The Insurance Institute of Ontario’s Toronto Convocation & Awards Night

Rt. Honorable Adrienne Clarkson, former governor general of Canada, was the keynote speaker at The Insurance Institute of Ontario’s Toronto Convocation & Awards Night on Jan. 24, 2008. She spoke to the group of nearly 200 graduates and their guests about her journey of triumph and turmoil from a war refugee to governor general of […]

March 31, 2008 | Last updated on October 1, 2024
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Rt. Honorable Adrienne Clarkson, former governor general of Canada, was the keynote speaker at The Insurance Institute of Ontario’s Toronto Convocation & Awards Night on Jan. 24, 2008. She spoke to the group of nearly 200 graduates and their guests about her journey of triumph and turmoil from a war refugee to governor general of Canada, inspiring graduates as they prepare to embark upon their own careers. About 800 guests and graduates attended the graduation of new Chartered Insurance Professionals, Fellow Chartered Insurance Professionals, General Insurance Essentials students and Continuing Professional Development students. It was held in the John Bassett Theatre at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. •

Why insurers won their dispute over a $50-million excess policy

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Why insurers won their dispute over a $50-million excess policy

An insured is not entitled to coverage on a “claims made and reported” excess liability policy when it failed to report the claim to the excess insurer within the policy period, Ontario’s Appeal Court has confirmed. The insured, a law firm, argued it was entitled to professional liability coverage despite “imperfect compliance” with the claim […]

By David Gambrill | September 18, 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?

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Former Definity adjuster disciplined for $102K embezzlement scheme

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Former Definity adjuster disciplined for $102K embezzlement scheme

Quebec’s P&C insurance regulator has found a former insurance adjuster guilty of an embezzlement scheme, in which he faked client claims and siphoned more than $100,000 in claims payments from Definity into his own bank accounts. The Chambre de l’assurance de dommages (ChAD) says the former Definity adjuster, Tresor Luyeye, committed 13 Code of Conduct […]

By David Gambrill | September 20, 2024

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