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Your Source For Daily Insurance News & AnalysisEconomical appoints Alice Keung as chief information officer
WATERLOO, ON - Karen Gavan, president and chief executive officer of Economical Insurance, today announced the appointment of Alice Keung as senior vice-president and chief information officer (CIO). Ms. Keung joined Economical on November 17, 2015 as interim CIO and...
Smart cars share revealing info about drivers
By Jim Bronskill THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA _ The family car is learning more about who's behind the wheel everything from where a driver likes to shop to how hard they brake as automakers roll out new tech-savvy features. With cars collecting and even sharing more...
Finance minister knew 2014 election would challenge auto insurance promise
By Allison Jones THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO _ Ontario's finance minister was hard-pressed Monday to explain why he continued to declare publicly that the government would meet an election pledge to cut auto insurance rates despite being aware that keeping the promise...
Canada: Here is some of the best-brewed coffee in the country. Has yours made the list?
10 trailblazing coffee roasters in Canada Source: Cottage Life | Vesna Plazacic Muskoka Roastery, Ontario With a focus on sustainability, community involvement, and the environment, Muskoka Roastery is the first roaster in Canada to achieve 100% Rainforest Alliance...
SGI: Police catch 308 impaired drivers in December
More than 300 impaired drivers were stopped by police during December’s province-wide traffic safety spotlight on impaired driving. In total, there were 308 offences related to alcohol or drug use throughout the month, including: Eight low Blood Alcohol Content (BAC)...
Uber could be coming to B.C. after all
B.C. government reverses position on Uber, ready to open door
AXA Strategic Ventures bets $11 million on machine learning with Neura
AXA Strategic Ventures announced yesterday a $11 million investment in Neura, a company that uses machine learning to revolutionize the Internet of Things. Neura : a customer-centric, smarter technology Neura is a company that uses machine learning to create a digital...
Read moreMore than 31,000 new jobless in Alberta as EI rolls climb to 544,200
EI claims rose 9.2% in the year to November with Alberta hardest hit
More than 31,000 new jobless in Alberta as EI rolls climb to 544,200 CBC News The number of Canadians receiving employment insurance benefits rose 9.2 per cent in the year ending in November 2015, according to new data from Statistics Canada, with most of the newly...
Top 10 Places to Live or Retire in the World!
Panama Earns the No.1 Spot in This Year’s Index “We’re healthier and living a better lifestyle here than we ever did in the U.S.,” says expat Mitzi Martain, who has lived on her farm near Santa Fe, Panama for nearly nine years now. “And our Social Security income...
Sun Life Financial named one of the 2016 Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations
TORONTO, Jan. 21, 2016 /CNW/ - For the seventh consecutive year, Sun Life Financial Inc. (TSX: SLF) (NYSE: SLF) ("Sun Life") has been named among the Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World (the "Global 100"). Sun Life is one of nine Canadian companies...
