Cleanup in Nova Scotia could take days after more than a metre of snow piled up in some parts of the province over the weekend. Federal Emergency Preparedness Minister Harjit Sajjan says Parks Canada will be sending snow removal equipment and the Canadian Coast Guard is sending helicopters. Sajjan says organizations including the Red Cross […]
By Jason Contant | February 6, 2024
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Canadian property and casualty insurers may need to review their exposure to e-scooter claims, based on fresh claims emerging in the courts. A Vancouver woman is suing several makers of e-bikes and e-scooters following an apartment fire in 2022 in which her partner died, according to court papers filed at the end of January. The […]
By Phil | February 5, 2024
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A B.C. broker who quit without giving proper notice under his employment contract doesn’t owe his former brokerage any money for damages, because the brokerage couldn’t prove any lost income due to the resignation, the B.C. Civil Resolution Tribunal has ruled. John Fleming Insurance Agency (JFIA) hired Daivik Mehta as an insurance broker in January […]
By David Gambrill | February 5, 2024
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HALIFAX – A local state of emergency remains in effect in parts of Cape Breton as Nova Scotia digs out from one of the heaviest snowfalls in 20 years. On Sunday afternoon, as a stalled low-pressure system continued to dump snow on the island for a second day, the Cape Breton Regional Municipality declared an […]
By Jason Contant | February 5, 2024
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Many consumers facing sharply rising prices for automobiles, gasoline, and auto insurance are looking to save a buck by switching from four wheels to two. Electric standup scooters powered by small motors have become popular with people looking to get around on the cheap. “I see it all the time. I see e-scooters riding on […]
By Phil | February 2, 2024
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VANCOUVER – All three of Metro Vancouver’s local ski hills are closed for a second day at what should be the peak of the season, as a spate of warm, wet weather strips mountains bare. Grouse Mountain and Mount Seymour blame “inclement weather” for the closures, while Cypress Mountain says an “ongoing rain event” has […]
By Jason Contant | February 2, 2024
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Professional services firm KPMG in Canada has purchased an insurance claims practice that offers income replacement benefit and related calculations, as well as commercial loss claims calculations for insurance companies and their customers. The acquisition of the claims practice of BDO Canada effectively doubles the size of KPMG’s regional forensic practice in southwestern Ontario and […]
By Jason Contant | February 2, 2024
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EDMONTON – Alberta’s fire chiefs are “urgently” asking the provincial government to explain how it’s getting ready for the upcoming wildfire season and to release its preparedness strategy. “There is a growing concern among fire chiefs across the province of the lack of communication of what the plan is, allocation of funds compared to previous […]
By Jason Contant | February 1, 2024
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With its taxi clients left in the lurch from insurer market withdrawals, one regional brokerage ventured to improve taxi fleet safety. After conducting research and leveraging data, CMB Insurance Brokers developed a loss program using telematics to ensure its clients could remain covered by the primary market. CMB is a commercial brokerage covering various auto […]
By Alyssa DiSabatino | January 31, 2024
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The flood and avalanche risks remain elevated throughout British Columbia’s South Coast, where atmospheric rivers continue to bring heavy rains along with unseasonably warm temperatures. B.C.’s River Forecast Centre is maintaining a flood warning for the Squamish River, saying flows had reached somewhere between a two- and five-year return period at a gauge near Brackendale, […]
By Jason Contant | January 30, 2024
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