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XL Catlin launches new contractors pollution liability program in Canada and the U.S.

June 8, 2017 by Canadian Underwriter

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

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How legalizing pot will affect your insurance policies

June 5, 2017 Jason Contant, Online Editor

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

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Intact Ventures becomes strategic investor in Canadian IoT technology company Alert Labs

April 20, 2017 by Canadian Underwriter

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

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Cleanup, damage assessment begins in Atlantic Canada after torrential rains

October 12, 2016 The Canadian Press

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

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Louisiana flooding leaves 100,000 insured vehicles damaged: NICB

September 1, 2016 by Canadian Underwriter

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

Christopher Gonzales, National Product Leader, Professional Liability, Burns & Wilcox Canada
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Inspection Oversight

February 1, 2016 Christopher Gonzales, National Product Leader, Professional Liability, Burns & Wilcox Canada

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.

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Manitoba family tired of moving since 2011 flood, wants to go home

January 13, 2016 by Canadian Underwriter

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.

Matt Johnson, President, Commercial Loss Experts, and Board Director, Disaster Recovery Information Exchange (Toronto)
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Back to Business

December 1, 2015 Matt Johnson, President, Commercial Loss Experts, and Board Director, Disaster Recovery Information Exchange (Toronto)

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.

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Age of Disruption

June 1, 2015 Terry Stuart, Chief Innovation Officer, Deloitte Canada

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.

1a Veronica Scotti, president and CEO, Swiss Re Canada
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Moves and Views

March 1, 2015 by Canadian Underwriter

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

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Water: The Structural Enemy

January 31, 2015 Randy Henderson|Randy Henderson

An exploration of the sources and causes of property damage claims

Karen Hopkins-Lee, Chief Underwriter, Canadian Direct Insurance
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Water Watch

January 1, 2015 Karen Hopkins-Lee, Chief Underwriter, Canadian Direct Insurance

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.