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Your Source For Daily Insurance News & AnalysisNAFTA talks: Like Mexico, Canada may need ‘insurance’ against tariffs
Canada maintains that its efforts to evade American tariffs on steel and aluminum, and threatened tariffs on cars, are on a “separate track” from …
read moreWaterloo researcher says, climate change will drive up insurance premiums
Researcher Jason Thistlethwaite says insurance providers are not adapting to severe weather
read moreAll John Hancock life insurance policies to include fitness incentives
U.S. division of Canadian firm Manulife will scrap traditional insurance in favour of interactive policies
read moreSSQ Insurance to go ahead with reimbursement of medical cannabis expenses
In light of clinical advances demonstrating the efficacy of cannabis in the treatment or relief of certain medical conditions, SSQ Insurance will be offering a new option as of January 1, 2019, to cover medical cannabis expenses. "This coverage, in compliance with...
read moreInsurance change bounces out recreational trampoline use at gymnastics clubs
Competitive athletes and kids enrolled in tumbling classes are exempt from new rules
read moreIntact Financial Corporation’s President of Canadian Operations Louis Gagnon to speak at the CIBC 17th Annual Eastern Institutional Investor Conference
Louis Gagnon, President, Canadian Operations, Intact Financial Corporation (TSX: IFC), will speak at CIBC's 17th Annual Eastern Institutional Investor Conference in Montreal, QC on Thursday, September 27, 2018 at 8:00 a.m. ET. To listen to the event via live audio...
read moreSaskatchewan making speed cameras permanent after seeing pilot program results
REGINA _ Saskatchewan is going to made photo speed enforcement permanent following a pilot project the government says showed positive results. The pilot was launched about three years ago and saw speed cameras in Regina, Saskatoon and Moose Jaw. The province says the...
read moreGlobal marine premiums up by 2% but challenges remain for marine underwriting, says IUMI
Press Release: Global marine insurance premiums reached US$28.5 billion in 2017, up 2% from 2016, according to an annual statistical report from the International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI). Today, IUMI – the International Union of Marine Insurance – presented...
read moreThousands of cars will be damaged by Florence’s floods
By Tom Krisher THE ASSOCIATED PRESS As flooding continues in the Carolinas after Hurricane Florence's massive rainfall, experts say high water will damage thousands of vehicles. But auto industry analysts say the number of soggy vehicles will be far less than the...
read moreAndre Beaudry appointed Executive Director of CMC
Doug Potentier, President of Co-operatives and Mutuals Canada (CMC) is pleased to announce the appointment of André Beaudry as Executive Director of CMC, effective October 15, 2018. Mr. Beaudry was most recently Chief Advancement Officer at Saint Paul University where...
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