potential of these changes – including, but not limited to, artificial intelligence, advanced robotics, networks, advanced manufacturing and collaborative connected platforms – clearly demonstrate the need to be prepared.
1 Swiss Re Canada welcomed its new president and chief executive officer, Veronica Scotti [1a], effective April 1. Scotti most recently served as Swiss Re’s client executive, based in Armonk, New York, and will now work out of Toronto, the reinsurer…
An exploration of the sources and causes of property damage claims
Water damage has become the most common insurance claim in Western Canada. Despite the number of such claims, a recent survey of tenants and homeowners in Alberta and British Columbia shows that water is a peril that continues to be underestimated and overlooked.