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Mitchell International has released a report examining owner/policy-holder’s experience with direct repair programs and the impact on satisfaction and loyalty. According to researchers, in the collision repair industry customer satisfaction and customer loyalty are more closely linked than in other markets. Because of the nature of automotive collisions, the most important transaction a repair shop […]
June 1, 2007
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Ontario’s Court of Appeal has deemed the 2002 biting of an outdoor worker by a West Nile Virus-carrying mosquito an accident and has awarded the worker $130,000 of coverage under his policy. Ryszard Kolbuc was working as a plasterer when he was bitten by the virus-carrying mosquito, rendering him a paraplegic. At the time of […]
The Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction (ICLR) is unveiling a winter storm- and tornado-resistant home in Edmonton, Alberta. The home retrofit includes: anchoring cabinets, office equipment and bedroom furniture to walls; bracing TV stands, televisions and refrigerators with appliance straps; outfitting the washing machine with armoured water supply hoses; anchoring the hot water heater; installing […]
The Co-Operators have donated a Bullard T4 thermal imaging camera to the Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service, with a contribution from Staying Alive Inc.The imaging device is used to identify sources of heat in burning buildings. The hottest objects are tagged with blue spot colour, while the Super Red Hot feature allows firefighters to see heat […]
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There is a 75% chance the 2007 hurricane season will be above normal, according to the NOAA [National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration]. An average season is one in which there are 11 storms, six of which become hurricanes and two of which become major [Category 3-5] hurricanes. “For the 2007 Atlantic hurricane season, scientists predict […]
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The Supreme Court of British Columbia recently awarded a widow $6.4 million, $4.2 million of which was for the potential loss of support due to her husband’s death in a 2002 car accident. In July, 2002 Barry Carter was driving a van owned by his employer, a cable company, when he went into hypoglycaemic shock […]
A recent B.C. Supreme Court jury decision in Rallahan v. Siu and Litt reinforces the need for claimants to provide complete and accurate information when making a claim with auto insurers. The court ruled Balwinder Singh Rallahan failed to provide medical history to the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC) when filing a claim. “It’s […]
The Law Society of Upper Canada is now responsible in law for regulating independent paralegals, including Statutory Accident Benefits Schedule (SABS) representatives. FSCO has been consulting with the law society on how the transition to paralegal regulation by the law society will take place. Currently, SABS representatives are required under the Insurance Act to file […]
The 2007 hurricane season is likely going to be “very active,” with landfall probabilities well above their long-period averages. This is largely due to the rapid dissipation of El Nino conditions, according to researchers at the Colorado State University’s Department of Atmospheric Sciences. The researchers say the probability of at least one major (Category 3-5) […]
May 31, 2007
With spring flooding being a high risk in certain areas of B.C., the Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) is warning people that damage caused by overland flooding cannot be covered by home insurance.”The purpose of insurance is to spread risk amongst many policyholders,” said Lindsay Olson, IBC vice-president, British Columbia and Yukon. “But overland flooding […]
By Canadian Underwriter | May 31, 2007
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