CIAA Pacific Region

The CIAA Pacific Region held its executive meeting on Apr. 22, 2009. From left to right: Evan Miles, Lisa McCabe, Mike Gojevic, Clayton McKay, Alan Hart, Bob Scott, Greg Thierman, Reno Daigle. Jim Eso, Pacific Region president, is taking the picture. • The CIAA Pacific Region, in partnership with the Insurance Institute of British Columbia, […]

May 31, 2009 | Last updated on October 1, 2024
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The CIAA Pacific Region held its executive meeting on Apr. 22, 2009. From left to right: Evan Miles, Lisa McCabe, Mike Gojevic, Clayton McKay, Alan Hart, Bob Scott, Greg Thierman, Reno Daigle. Jim Eso, Pacific Region president, is taking the picture. •

The CIAA Pacific Region, in partnership with the Insurance Institute of British Columbia, presented a seminar Apr. 22 on Mediation: Soft Skill, Hard Science. David P. Stark, B. Ed., LLB., FCIP was the presenter. •

Why insurers won their dispute over a $50-million excess policy

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Why insurers won their dispute over a $50-million excess policy

An insured is not entitled to coverage on a “claims made and reported” excess liability policy when it failed to report the claim to the excess insurer within the policy period, Ontario’s Appeal Court has confirmed. The insured, a law firm, argued it was entitled to professional liability coverage despite “imperfect compliance” with the claim […]

By David Gambrill | September 18, 2024

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After Calgary’s record-breaking storm, do homeowners have proper hail coverage?

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After Calgary’s record-breaking storm, do homeowners have proper hail coverage?

This summer’s hailstorm that caused over $2.8 billion in damage across the city of Calgary helps raise the question: do homeowners have sufficient coverage for their risk?  “Most home insurance policies cover damage caused by hailstorms, however the extent of the coverage and what the policy covers can vary,” says Steven Harris, licensed insurance broker […]

By Alyssa DiSabatino | September 24, 2024

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How record-high Cat season will impact reinsurance renewals

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How record-high Cat season will impact reinsurance renewals

About half of the Canadian P&C insurance industry’s projected $7.7 billion in losses due to four natural disasters over the summer will be covered by reinsurance, a reinsurance broker told the National Insurance Conference of Canada (NICC) in Vancouver Tuesday. “We can observe that about 50% of the losses coming out those four main events […]

By David Gambrill | September 26, 2024

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