Industry

Auto sales in best showing since outbreak

TORONTO – Auto sales in September were 2.4 per cent higher than a year earlier, marking the best month for dealers since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. DesRosiers Automotive Consultants Inc. said on Thursday that 169,876 light vehicles were sold in September, up from 166,488 in September 2019. Andrew King, the managing partner of […]

By Jason Contant | October 6, 2020

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Fairfax welcomes back former Canadian governor general to its board

Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. announced Monday that former Governor General of Canada David Johnston is back on its board of directors. Johnston had to step down from the Fairfax board when he became Governor General of Canada in 2010, the Toronto-based holdings company said Monday. Fairfax owns more than a dozen insurers including Toronto-based Northbridge, […]

By Greg Meckbach | October 5, 2020

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Insurers, collision repairers tout benefits of proposed mandatory certification

A push to require Ontario collision repair shops to meet minimum standards when repairing vehicles is expected to even out the playing field, make the claims process run more smoothly, help client satisfaction, make roads safer, and potentially bring down auto insurance premiums. Canadian Underwriter talked about these projected benefits of certification with J.F. Champagne, […]

By Adam Malik | October 5, 2020

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Governments shouldn’t shield essential workers from COVID-19

This article was originally published on The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Disclosure information is available on the original site. ___ Essential workers are the heroes of the COVID-19 pandemic. Civil servants, health-care workers, cleaning staff and grocery store employees work hard, risking infection, often for […]

By Jason Contant | October 5, 2020

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