CICMA/CIAA Ontario’s 40th Annual Joint Conference

CICMA/CIAA Ontario’s 40th Annual Joint Conference was held at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre on Jan. 29. Emcee Brian Maltman opened the meeting and introduced the various speakers of the day. The session began with a few words from CIAA Ontario president John Seyler and CICMA Ontario president John Saragosa. Speakers of the conference included: […]

March 31, 2008 | Last updated on October 1, 2024
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CICMA/CIAA Ontario’s 40th Annual Joint Conference was held at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre on Jan. 29. Emcee Brian Maltman opened the meeting and introduced the various speakers of the day. The session began with a few words from CIAA Ontario president John Seyler and CICMA Ontario president John Saragosa. Speakers of the conference included: Peter Thorn (The Co-operators); John Sharoun (Crawford & Company [Canada] Inc.); John Chippendale (Integro Insurance Brokers); Brian Elkin (Lavery deBilly LLP); Peter Hohman (Insurance Institute of Canada); and Mike Jones (Mike Jones & Associates). .

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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Entering a car to escape assault is not an auto accident

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Entering a car to escape assault is not an auto accident

Ontario’s Licence Appeal Tribunal is tightening up the definition of an auto “accident,” most recently finding that walking to a vehicle, or stepping into the vehicle to protect yourself against an assault, is not the same as the “ordinary use” of a vehicle. For years, personal injury lawyers sued auto insurers for accident benefits simply […]

By David Gambrill | September 13, 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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