Building the Case for Improved Infrastructure
March 1, 2009 Paul KovacsCanadian insurers are paying the price of almost 30 years of protracted neglect and the resultant collapse of Canada’s public infrastructure.
Containment Strategies
January 31, 2009 Laura KupcisCommunication key to curbing escalating property claims costs
Drenched In Claims
January 1, 2009 David Gambrill, EditorRecord levels of water in Canada (including hail and snow) drove up the cost, if not the frequency, of property damage claims throughout Canada. And if it wasn’t rain, it was accident benefits claims raining down in Ontario auto insurance.
Safety in Confinement
September 1, 2008 Glenn Wood and Ursula Drewniak, Golder Associates Ltd.Insurance-industry personnel need to understand the legal and safety implications of confined space entry
Quebec storms cost more than $56 million
July 31, 2008 byInsurers expect to pay more than $56 million to customers after storms swept through parts of Quebec on June 10, according to a survey by the Insurance Bureau of Canada. To date, more than 6,000 claims for damages to residence…
Going with the Flow
June 1, 2008 Larry Watson, Director Of Loss Control, ING Insurance (London, Ontario)New trunk mains and sump pumps are two main ways to prevent sewer and storm water back-up
Court rules wind is specified peril, not water
March 31, 2008 byThe Ontario Superior Court of Justice ruled that water damage done to a policyholder’s roof — which was under construction — is insurable because it was wind that blew protective tarps off, exposing the roof to a rainstorm. InVennard v.…
No Small Risks
March 1, 2008 Robert Landry, Immediate Past President And CEO, Zurich North America CanadaOpinion/Analysis; Nanotechnology, climate change and eroding urban infrastructures are top of mind for the country’s insurers
Protecting our Communities
February 1, 2008 Katherine Bardswick, President And CEO, The Co-Operators General Insurance CompanyInsurers need to work with governments to ensure policyholders are protected from increasing water damage
Water, Water Everywhere
February 1, 2008 David GambrillCanada’s insurers are experiencing a flood of water damage claims, thanks to a variety of factors. At the same time, they might be on the verge of re-thinking the absence of coverage
Making a Big ‘FUS’ With GIS
February 1, 2008 Vanessa MarigaUsing a fire underwriting survey (FUS) in conjunction with geographic information systems (GIS) gives underwriters far greater detail for their risk analyses
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