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Your Source For Daily Insurance News & AnalysisCanada’s entertainment unions asking for EI support for workers during COVID 19
By Victoria Ahearn THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO _ Canada's screen industry is facing significant production shutdowns due to COVID-19, and the country's entertainment unions are calling on the federal government to help their affected workers. Last Thursday, ACTRA...
Industry group: Airports poised to lose $1.3 billion amid travel collapse
Canadian Airports Council president asked Transport Minister for roughly $380 million in relief
ICBC cancelling all road tests due to COVID-19
March 17, 2020 In response to the COVID-19 pandemic in British Columbia, ICBC is taking a number of measures to protect the health and safety of its customers, partners and employees. These measures include suspending all driver road tests effective today, March 17,...
Ignore Them, They’ll Go Away
Last September the Parents Advisory Committee (PAC) at the Ecole Oceanside Elementary School in Parksville asked me to help establishing a crossing guard program for what they considered to be a dangerous intersection at one corner of the school grounds. In past, the...
How are insurers working with plan sponsors amid coronavirus pandemic?
The excerpted article was written by Melissa Dunne | The Benefit The Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association has been conducting weekly calls with its members since mid-January to discuss issues around the ongoing coronavirus crisis, including how insurers can...
March is Fraud Prevention Month!
The Whig Standard The Beaumont RCMP would like to remind residents that every year, thousands of Canadians fall victim to fraud, losing millions of dollars. Most don’t think it could happen to them, but fraudsters use sophisticated ways to target people of all ages....
Enhanced security features added to most ICBC-issued cards
ICBC has introduced enhanced security features to B.C. driver licences to ensure people across the province are protected against identify fraud. Customers who are now applying for a new card or are renewing will receive a card with enhanced security features. Driver...
Insurers welcome Insurance Act changes to protect vulnerable seniors
TORONTO, March 11, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association (CLHIA) applauds the Government of Nova Scotia for passing Bill 238, which amends the Insurance Act to protect consumers, especially vulnerable seniors, by prohibiting...
What To Do When You Receive a Force Majeure Claim Based On The Novel Coronavirus
Force Majeure Case Law in Canada
How EI benefits for COVID 19 quarantines will work
By Mia Rabson THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA _ Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced changes to Canada's sick-leave benefits under employment insurance Wednesday, to respond to concerns about COVID-19. Here is a quick overview of how the program works and what these...
