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The Property Casualty Underwriters Club (PCUC) held its Spring Thaw on April 30 at the Rosewater Room in Toronto. The annual event added some sunshine to everyone’s day. Attendees warmed up to great company, cocktails, food and special entertainment.
May 31, 2009
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WICC Ontario held its 13th annual gala dinner — Zen Garden — on Apr. 8, 2009 at The Westin Harbour Castle Hotel in Toronto. WICC Dinner co-chair and evening emcee Michael Butler introduced WICC co-chairs Carolyn Horan and Jean Faulkner, who presented Peter Goodhand, president of the Canadian Cancer Society, Ontario Division, with a cheque […]
April 30, 2009
YEAR 2008 AMONG WORST FOR GLOBAL CAT LOSSES Year 2008 was one of the worst for catastrophe losses, according to Swiss Re, with global insurers paying out US$52.5 billion in property claims. The total impact on the economy caused by natural and man-made catastrophes around the world added up to US$269 billion, according to a […]
March 31, 2009
Perhaps the Number 1 reason why mediations fail is the insurer's failure to bring sufficient authority to settle the claim.
February 28, 2009
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MSA UPDATE: INDUSTRY’S UNDERWRITING INCOME FALLS 32.7% Canada’s property and casualty industry (excluding most AMF-regulated companies) has seen its 2008 ninemonth underwriting net income fall 32.7% over the same period last year, according to MSA Research Inc. MSA’s numbers show the industry reporting an overall net income of Cdn$2.3 billion in the first nine months […]
December 31, 2008
The loss adjusting field has a great deal of resources available to it when it comes to teaching technical knowledge, but the resources dry up when it comes to teaching the critical skill of "bedside manner."
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Celebrating its 10 years of existence, the Chartered Insurance Professional (CIP) Society is working to further elevate the professionals of the insurance industry.
November 30, 2008
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Manitoba's insurance brokers showed their collective strength as negotiators in working out a new compensation deal with the province's public auto insurer.
Munich Reinsurance Company of Canada hosted a climate change exhibit at its head office in Toronto during the last week of October and the first week of November 2008. The exhibit offered people the opportunity to stop, have a look at the display and learn how climate change is affecting the property and casualty industry […]
The Centre for Studies in Insurance Operations (CSIO) is switching service providers this month for its upload/download system, CSIOnet. All insurance brokers, companies and vendors that use the network must change their IP address setting on Friday, Nov. 21, 2008, to ensure their business continues uninterrupted. The change is intended to improve service for approximately […]
October 31, 2008
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