On the Move (September 01, 2004)

Marshall and Swift/Boeckh announces the appointment of insurance industry veteran Klaas Westera to the role of business manager for Canadian operations. Westera has been involved in insurance industry technology for over 25 years, including four years as president of the Centre for Study of Insurance Operations (CSIO). Custard Insurance Adjusters Canada Inc. has appointed Tracey […]

August 31, 2004 | Last updated on October 1, 2024
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Klass Westera|Tracey Vandervies
Klass Westera|Tracey Vandervies

Marshall and Swift/Boeckh announces the appointment of insurance industry veteran Klaas Westera to the role of business manager for Canadian operations. Westera has been involved in insurance industry technology for over 25 years, including four years as president of the Centre for Study of Insurance Operations (CSIO).

Custard Insurance Adjusters Canada Inc. has appointed Tracey Vandervies as branch manager of its Sarnia office. She brings 18 years insurance industry experience to the new position, and has been with the Sarnia office for four years.

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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A cyber side effect of the CrowdStrike outage

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A cyber side effect of the CrowdStrike outage

Although direct insured losses from the CrowdStrike software update error weren’t as large as expected, threat actors did try capitalizing on the resulting ‘blue screen of death’ errors to maximize damage, a CFC executive said during a recent webinar. On the morning of July 19, endpoint security company CrowdStrike released an update to its Falcon […]

By Jason Contant | September 10, 2024

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U.S. insurer enters Canada with affluent homeowners’ insurance, to offer auto in 2025

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U.S. insurer enters Canada with affluent homeowners’ insurance, to offer auto in 2025

U.S. property and casualty insurer PURE Insurance has expanded into Canada with home insurance for affluent homeowners whose properties are worth between $2 million and $100 million. Privilege Underwriters Reciprocal Exchange (PURE) announced its first international expansion outside of the U.S. on Monday with the launch of a Toronto office that will begin offering home […]

By Jason Contant | September 9, 2024

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