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A winter storm that dumped nearly a foot of snow on Toronto and surrounding areas over a 24-hour period has also caused hundreds of collisions. From a claims perspective, there has not been a “significant increase” in claim activity, one large adjusting firm said. “With that being said, within our ClaimsALERT Contact Centre, we have […]
By Jason Contant | January 30, 2019
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The claims industry in Canada has to be wary about complicating the claims process by putting a “human process” in place where one is not needed, speakers said last week at the Ontario Insurance Adjusters Association’s 2019 Claims Conference in Toronto. Think about Health Claims for Auto Insurance, an electronic system for transmitting auto insurance […]
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An online version of the Home Flood Risk Assessment Training will be available Canada-wide this March, Blair Feltmate, head of the Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation, said in a recent interview. The course is geared towards insurance brokers, home inspectors, adjusters, real estate agents, landscape designers and renovation professionals. A classroom version of Home Flood […]
By Greg Meckbach | January 30, 2019
CALGARY – The Alberta government has now acquired one fifth of the land it needs for a controversial reservoir west of Calgary that would help protect the city from another massive flood. Transportation Minister Brian Mason said Tuesday the province bought two square kilometres of land from the Robinson family, which has a cattle ranch […]
Properly constructed and worded waivers will be upheld in court, with one commercial and insurance lawyer strongly recommending their continued use. “There are policies and procedures and ways to draft agreements where I promise you the waivers will be upheld,” said Ian Gold, a founding partner of Thomas Gold Pettingill LLP. “There’s a way to […]
By Jason Contant | January 29, 2019
Adjusters who want to improve service for claimants could take a few pointers from companies outside the insurance industry. “When I look at customers today, their entire experience of how they want to be dealt with has been shaped outside of insurance,” said Monica Kuzyk, vice president of Curo Claims Services and past president of the […]
By Greg Meckbach | January 29, 2019
A dispute over what exactly constitutes a “household” in a home insurance policy has reached the Court of Appeal for Ontario. Several members of the Weiner family were sued after a person drowned in 2010 in a vacation home on Lake Eugenia, about 70 kilometres west of Barrie. The homeowner was Enid Weiner, who had […]
Federal, provincial and territorial (FPT) governments could “engage the private sector to develop an affordable private flood insurance model for the entire population, including clear incentives for mitigation of flood risks,” says a newly released emergency management strategy. Ministers have invited the Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) to continue to work with FPT officials through […]
Has your client been successfully sued after a vehicle accident in Nova Scotia? The damages may be reduced if the claimant can get disability benefits in the future through the Canada Pension Plan, a court has ruled. Sparks v. Holland, recently released by the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal, shows disagreement among judges about how […]
By Greg Meckbach | January 28, 2019
TORONTO – Ontario is taking a look at municipalities’ concerns about a legal rule that they say causes “liability chill” and leads some to ban activities such as street hockey and tobogganing. In a speech Monday to the Rural Ontario Municipal Association, Premier Doug Ford said the province will launch consultations about “the joint and […]
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