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Do you know where your data is going?

So, you want to work with insurtechs. A guide to how your contracts should handle the sharing of private consumer information between you….

December 9, 2019

4 min read

Municipalities: another victim of the hard market?

Are Ontario municipalities another victim of the hardening market? “A lot of municipalities are facing increased premiums or difficulty with obtaining insurance,” said Pino Cianfarani, partner at Lerners LLP, speaking at Insurance Bureau of Canada’s (IBC) Commercial Insurance Symposium Nov. 28. “In the opening remarks, we heard that some businesses are having trouble finding and […]

By Jason Contant | December 9, 2019

3 min read

How this surety bond could be examined by Supreme Court of Canada

When do the terms of a surety bond allow a construction project owner to withhold payments to a contractor? This question could go to the Supreme Court of Canada, which recently announced a federal crown corporation wants to appeal a Newfoundland court decision resulting from a $2.3-million ferry wharf construction project that did not get […]

By Greg Meckbach | December 9, 2019

4 min read

Train derailment sparks fire that closes highway

LANIGAN, Canada – A Canadian Pacific freight train hauling crude derailed overnight sparking a fire that forced the closure of part of a major highway south of Humboldt, Sask. A release issued by the RCMP said traffic on Highway 16 was blocked in both directions between Guernsey and Plunket “due to a complete lack of […]

By Jason Contant | December 9, 2019

1 min read