On the Scene (April 01, 2008)
March 31, 2008 byDave Lush is the new chief operating officer of CARSTAR Automotive Canada. The new position was created to ensure the company is poised for its next phase in growth and long-term sustainability, CARSTAR noted. Lush will be responsible for ensuring…
Fire Scene Safety for Adjusters
March 31, 2008 Ron KoerthFire scenes can be extremely hazardous, with even minor fires having numerous potential dangers. However, depending on the degree and timing of fire scene participation, all of these dangers can either be eliminated or protected against with the most practical…
Calm Compared to Chaos
December 1, 2007 David GambrillThe U.S. court scene is rife with stories of litigation gone wild, with claimants launching lawsuits over all manner of personal injuries. Don’t expect to see the same litigious environment in Canada anytime soon, Swiss Re seminar panelists say
Diary of Urban Flooding
December 1, 2007 Dan Sandink, Research Coordinator, Institute for Catastrophic Loss ReductionThe author arrived in Calgary on the heels of a major flood in June 2007 and gauged the public’s response. Here’s what he found
On the Scene (June 02, 2007)
June 1, 2007 byThe Co-Operators have donated a Bullard T4 thermal imaging camera to the Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service, with a contribution from Staying Alive Inc.The imaging device is used to identify sources of heat in burning buildings. The hottest objects are tagged…
Moves (May 01, 2007)
May 1, 2007 by Canadian UnderwriterThe Canadian Insurance Professio-nals Society (CIP), the professionals’ division of the Insurance Institute, has launched a series of monthly “emerging trends and issues” papers to focus discussion by experts on a variety of leading-edge topics. The first in the series…
What’s New: In Brief (April 13, 2007)
April 13, 2007 by Canadian UnderwriterThe Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) has donated $500,000 to fund a research facility designed to study the building of safer homes. Thanks to the IBC, a typical two-story brick house, similar to many homes found in neighbourhoods across Canada,…
IBC provides $500,000 for research into building safer homes
February 7, 2007 by Canadian UnderwriterThe Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) is providing Cdn$500,000 to support a unique facility at the University of Western Ontario called The Insurance Research Lab for Better Homes.Formerly known as the Three Little Pigs project, the facility is a typical…
Defending Against the Wolf
April 1, 2006 F. Michael Bartlett, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Western OntariThe University of Western Ontario is destroying a full-scale model home in order to improve construction practices and prevent future hurricane and storm damage to residential buildings
Counting the Claims
January 1, 2006 by Canadian UnderwriterClaims Management Outlook 2006
Promoting Resilient Homes
May 1, 2005 Paul Kovacs, executive director of the Institute for Catastrophic Loss ReductionThe intensity and frequency of severe weather events is increasing globally. Concentrated population growth is also rising – particularly in areas which are more weather disaster prone. Can the insurance industry positively influence social developments to promote safer living? I believe it can and should play a crucial role in this regard.
Cyber Wars
August 1, 2004 Barb SzychtaPart of being competitive in today’s business world means having a stake in the ever-expanding cyber universe. But as the virtual world grows, so do the potential sources of risk.