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IBC urges Northern Ontario MPPs to defeat Bill 45
Bill would ban use of territory as a rating factor in auto insurance; IBC’s Ralph Palumbo says MPP’s “meddling” is “reckless”
Western Financial Group (Network) Names Jeffrey E. Burke as President and CEO
Jeffrey E. Burke has been named President and CEO of Western Financial Group (Network) Inc., with responsibility for leading the company’s network of 120 insurance brokerage offices across western Canada. “Jeff offers a fresh perspective and brings a wealth of national and international experience to Western’s largest business unit at just the right time,” said [...]
Alberta Standard Automobile Insurance Policy (SPF #1) revised
The revisions reflect the changes that become effective July 1, 2012 with the implementation of the Insurance Amendment Act, 2008
Fairfax acquiring majority stake in Thomas Cook India
USD $150 million deal will see Fairfax assume a 77 percent interest in travel firm
Premier Marine launches Pollution Liability and Clean-up Coverage for Premises
Form includes coverage extensions for Third Party Liability, Cleanup Costs, Emergency response costs and Incidental Transit Coverage
Steve McGill appointed group president of Aon
McGill to oversee development and execution of the firm’s overall growth strategy with primary focus on Aon’s risk businesses
Slave Lake fires could not have been stopped, says review
Independent review of Slave Lake fires finds outcome could not have likely changed, but offers 21 recommendations to enhance prevention, protection and capacity
NYC lowest risk city in the world for employment issues
Toronto, Singapore, Montreal and London round out the top five lowest risk cities in the world for recruitment, employment and redeployment issues, says Aon Hewitt’s 2012 People Risk Index
Dog bite claims near $1 million in 2011, says State Farm Canada
The Humane Society of Canada estimates someone suffers a dog bite in Canada every 60 seconds making dog bites a serious public health problem
Increasing speed while being passed
Except where passing on the right is allowed, a driver being passed must not increase their speed until they are completely passed by the overtaking vehicle
Union of Canada Life Insurance policies to be transferred to The Union Life Mutual Assurance Company
“On transfer of the policies, 99 per cent of the policyholders will be fully protected,” said Gordon Dunning, Assuris’ President and CEO
Five Questions: Martin Moran, Director of Business Development, Western Canada, FirstOnSite Restoration
One year after the Slave Lake fires devastated the northern Alberta community, Martin Moran, FirstOnSite Restoration’s Director of Business, Western Canada reflects on what the situation was like then and now, and what lessons the company learned from dealing with such an immense disaster
Western Financial Group acquires Victoria insurance brokerage
Western Financial Group has acquired Victoria, B.C.-based Hodges & Company Insurance Services Ltd.
Take our Victoria Day quiz
From monarchs to camping, Victoria Day is stepped in tradition. How much do you know about the origins of the day and its related events?
Facebook resisters say their lives already fulfilled without social network
More than 900 million people worldwide check their Facebook accounts at least once a month, but millions more are Facebook holdouts
Ontario seeks to grab life insurance payout from insane wife killer
In a Superior Court application filed this week, the government invokes the Civil Remedies Act to lay claim to $51,000 awarded to Ved Dhingra, who killed his wife Kamlesh six years ago
