Claims

Here are the most common type of travel insurance claims

Think you don’t need travel insurance? Think again. According to a recent survey conducted on behalf of RBC Insurance, just over one-quarter (26%) of 1,000 Canadians polled have made an insurance claim as a result of something that happened to them while travelling. One-third (33%) of those claims were related to visits to a doctor, […]

By Jason Contant | June 20, 2019

2 min read

The key role of risk managers during climate change

Financial companies, including insurers, are moving positively towards dealing with climate change but more needs to be done – and it will need to be risk managers at the forefront to prepare their companies, according to a new study. The Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP) surveyed 27 major institutions around the world and found […]

By Adam Malik | June 20, 2019

3 min read

Why this bar is partly liable for impaired driving accident

Offering 12 beers for less than half price might be a good way for your client to get a crowd of customers into its bar, but it is not necessarily the best risk mitigation strategy. A Niagara area bar is 20% liable for an accident caused by an impaired driver, the Ontario Superior Court of […]

By Greg Meckbach | June 20, 2019

3 min read

Waist-deep flooding hits this prairie city

SWIFT CURRENT, Sask. – People in a small southwestern Saskatchewan city are cleaning up after a sudden dump of rain caused parts of the downtown to be flooded. It’s been dry in Swift Current for months, but that all changed when the skies opened up on Tuesday afternoon. Everett Hindley, the legislature member for the […]

By Greg Meckbach | June 19, 2019

1 min read