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Your Source For Daily Insurance News & AnalysisCMHC tightens lending standards to protect housing market during COVID 19
By Tara Deschamps THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO _ Canadians looking to borrow money for a home purchase a home are in for some extra challenges after the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation announced changes to its lending standards on Thursday. The country's...
Read moreIntact Financial Corporation announces retirement of Martin Beaulieu as Chief Risk Officer and appointment of Benoit Morissette as Chief Risk & Actuarial Officer
Intact Financial Corporation announces new chief risk & actuarial officer
Press Release: Intact Financial Corporation announces retirement of Martin Beaulieu as Chief Risk Officer and appointment of Benoit Morissette as Chief Risk & Actuarial Officer Intact Financial Corporation (TSX: IFC) today announced that Martin Beaulieu, Senior...
CPA Canada hit by cyberattack affecting data of more than 329,000
TORONTO _ A cyberattack on the Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada website has affected the personal information of more than 329,000 members and stakeholders, the organization said. The information includes names, addresses, emails and employer names, but...
BC Issues New Orders And Guidance To Employers For Phase 2 Of Its Restart Plan
04 June 2020 The excerpted article was written by McCarthy Tétrault Employer Advisor and Abigail Cheung McCarthy Tétrault LLP As BC begins Phase 2 of its Restart Plan, the Provincial Health Officer and WorkSafeBC ("WSBC") have published the following orders, guidance...
Read moreYes, we’re getting more extreme rainfall, and it’s due to climate change, study confirms
Federal scientists predict more frequent and severe rainfall in future
Insurance Bureau of Canada figures show water damage claims have been much higher since 2009. (Insurance Bureau of Canada).
Car sharing service Turo says launch into B.C. market is ‘imminent’
VANCOUVER _ Fans of car-sharing services in British Columbia are about to get another option within weeks of the closure of two other car-share businesses in the province. Turo, which describes itself as the world's largest peer-to-peer car sharing platform, says it...
Read moreCOVID-19 response highlights major differences between U.S. and Canada: U.S. profs
The ‘high infection and death rate in the U.S. is shocking to many CDN’s’
But the recent closure of the U.S.-Canada border because of the coronavirus … The Canadian single-payer national health insurance plan, …
Combatting Fraud: Tips from Insurance Canada
During this unprecedented time Tom Hawkins, West Bend Mutual Insurance’s Director of Claims predicts that fraud will increase dramatically, …
CMPA proposes ‘industry-wide solution’ to insurance conundrum
The excerpted article was written by Jordan Pinto Source: Realscreeen The Canadian Media Producers Association (CMPA) is in the process of developing a proposal that, if accepted, would see the federal government serve as a backstop for COVID-19 insurance claims....
AP FACT CHECK: Trump vs. Twitter on truth and consequences
By Hope Yen, Calvin Woodward And Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON _ President Donald Trump and Twitter tangled over truth and consequences this past week as the social media giant flagged the president's tweets for spreading false information...
