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Loss Adjusters at a Crossroads

It's time to end our professional image as claims "processors"

December 31, 2005

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Annus horribilis

2005: A Record-Breaking Year for Disasters

December 31, 2005

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Well Dave, it doesn’t look as we’ll be getting to the West Coast tonight after all.” My boss Fred Wilson and I were walking towards the airport lounge. We had been sitting together on a plane when, halfway to our destination, the captain made an announcement telling us we had to make an unscheduled landing. […]

December 31, 2005

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Aftermarket parts approved for collision repair (January 01, 2006)

At a recent meeting of the National Conference of Insurance Legislators (NCOIL), the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) adopted a resolution on aftermarket parts and renewed a model law on credit scoring on the premise that these actions will strike a practical balance between consumer protection, competition and sound underwriting principles. The resolution […]

December 31, 2005

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Integro names new prinicpal, head of construction

Integro (Canada) Ltd. recently named Suzanne Cuillerier as principal and head of construction in the Montral office. Cuillerier brings over 25 years of experience in the property and casualty brokerage sector including eight years at Willis Canada where she most recently served as senior vice president and director of the construction division. In addition, she […]

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Dominion picks Guidewire for claims-handling technology

The Dominion of Canada General Insurance Company, a property and casualty insurer of cars, homes, and businesses across Canada, has selected Guidewire ClaimCenter as its next-generation claims processing system.The ClaimCenter is a product of Guidewire Software, a provider of technological solutions to property and casualty and workers’ compensation insurers. Recognizing what it calls “the limitations […]

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Optimum merges two subsidiaries

Optimum General Inc. (TSX:OGI.SV.A) recently merged two of its property and casualty insurance subsidiaries Optimum Frontier Insurance Company (Ontario) and Optimum Insurance Company Inc. (Qubec). The company that will represent the merging of these two subsidiaries Optimum Insurance Company Inc., and its French version Optimum Societe d’Assurance inc. will be governed by the laws of […]

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Views (December 01, 2005)

Boys, girls and ghouls alike gathered this ghastly October, with canned food offerings in claw, at the York Event Theatre to celebrate All Hallows Eve at Enterprise Rent-A-Car’s 4th annual Halloween costume party. Not only was the night a fabulous fright of great prizes, food and music, it also scared up a generous delight of […]

November 30, 2005

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SGI moves into Alberta

The province of Saskatchewan recently gave Saskatchewan Government Insurance Canada $21 million to help them move into the competitive insurance industry that characterizes Alberta, according to the provincially owned Company.SGI will initiate operations in Alberta in spring 2006, at which time its Alberta-based business will sell home and property insurance through its SCISL subsidiary.SGI is […]

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Aftermarket parts approved for collision repair (November 23, 2005)

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