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Is Aviva-Desjardins fraud collaboration the dawning of a new era?

Could an insurance fraud collaboration between the second and third largest insurers in Canada herald the beginning of a broader trend across the industry? “Hopefully, this is laying the foundation for great, big things to come,” said Ashish Bhargava, vice president of fraud and analytics at Aviva Canada, in an interview with Canadian Underwriter Monday. […]

By Jason Contant | March 19, 2019

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Poison reports up in wake of cannabis legalization

HALIFAX – Atlantic Canada’s largest children’s hospital is warning parents about the risks of edible weed after a flood of cannabis-related calls to its poison centre. The IWK Health Centre says it fielded three times as many cannabis calls to its poison line last year than in 2015. The Halifax hospital says poison centres across […]

By Greg Meckbach | March 18, 2019

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Taking Flight

Planning to use drone technology? 3 considerations that will help your ROI to take off

March 15, 2019

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Top court sides with insurer in unidentified vehicle coverage dispute

A Supreme Court of Canada decision released today means Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company does not have to cover a claimant who says he drove off the road to avoid an oncoming vehicle. Andrew Funk was injured after he drove his jeep into a ditch in Edmonton after dark on May 20, 2008. Funk said he […]

By Greg Meckbach | March 14, 2019

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