The 2009-10 Canadian Insurance Claims Managers’ Association (CICMA) National Delegates

back row: Peadar Mulhall (Southern Alberta chapter); Dieter Mayer (Ontario chapter); Wes Moroziuk, (Saskatewan chapter); Ron Bouwmeister, out-going past president; Ralph Best, past president (Newfoundland chapter); Lynn Ross (Bluenose chapter); Robert Hertner, treasurer (Ottawa chapter) front row: Claude Joicoeur (Quebec chapter); Mavis Haws, secretary, (Ontario chapter); Diane Prendegast, (Northern Alberta); Rick Cicin (New Brunswick chapter); […]

November 30, 2009 | Last updated on October 1, 2024
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back row: Peadar Mulhall (Southern Alberta chapter); Dieter Mayer (Ontario chapter); Wes Moroziuk, (Saskatewan chapter); Ron Bouwmeister, out-going past president; Ralph Best, past president (Newfoundland chapter); Lynn Ross (Bluenose chapter); Robert Hertner, treasurer (Ottawa chapter) front row: Claude Joicoeur (Quebec chapter); Mavis Haws, secretary, (Ontario chapter); Diane Prendegast, (Northern Alberta); Rick Cicin (New Brunswick chapter); Sharon Clark (Ontario chapter); Linda Brunette, president, (Quebec chapter); Lyndon Friesen, vice president, (Manitoba chapter)

A different type of auto fraud

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A different type of auto fraud

Although preliminary reports suggest auto theft in Canada is decreasing in 2024, another issue of concern is emerging for auto insurers: a surge in fraudulent credit applications. Automotive application fraud is up 54% year-over-year in Canada, largely driven by falsified credit applications and the continued prevalence of identity theft, consumer credit reporting agency Equifax Canada […]

By Jason Contant | 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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Will CrowdStrike event trigger a cyber hard market?

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Will CrowdStrike event trigger a cyber hard market?

July’s CrowdStrike flawed software update that affected an estimated 8.5 million Windows devices shouldn’t trigger the next cyber hard market or lead to significant rate increases, a cybersecurity expert said during a recent webinar. “I don’t think this one’s going to accelerate a hard market,” said James Burns, head of cyber strategy at CFC. “It […]

By Jason Contant | September 17, 2024

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