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Soft market could be around until 2010

North American and Bermuda reinsurers have authorized substantially more capital for the insurance market in 2008 than in 2007, meaning the current soft market could continue well into 2010, Guy Carpenter & Company LLC predicts.Kevin Stokes, the global leader of GuyCarp’s specialty property initiative, presented industry statistics for the U.S. property and casualty market on […]

By Canadian Underwriter | February 6, 2008

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What’s New: In Brief (February 05, 2008)

The Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction (ICLR) is hosting the 4th International Symposium on Flood Defence (ISFD4) on May 6-8 in Toronto at the Westin Harbour Castle.The theme is the management of flood risk, reliability and vulnerability. As recent flood disasters like Hurricane Katrina and the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami in Asia made abundantly clear, […]

By Canadian Underwriter | February 5, 2008

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Lloyd’s of London Anniversary

Lloyd’s of London celebrated 75 years in Canada with a special presentation and reception held at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts in November 2007. •

January 31, 2008

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WICC Ontario Breakfast

Neil Crone, actor, comic, cancer survivor and national cancer spokesperson, provided his perspective on life, health and the power of laughter at the Nov. 7, 2007 Annual WICC Ontario Breakfast at the Arcadian Court in Toronto. Crone, “actor/improviser/ writer/all-round good guy,” shared his very moving story of his battle with cancer. He focused on the […]

January 31, 2008

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