Joint Fundraiser by CIAA/CICMA

Tom DeLong, CIAA, and Tim Vanderwillik, first vice president of the Bluenose — Atlantic Chapter — of the Canadian Insurance Claims Managers Association (CICMA), presented Barb Dunphy-Gottell, executive director of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Foundation, with a cheque for $5,000. The money was raised during the joint CIAA/CICMA conference in June 2008.

July 31, 2009 | Last updated on October 1, 2024
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Tom DeLong, CIAA, and Tim Vanderwillik, first vice president of the Bluenose — Atlantic Chapter — of the Canadian Insurance Claims Managers Association (CICMA), presented Barb Dunphy-Gottell, executive director of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Foundation, with a cheque for $5,000. The money was raised during the joint CIAA/CICMA conference in June 2008.

Captain Obvious: Premiums will rise after 2024’s loss year

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Captain Obvious: Premiums will rise after 2024’s loss year

If one consequence of insurers paying out $7.6 billion in claims damage for severe weather events isn’t obvious enough, P&C insurance industry professionals are spelling it out: consumers can expect to see their property premiums increase sometime in the near future.  “I’m happy to be in an industry that’s trying to actually meet the consumer’s […]

By Alyssa DiSabatino | September 20, 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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