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Your Source For Daily Insurance News & AnalysisManitoba Crown insurer puts brakes on some deductibles for vandalism
Manitoba drivers whose vehicles are vandalized are getting a break on their insurance claims. Manitoba Public Insurance says effective immediately, motorists with deductibles of $100 and $200 can qualify to have them reduced to zero when a claim is made for damage...
Distracted driving deaths down in Saskatchewan, but too early to call trend: SGI
Preliminary numbers suggest there's been a big drop in the number of distracted driving deaths on Saskatchewan roads. Saskatchewan Government Insurance says 26 people were killed and nearly 600 injured in more than 3,300 collisions related to distracted driving last...
Read moreAllstate Canada survey finds misconceptions on advanced auto insurance options may deter Canadians from taking advantage of their potential benefits
Canadians Skeptical About the Benefits of Usage-Based Insurance
Allstate Canada survey finds misconceptions on advanced auto insurance options may deter Canadians from taking advantage of their potential benefits TORONTO, Sept. 30, 2015 /CNW/ - Many Canadians have embraced new automotive technology offerings because of perceived...
Survey reveals what Canadians don’t know about their travel health insurance
TORONTO, Sept. 30, 2015 /CNW/ - Canadians need to better understand their travel health insurance policies if they want to ensure they aren't in debt for out-of-country medical expenses, based on findings from a Travel Health Insurance Association (THiA)...
Marsh: More German firms turning to cyber insurance
Reuters Reporting by Jonathan Gould and Andreas Kroener, editing by William Hardy The rising number of hacking attacks is prompting more companies in Germany to seek cyber insurance protection, insurance broker Marsh said on Tuesday. While cyber premiums in Germany...
Heavy rains to hit Atlantic Canada: IBC issues flood prevention tips
HALIFAX, Sept. 30, 2015 /CNW/ - Environment Canada has issued a major storm warning for Atlantic Canada. The storm could bring over 100 millimetres of rain to parts of Atlantic Canada. Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) warns that this volume of rain could result in...
Read moreConsumer Alert: Should you buy pet insurance?
Insurance claim denied after dog’s costly surgery
Consumer Alert: Should you buy pet insurance? Emerson Brito, CTV Toronto A man who thought he and his dog were covered through pet insurance has to pay for his pet’s surgery. Greg Longo wanted to cover his purebred English bulldog Winston with pet insurance because he...
Cracking the mystery of why phone screens break
Ask a roomful of people to take out their phones, and you’re bound to see several with cracked screens. Despite engineering breakthroughs, screen breakage has become a part of life, the leading type of phone damage. In part, we’re to blame. We want phones that are...
$70,000 Non-Pecuniary Assessment For Largely Recovered but “Vulnerable” Soft Tissue Injuries
Reasons for judgement were released today by the BC Supreme Court, Vancouver Registry, assessing damages for injuries sustained in a collision. In today’s case (Boysen-Barstow v. ICBC) the Plaintiff was injured in a 2011 collision caused by an unidentified motorist....
Celebrating Canada’s Healthy Workplace Month Oct 1 – 31, 2015
Healthy Workplace® Essentials….Educate, Engage, Empower, Evaluate What is Healthy Workplace® Essentials? Laying the groundwork for physical and mental health and safety at work Celebrating its 15th anniversary this year, Canada’s Healthy Workplace Month® is a...
