Ontario Insurance Adjusters Association

The Ontario Insurance Adjusters Association (OIAA) held their Claims 2008 Conference & Professional Development Seminars on Jan. 30 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. Held in conjunction with the conference, OIAA once again hosted a Claims 2008 Career Fair, bringing together insurance company and independent adjusting firm employees. More than 100 insurance-program students from both […]

March 31, 2008 | Last updated on October 1, 2024
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The Ontario Insurance Adjusters Association (OIAA) held their Claims 2008 Conference & Professional Development Seminars on Jan. 30 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. Held in conjunction with the conference, OIAA once again hosted a Claims 2008 Career Fair, bringing together insurance company and independent adjusting firm employees. More than 100 insurance-program students from both Mohawk College in Hamilton, Ontario and Fanshawe College in London, Ontario attended the annual event. •

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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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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Why Calgary’s hailstorm could send more Alberta auto insurers to the exits

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Why Calgary’s hailstorm could send more Alberta auto insurers to the exits

Calgary’s record-setting hailstorm in August may send more of the province’s auto insurers heading for the exits, Insurance Bureau of Canada warned Thursday. “The Calgary hailstorm will add $900 million in unexpected claims cost pressures at a time when Alberta’s auto insurance system is in crisis due to the province’s rate cap,” Aaron Sutherland, IBC’s […]

By David Gambrill | September 19, 2024

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