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Insurers add voice to call for capital tax elimination

Insurers, represented by the Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC), were among those calling for the elimination of capital taxes in a submission to the federal government’s Standing Committee on Finance.A new association of business groups known as the Association for the Abolition of Capital Taxes (AACT) made the submission urging the tax be immediately repealed.The […]

By Canadian Underwriter | November 18, 2002

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Goran continues slow climb out of red

Despite posting a loss for the third quarter 2002, Toronto-based Goran Capital (TSE: GNC; OTCBB: GNCNF) seems poised for a rebound. This year’s net loss of $3.32 million, or $0.62 per share, for the quarter ending September 30 is a vast improvement over the loss of $9.04 million, or $1.57 per share, reported last year […]

By Canadian Underwriter | November 18, 2002

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Co-operators 3-Q loss promises at future recovery

The Co-operators General Insurance Co. (TSX: CCS.PR.A) produced a net loss of $3.3 million for the third quarter of this year compared with an after-tax profit of $267,000 for the same period a year prior. The insurer’s net income for the first nine months of this amounted to $1.4 million, a significant turnaround from the […]

By Canadian Underwriter | November 15, 2002

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III puts tornado losses at US$290 million

Tornadoes and windstorms sweeping across several U.S. states earlier this week could cost insurers US$290 million, says the Insurance Information Institute (III).The figure comes from preliminary survey data provided by AIR Worldwide, a subsidiary of the Insurance Services Office (ISO), focused on catastrophe modeling. The III notes the storms could figure among the top five […]

By Canadian Underwriter | November 15, 2002

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