TORONTO, ON; May 18, 2011 – McLarens Canada, a full-service national claims management firm, announces today the deployment of the McLarens Canada Catastrophe Adjustment Team to the fire-ravaged town of Slave Lake, Alberta. Claims Adjusters from McLarens branches in Edmonton and Alberta are coordinating with many insurer’s and their brokers to respond to their clients’ […]
By Canadian Underwriter | May 19, 2011
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Attention industry colleagues and friends of the late, great (and never to be forgotten) Doug Hurlbut… DOUGSTOCK III “La(r)ger Than Life” is upon us. Please join us on Friday June 3rd, 2011 at The Pilot Tavern @ 6:00 to celebrate the life of our friend Doug. Ticket price: FREE and please RSVP by May 27th […]
By Canadian Underwriter | May 19, 2011
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Crawford & Company (Canada) Inc. has begun organizing to deploy adjusters into the area affected by the wildfires that have struck Slave Lake, Alberta. Adjusters are ready to assist with the damage and devastation being caused by the fire. “We are in full planning mode given the current situation in Slave Lake and surrounding areas. […]
By Canadian Underwriter | May 18, 2011
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THE GUARANTEE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA recognizes, as the insurance industry continues to evolve, that a strategic change in our organizational structure is important. After a careful review of our business lines and present service levels we have determined that changes are necessary for the accomplishment of our strategic plans. These strategic plans include profitable […]
By Canadian Underwriter | May 17, 2011
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Recent high profile fraud and embezzlement cases highlight the need for effective protection of corporate assets. And new research shows that employers are seeing a marked increase in internal crimes. Today Creechurch International Underwriters Ltd. introduces a stand alone Fidelity Insurance Policy to address this heightened exposure. Part of the new PlatinumPlus suite of management liability […]
By Canadian Underwriter | May 17, 2011
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Paul Davis Systems Canada, Ltd. (PDSC) is pleased to announce that Bill Bradley has joined their head office as the Director, National Business Development. In his role at PDSC Bill will be responsible for new business initiatives in both the insurance and commercial/corporate market sectors as well as overseeing marketing and national account management. Bill […]
By Canadian Underwriter | May 17, 2011
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FirstOnSite and BMO Team-up to Help Manitoba Residents Affected by Flooding WINNIPEG, MANITOBA, May 4, 2011 – Canada’s top disaster mitigation specialists are coming to the rescue of Manitoba residents in more ways than one this flood season. FirstOnSite Restoration has teamed up with the Bank of Montreal (BMO) to help speed up the process […]
By Canadian Underwriter | May 5, 2011
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sigXP and communic8 to Offer Brokers Enhanced Connectivity Functionalities TORONTO- April 28, 2011 -Keal Technology and iter8 are pleased to announce they have formed a partnership to deploy real-time broker connectivity between Keal’s Broker Management Software (BMS) solution and iter8’s communic8 software. The standards based solution will enable independent brokers to easily upload data from […]
By Canadian Underwriter | April 29, 2011
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iter8 products used to complete next phase in North Waterloo program to provide brokers ease of doing business April, 2011: iter8 Inc., an insurance solutions software developer, is pleased to announce that North Waterloo Farmers Mutual Insurance Company (North Waterloo) has gone live with their new broker portal. North Waterloo relies exclusively on a network […]
By Canadian Underwriter | April 26, 2011
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Markham, ON – April 25, 2011 – Beginning on May 1, 2011, The Canadian Yachting Association and Robertson & Robertson’s Skippers Plan join forces to offer CYA members a number of exclusive unique feature benefits including a one-stop source for home, auto and commercial insurance. “Our alliance with Skippers Plan creates an unprecedented opportunity to […]
By Canadian Underwriter | April 25, 2011
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