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Your Source For Daily Insurance News & AnalysisNew ICBC survey shows that customers believe society simply tolerates people who commit insurance fraud
Source: ICBC Results from a new ICBC customer survey* shows that 47 per cent of customers feel that committing auto insurance fraud is an accepted practice in B.C. In fact, 79 per cent believe that up to half of all claims made with ICBC contain an element of fraud....
read morePreliminary data shows Saskatchewan impaired driving deaths down in 2017: SGI
Saskatchewan's Crown-owned insurance company is reporting a sharp drop in impaired driving deaths. Saskatchewan Government Insurance says preliminary data shows 39 people died in crashes involving alcohol or drugs in 2017 compared to 57 the year before. SGI credits...
read moreThe Co-operators Group Limited Appoints New Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer
Source: The Co-operators Karen Higgins, current VP Finance, Life Operations, The Co-operators, has been appointed to the role of Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective June 1, 2018. The Co-operators today announced the appointment...
read moreRivers rising: Floods in B.C., New Brunswick a warning of what’s to come
Dawn Harp and Lars Androsoff were fully confident flooding didn't threaten their home near southern British Columbia's Kettle River. Then the couple awoke at 1:30 a.m. on May 11 to the sound of floodwaters flowing beneath their Grand Forks home's floorboards. "I never...
read moreTake our May Quiz!
Lots of crazy, interesting, and fascinating stuff is associated with the month of May. As the last full month of spring draws to a close, test your knowledge with our May quiz. [wpsqt name="All About May Quiz"...
read moreNew Course – Individual Disability Income Insurance and Related Policies
This course will focus on individual disability income insurance policies, also referred to as disability insurance of disability income replacement insurance. The information provided is of a general nature and is not intended to be an intensive study of this area of...
read moreUber says it remains committed to Toronto hub for self driving car research
Uber Technologies Inc. says the Arizona research centre that conducted a fatal test of a self-diving car is being shut down but the company is "doubling down'' on its efforts at engineering hubs in Pittsburgh, San Francisco and Toronto. Uber says it is "very...
read moreGerman city to ban some diesel cars to combat air pollution
Some diesel cars will be banned in Hamburg to combat air pollution, officials of the northern German city said Wednesday, May 23, 2018. Parts of two streets in the city will be banned for older models of diesel cars and trucks starting Thursday next week, the German...
read moreNew Course – Insurance Distribution Channels
Demand for insurance products and services remains as strong as ever but there has been a fundamental shift in the channels consumers choose to make their purchases. Insurance is generally bought directly through an insurer (through its captive agents, the web or...
read moreICBC urges drivers to watch for cyclists and share the roads this summer
Six cyclists are injured every day in the summer in B.C., so ICBC is urging drivers and cyclists to take extra care on our roads as we near Bike to Work Week (May 28 to June 3). As ridership increases in the summer, so does the number of cyclist-related crashes. In...
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