Claims

 Latest Canadian statistics on slips and falls on ice

All it took was one foul step, and Ahsher Zeldin was in for at least a week of pain. Last Thursday, Zeldin was taking his two dogs out for an early morning stroll in north Toronto when a patch of black ice flipped him over on his back. Staring up at the dark winter sky, […]

By Greg Meckbach | February 28, 2019

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$75-million shareholders’ lawsuit proposed against SNC Lavalin

SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. faces new legal troubles as a shareholder aims to launch a class action lawsuit in connection with the criminal charges against the embattled engineering firm. Law firm Strosberg Sasso Sutts LLP has filed a proposed class action lawsuit in Ontario Superior Court that alleges the company failed to disclose soon enough that […]

By Greg Meckbach | February 26, 2019

1 min read

The advantage of recruiting non-insurance workers as claims professionals

For independent adjusters, the need to replace retiring workers is becoming more urgent. “A number of our front-line adjusters are very senior, very talented and experienced,” said Paul Féron senior vice president for Ontario and Manitoba at ClaimsPro LP. “In the next 5 to 10 years, a significant number of them will be retiring and […]

By Greg Meckbach | February 26, 2019

2 min read

How fatal Nova Scotia fire could change national building code

HALIFAX – Experts say the deaths of the seven Barho children in a ferocious Halifax house fire last week could lead to new fire safety measures and changes to the country’s building code. Phil Rizcallah, director for construction research and development with the National Research Council of Canada, says the country will learn from the […]

By Greg Meckbach | February 25, 2019

1 min read