Canadian hail insurance broker acquired by Hub
September 11, 2018 by Greg MeckbachHub International Ltd. continues to buy Canadian property and casualty brokerages, with the acquisition of Ottawa-based Access Insurance Brokers Inc. as well as a Saskatchewan provider of farm insurance. Chicago-based Hub announced Monday it has acquired Frontier Business Centre Ltd.,…
The Canadian insurer that will seek a rate decrease later this year
July 18, 2018 by Jason ContantOne Canadian public insurer is bucking the trend – seen across the country – of carriers asking to raise auto rates. Saskatchewan Government Insurance (SGI) told Canadian Underwriter Tuesday that it plans to apply for a rate decrease later this…
Wildfire evacuees to return to Southend, Saskatchewan
June 27, 2018 THE CANADIAN PRESSSOUTHEND , Sask. – Residents who had to leave their remote community in northern Saskatchewan because of a wildfire are being allowed to return. The wildfire was growing last week and was 13 kilometres away when an evacuation was ordered…
The latest home insurance product for brokers to figure out
May 19, 2018 by Greg MeckbachWith equipment breakdown and other new coverages available from homeowners’ insurance carriers, brokers need to make sure their clients or prospective clients are aware of their options, a Regina-based broker warns. “There are so many new products” available in homeowner…
How Saskatchewan brokers are handling the French fries challenge
May 17, 2018 by Greg MeckbachRoughly half the motorists in Saskatchewan lack adequate auto insurance because they are only buying the mandatory minimum required by law from the province’s government-run auto insurer, a broker warns. Saskatchewan’s 70-year-old-plus Auto Fund writes basic minimum liability, damage to…
How Saskatchewan auto insurer approaches distracted driving
March 8, 2018 Greg Meckbach, Associate EditorSaskatchewan motorists caught using wireless devices while driving could be hit by the province’s auto insurer with a $200 penalty; second-time offenders could lose their vehicle for a week, Saskatchewan Government Insurance warns. A distracted driving ticket costs a Saskatchewan…
Flood coverage applied to more than three in four eligible SGI home insurance policies
July 21, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterSaskatchewan Government Insurance reported Thursday a consolidated loss ratio of 60.4% for the year ending March 31, 2017, while 77% of all eligible homeowner policies have optional water protection coverage introduced last year. SGI Canada – the trade name of…
Saskatchewan law allows tow trucks to use blue lights
April 6, 2017 THE CANADIAN PRESSREGINA – Tow truck drivers in Saskatchewan say using blue lights along with amber lights on their trucks will improve safety. With the unanimous support of the legislature, the Saskatchewan government introduced and passed legislation allowing tow truck operators add…
Saskatchewan auto waste transfer firm ‘should have been given an opportunity to challenge the validity’ of environmental protection order: Court
August 26, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterSaskatchewan’s Environmental Management and Protection Act does not provide for an “independent adjudicative tribunal” that could “balance the public interests against individual rights,” a Court of Queen’s Bench judge suggested in a recent decision. The EMPA gives the province the…