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Western Financial Group acquires Lacombe, Alberta insurance brokerage
Brown & Ward Insurance Ltd. will continue to operate in Lacombe under the Western Financial Group banner
Tag: "Alberta"
Alberta’s top 55 employers for 2012
By ILSTV Staff on Feb 02, 2012 in Business
This year’s list includes Rogers Insurance, AFSC, Alberta Blue Cross among top employers
Alberta premier says tough drunk driving law needs consultation with industry
Premier Alison Redford told reporters Tuesday that she’s not exactly sure when the bill will be proclaimed
Alberta legislature passes drunk driving bill into law
Bill 26, Alberta’s drunk driving bill passed third and final reading on Tuesday night
Lawyers say innocent will face harsh penalties under Alberta drunk driving law
Hal Joffe, a lawyer with the Calgary-based organization, said if provinces want to go after people caught with a blood-alcohol levels below .08, they should petition the federal government to amend the Criminal Code
Arson behind fire that ravaged Slave Lake: government
Total damage was pegged at $700 million, which insurance adjusters estimate makes it the second-costliest disaster next to the Quebec-Ontario ice storm of 1998, which cost about $1.8 billion
Alberta distracted driving law comes into effect September 1
Drivers face $172 fine if caught driving while doing any of a number of prohibited actions, including texting-and-driving and grooming-while-driving
Alberta government gives additional $189 million to Slave Lake
With the additional support of $189 million, the Alberta government has now allocated $289 million towards the Slave Lake area wildfire response to help return the area to pre-disaster condition
Online AMA course reduces drivers’ demerit points
By ILSTV Staff on Jul 12, 2011 in Auto & Trucking
Drivers can remove up to three demerit points from driver’s abstract after taking online course
Slave Lake fires could cost Intact $45 to $55 million
Insurer says more than 800 insureds will be compensated for mostly property damage
Wildfires burn through Alberta
By ILSTV Staff on May 18, 2011 in Natural Disasters
IBC’s Community Assistance Mobile Pavilion (CAMP) deployed in Slave Lake; The Co-operators have implemented its Catastrophe Response Plan
Featured Insurance Job – May 16 to 20
By ILSTV Staff on May 15, 2011 in ILScorp Insider
Looking for: Learning Development Specialist – High River, Alberta – Western Financial Group
Complaints about Alberta insurance companies now handled by Superintendent
By ILSTV Staff on Apr 07, 2011 in Canadian Insurance
The process for Alberta residents to complain about insurance companies has changed. As of April 1, 2011, issues, concerns or complaints about insurance companies are handled by the Office of the Superintendent of Insurance. Any issues, concerns or complaints regarding insurance agents or licensed independent insurance adjusters will continue to be dealt with by the [...]
Featured Insurance Job – January 31 to February 4
By ILSTV Staff on Jan 30, 2011 in ILScorp Insider
Looking for: Agent Services Representative – High River, Alberta – Western Financial Group Agent Services Representative High River, Alberta About You You are looking for a dynamic, challenging and rewarding career in the Insurance industry. You are looking to work for Western Canada’s leading Insurance and Financial Services Company. You are a highly organized and [...]
Featured Insurance Job – January 17 to 21
By ILSTV Staff on Jan 16, 2011 in ILScorp Insider
Looking for: Insurance Broker – Beaverlodge, Alberta – Western Financial Group Insurance Broker Beaverlodge, Alberta About You You are looking for a dynamic, challenging and rewarding career in the Insurance industry. You are looking to work for Western Canada’s leading Insurance and Financial Services Company. You are a high energy individual with a positive attitude, [...]
Your Comments: Western Financial Group, distracted driving and drugged driving
By ILSTV Staff on Jan 14, 2011 in Your Comments
Thanks to our viewers, it has been another great week at ILSTV. We’ve received some interesting comments from viewers and want to know more about what you think. Share your comments here, on an individual story, or by calling our toll-free comments line at 1-877-703-2713. Here are a few of this week’s comments of the [...]
Q4 auto insurance rates higher in Ontario; lower in Alberta and Quebec
According to online insurance quote provider Kanetix.ca, the fourth quarter of 2010 brought with it higher auto rates in Ontario (by 9.5 percent compared to the same quarter in 2009) and 4.9 percent and 0.4 percent lower in Quebec and Alberta, respectively. In Ontario, the 9.5 percent increase may be due to the province’s auto [...]
