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Dufferin County offers rebates to property owners who install hurricane straps

December 13, 2016 by Canadian Underwriter

Developers and property owners in Ontario’s Dufferin County are eligible for rebates if they install hurricane straps in their buildings, a county official says. Hurricane straps, which are metal bands that wrap around trusses and connect to walls, “can largely

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Southern U.S. drought relents but not over, despite recent rains

December 8, 2016 Jeff Martin - THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

ATLANTA – Recent showers and storms across much of the South have eased the severe drought in the region, but experts say it wasn’t enough to make up for months of dry conditions before the rain finally fell. More rain

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Message from the President

December 8, 2016 Heather Matthews, President, Canadian Independent Adjusters' Association

Message from the president of the Canadian Independent Adjusters’ Association

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Death toll in storms sweeping southern U.S. increases to five

November 30, 2016 Bill Fuller and Rebecca Yonker - THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Possible tornadoes swept through parts of Alabama and Tennessee overnight, killing five people and injuring more than a dozen as heavy rains from storms moving across the South produced flooding in areas previously suffering from months of drought. Possible tornadoes

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U.S. homeowner claims decreasing, loss costs on the decline, LexisNexis Risk Solutions study finds

October 27, 2016 by Canadian Underwriter

Homeowner claims in the United States continue to decrease and loss costs are flat or on the decline, according to a new report from LexisNexis Risk Solutions. 2016 LexisNexis Home Trends Report, the inaugural study of home insurance trends released

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Moose Jaw, Sask. storm in July results in more than $71 million in insured damage, CatIQ reports

October 25, 2016 by Canadian Underwriter

A severe storm that swept through Moose Jaw, Sask. during the third week of July has resulted in more than $71 million in insured damage, according to Catastrophe Indices and Quantification Inc. (CatIQ), which delivers detailed analytical and meteorological information

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Reaping the Whirlwind

October 11, 2016 Emily Atkins, Editor

Tornado gives Doerr Claims Services a quick start

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Louisiana floods to cost U.S. economy between US$10-15 billion: Aon Benfield’s Impact Forecasting

September 8, 2016 by Canadian Underwriter

The recent flooding in Louisiana is expected to cost the economy of the United States between US$10 billion and US$15 billion, with public and private insured losses expected in the low-digit single billions, according to Aon Benfield’s latest Global Catastrophe

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[Updated]: Possible tornado in Windsor, Ont., area damages homes; 3 injured

August 25, 2016 The Canadian Press

WINDSOR, Ont. – More than a dozen homes were damaged and at least three people injured Wednesday evening amid multiple reports of a possible tornado touching down in southwestern Ontario. Environment Canada said an eyewitness saw a tornado near LaSalle,

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Possible tornado touches down in Windsor area causing damage

August 24, 2016 The Canadian Press

WINDSOR, Ont. – Multiple reports of a possible tornado touching down in southwestern Ontario flooded social media as a wild storm passed through Wednesday evening. Video of the funnel cloud forming over LaSalle from @TheWindsorStar reader Katie Lynn Maheux #YQG

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Severe summer storm in the Prairies causes more than $48 million in insured damage, CatIQ reports

August 16, 2016 by Canadian Underwriter

A severe storm that swept through Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba during the second week of July has resulted in more than $48 million in insured damage, according to Toronto-based Catastrophe Indices and Quantification Inc. (CatIQ), which delivers detailed analytical and

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Nearly $90 million in insured losses from Western Canada thunderstorm system: PCS

August 15, 2016 by Canadian Underwriter

Insured property damage from a thunderstorm system July 18-20 in Western Canada is pegged, in a preliminary estimate, at $89.06 million, Verisk Analytics Inc.’s Property Claims Services unit reported. “In Alberta, thunderstorms brought strong winds, heavy rain and hail primarily