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What’s more dangerous, the pen or the sword?
What’s more dangerous, the pen or the sword?
Archive for February, 2012
Caisse net assets grow to $159 billion in 2011 despite challenging markets
By The Canadian Press on Feb 24, 2012 in Financial Reports
The Montreal-based money manager said the average return on depositor funds was four per cent.
Take our Oscar Quiz
By ILSTV Staff on Feb 24, 2012 in Quizzes
Do you know your Academy Award trivia?
Police raid results in 37 arrests of alleged insurance fraudsters
Rick Dubin, vice-president of investigative services for the Insurance Bureau of Canada, says the the public has to take insurance crime very seriously.
Hospitalization of underage drinkers costs $755 million each year: Mayo Clinic
Of the roughly 40,000 youth ages 15 to 20 hospitalized in 2008, the most recent data available, 79 percent were drunk when they arrived at the hospital, researchers say
Canadians expect to work past retirement, and most don’t mind
Just 32 percent of Canadians say they expect to stop working before they reach the retirement age
The Top 10 Riskiest Online Cities in Canada
Does your city have a high number of cyber crime risk factors?
Federal, Saskatchewan officials say no ad hoc aid for agriculture coming in 2012
No ad hoc programs for weather-related agriculture disasters this year.
Are reforms to Canada’s Old Age Security program necessary?
Freedom 55 is a thing of the past.
Catastrophes cost US P&C industry $408 billion since 1990
Natural catastrophe caused claims payouts to U.S. P&C policyholders grew seven-fold as a share of total claims payouts between 1960 and 2010
Important Facts about Seatbelts
“If you’re involved in a crash without your seatbelt on, you could strike other occupants, the interior of the vehicle, or be ejected from the vehicle!” Fiona Temple, ICBC Director of Road Safety
Are office politics necessary for career advancement?
Is getting involved with office politics the way to that sought after promotion?
Kingsway Financial Acquires Unidentified Specialty Insurance Company
The newly acquired company is an insurer of high-risk drivers and reported that their arrangement with Kingsway involves equity in the new company, future contingent payments, and cash.
Quebec corruption inquiry launches in May; chair wants tips from public
Quebec’s new inquiry into construction corruption is requesting the public’s help.
Privacy regulation in Canada costs $3.8 billion annually
By ILSTV Staff on Feb 21, 2012 in Business
The retail and the financial services sectors account for 45 per cent of the total costs, says the Conference Board of Canada
IBAO unveils new vision, mission statements
By ILSTV Staff on Feb 21, 2012 in Canadian Insurance
“This new Mission Statement clearly shows where we are going and why,” wrote Randy Carroll, IBAO CEO
AMF warns of Nagle & Associates Insurance Company
Nagle & Associates Insurance Company is alleged to have sent documentation concerning an automobile insurance policy underwritten by Jevco Automobile Insurance Company to a resident of Woodbridge, Ontario but Jevco has not conducted business with the firm
