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Honourary Life Member and FCIAA

John R. Smith, Crawford & Company (Canada) Inc., was inaugurated as an honourary life member during the 2009 CIAA Annual Conference in Montreal. This membership is the association’s highest honour bestowed upon only those members that have gone over and above in serving and furthering the objectives of the association. Smith joined the CIAA in […]

September 30, 2009

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Northern Exposure

How a summer in the North and a gamble on the part of a business owner leads to a future in insurance for one student.

September 30, 2009

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The Winds Of Change

Strong winds blew through southwestern Ontario on Aug. 20, intensifying as they moved east. The winds created a solid north-to-south line of thunderstorms extending from North Bay through southern and central Ontario, to well south of the lower Great Lakes. Seventeen tornadoes emerged from that storm cell, tying the Aug. 2, 2006 record set for […]

September 30, 2009

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Mitigating Loss Costs

For most risk managers, the majority of claims that come across the desk are casualty losses. They are of higher volume and more time-consuming than property losses, James Giffen, director of the Global Technical Services (GTS) division at Crawford & Company (Canada) Inc., said during a seminar at the RIMS Canada Conference. Property losses, however, […]

September 30, 2009

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