Commercial

Manitoba and Saskatchewan strike commercial vehicle registration deal

A new commercial vehicle registration agreement has been struck between the Saskatchewan and Manitoba governments.The new reciprocal agreement will allow commercial trucks, buses and taxis to operate within 16 kilometres of the Saskatchewan-Manitoba border without having to pay for two vehicle registrations or a single trip permit, a Saskatchewan Government Insurance (SGI) release says.We are […]

By Canadian Underwriter | August 1, 2007

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Commercial

What’s New: In Brief (July 06, 2007)

It is absolutely vital that insurers and broker management system vendors continue to move forward with the adoption and implementation of CSIO Standards,” according to a statement released by the Centre for the Study of Insurance Operations (CSIO).The release announced a consensus reached among representatives of insurers, brokers and vendor system companies participating in the […]

By Canadian Underwriter | July 6, 2007

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Commercial

Hub acquires Unity Group Insurance assets in Windsor

Hub International Limited has entered into a definitive purchase agreement to acquire the assets of Unity Group Insurance (Unity), based in Windsor, Ontario. Unity Group is a general insurance brokerage that focuses on commercial and personal insurance products and services. Unity has three offices in Essex County, which will increase the presence of Hub International […]

By Canadian Underwriter | June 25, 2007

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Commercial

Newfoundland brokers seek changes to consumer legislation

Newfoundland brokers are meeting with the province’s superintendent of insurance to discuss the disclosure requirements contained in the province’s January 2007 consumer protection document entitled “Principles for the Sale of Insurance.” “As far as the industry is concerned, especially the brokers here in the province, we feel it puts an onerous requirement on us as […]

March 31, 2007

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Insurers, reinsurers urged to improve communications with public (April 01, 2007)

Insurers and reinsurers need to improve communication with both insureds and government bodies to avoid government intervention and pressure from regulators, says Pierre Ozendo, chairman and CEO of Swiss Re America Corporation. Ozendo met with journalists in a meeting following Swiss Re’s 2007 Canadian Insurance Outlook Breakfast meeting in Toronto. There, he said that although […]

March 31, 2007

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Newfoundland brokers to meet province on disclosure requirements

Newfoundland brokers are meeting with the provinces superintendent of insurance to discuss the disclosure requirements contained in the provinces January 2007 consumer protection document entitled Principles for the Sale of Insurance.As far as the industry is concerned, especially the brokers here in the province, we feel it puts an onerous requirement on us as businesspeople, […]

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Chubb services aircraft coverages

Chubb Corp. and Starr Aviation Agency Inc. recently entered into an agreement to offer clients hull and liability and workers compensation coverages.The terms of this underwriting agreement states that Chubb will provide hull and liability insurance to Starr Aviation’s general aviation clients. In addition, Chubb will provide the Company’s general and commercial aviation clients with […]

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Driver behaviour main cause truck crashes

Commercial vehicle crashes are most commonly caused by the behavior of drivers, according to the Large Truck Crash Causation Study.The study, commissioned by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and conducted with the National Highway Safety Administration, indicates that drivers involved in truck crashes were 10 times more likely to be the cause of those […]

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Pritchard Woodall handles BC ferry claims (September 01, 2005)

Regional adjusting firm Pritchard Woodall & Associates were recently called upon to deal with the aftermath of the Queen of Oak Bay Ferry damaging some 29 vessels and a commercial wharf located at Horseshoe Bay in North Vancouver, BC. Working with the insurers and BC Ferries, Mark Woodall, a principal of Pritchard Woodall & Associates, […]

August 31, 2005

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