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Your Source For Daily Insurance News & AnalysisBC Lions Streaker Alleges Brain Injury After Hit By Marcell Young – Quick Legal Breakdown
Earlier this week a streaker thought it was a good idea to run onto the field during a CFL game. Not taking too kindly to the unwanted interruption Marcell Young of the BC Lions took matters into his own hands and put an end to the streakers 15 seconds of fame. The...
read moreJones Brown, Canadian Insurance Broker, Welcomes Legalization of Cannabis
As one of the first Canadian brokers to facilitate insurance solutions for cannabis business in Canada, Jones Brown welcomes Bill C-45, the Cannabis Act, allowing cannabis to be legally bought, sold and used by adults in Canada. "This historic legislation is...
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ILSTV Summer Schedule, 2018
ILSTV News Canada's Source For Insurance Professionals is taking the summer off. For subscribers to the ILSTV Insurance Industry Newsletter, your daily dose of Canadian insurance news returns to your inbox on Tuesday, Sept 11th. Yay! Our weekly news will continue on...
read moreManulife announces plan to transform its Canadian business
TORONTO, June 21, 2018 /CNW/ - Manulife today announced a plan to transform its Canadian business, including a program to digitize and consolidate a number of its back-office functions, optimize its head office real-estate footprint, retrain and hire employees with...
read moreScience Says: What makes something truly addictive
By Lindsey Tanner THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CHICAGO _ Now that the world's leading public health group says too much Minecraft can be an addiction, could overindulging in chocolate, exercise, even sex, be next? The short answer is probably not. The new ``gaming disorder''...
read moreEmployment insurance recipient list falls to lowest level since 1997
OTTAWA _ Statistics Canada says the number of people collecting employment insurance in April fell to the lowest level in at least 21 years. The federal agency says 453,100 people received the regular wage insurance payments in April, down 100,200 or 18 per cent since...
read moreManulife cutting 700 jobs as part of digital business transformation
By Ian Bickis THE CANADIAN PRESS Manulife Financial Corp. said Thursday it will cut about 700 jobs as it looks to streamline and digitize its customer service operations. The cuts will largely target customer service positions that are no longer necessary as the...
read moreICBC & BC SPCA urge pet guardians to Drive Smart by keeping pets safe on summer road trips
According to a recent survey of ICBC's customers*, 40 per cent of pet guardians plan to bring their pet on a road trip this summer. With only half of guardians saying they own a vehicle restraint or safety device for their pet, ICBC and the BC SPCA are urging drivers...
read moreToronto, the worst city in Canada for renovations with a contractor
TORONTO, June 20, 2018 /CNW Telbec/ - According to a Reno-Assistance survey conducted by Ipsos across Canada, Toronto is the city where people encounter the most problems with renovation contractors in comparison to Montreal, Vancouver, Calgary and national data. Key...
read moreRead moreWestern Financial Group Inc. has acquired its first non-western Canadian brokerage, Axion Insurance Services Inc.
Western Financial Group Announces Acquisition of Axion Insurance
Western Financial moves into central Canada with brokerage acquisition
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