Claims

Who Responds and Who Pays?

Increased liability, limited training, environmental impact and a lack of an emergency plan, means that spill response is not as straightforward as it once might have been. There are response companies that are specific about the type of chemicals and the volume capacity they will respond to, while others offer unrestricted services. Some response companies […]

March 31, 2008

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CICMA/CIAA Joint Conference (April 01, 2008)

Guests from the insurance industry, claims managers from the CICMA/CIAA Joint Conference and participants of the OIAA Claims 2008 event on Jan. 29 all gathered to attend “A cocktail party for claims professionals- Accidents Deconstructed.” The event was held at The Loose Moose and hosted by Giffin Koerth Forensic Engineering; Blouin, Dunn LLP and Cameron […]

March 31, 2008

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Ontario Insurance Adjusters Association

The Ontario Insurance Adjusters Association (OIAA) held their Claims 2008 Conference & Professional Development Seminars on Jan. 30 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. Held in conjunction with the conference, OIAA once again hosted a Claims 2008 Career Fair, bringing together insurance company and independent adjusting firm employees. More than 100 insurance-program students from both […]

March 31, 2008

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Claims 2008 conference luncheon

OIAA president Alan Gallagher presented a cheque from the OIAA for Cdn$12,400 to Big Brothers/Sisters of Canada at the Claims 2008 conference luncheon. Attendees were treated to a talk from Marc Garneau, the first Canadian in space, about his experiences traveling in outer space. Garneau shared a series of photographs of the earth taken from […]

March 31, 2008

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