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Peel Regional Police are investigating a domestic homicide near Toronto, after finding a woman who is believed to be a Canadian senior insurance executive pronounced dead at the scene. Police say they received a call for a disturbance in the area of Galbraith Drive and Barwell Road in Mississauga, Ont., on Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020, […]
By David Gambrill | October 9, 2020
2 min read
TORONTO – The consortium building a light-rail transit line across Toronto said Thursday that it was taking the provincial government to court over alleged delays and cost overruns related to COVID-19. Crosslinx Transit Solutions said it had filed an application with the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, arguing that provincial transit agency Metrolinx and Infrastructure […]
By Jason Contant | October 9, 2020
3 min read
Canada isn’t known for political violence compared to other parts of the world, but it’s a growing trend that has at least one insurer keeping its eye on developments. This year has seen an increase in political demonstrations in both Canada and the United States for a number of causes, although our neighbours to the […]
By Adam Malik | October 8, 2020
British Columbia motorists would probably benefit from more choice in auto insurance if it means they can start doing more things by phone and online, suggests the co-founder of an online price comparison site. With the provincial election scheduled Oct. 24, B.C.’s opposition Liberal party reiterated Tuesday its call to allow more competition against the […]
By Greg Meckbach | October 8, 2020
B.C.’s Court of Appeal overturned a decision Wednesday against BCAA Insurance Corporation in a case that turned on the crucial difference between an “omission” and a “misrepresentation” in a home insurance application. Ultimately, the B.C. Court of Appeal ordered a retrial in the case, having found that the trial judge had made overriding errors in […]
By David Gambrill | October 8, 2020
5 min read
Employees across Canada are feeling more burned out now than they were a year ago, according to one survey, while other reports highlight mental health challenges as the COVID-19 pandemic drags on. Professionals report that they are drowning in work and feeling drained these days, according to staffing firm Robert Half. Fully one-third of employees […]
OTTAWA – The federal privacy czar says the COVID-19 pandemic is underscoring weaknesses in the law that place the personal information of Canadians at risk. In his annual report presented to Parliament today, privacy commissioner Daniel Therrien warns the pandemic is fuelling rapid societal and economic changes at a time when outdated laws provide inadequate […]
By Jason Contant | October 8, 2020
1 min read
An American auto insurer has partnered directly with a car manufacturer to get access to driver data and provide insurance coverage based on that information — and one Canadian expert thinks it’s a viable idea that could gain traction here. U.S. auto insurer Metromile recently announced a partnership with Ford Motor Company to provide owners […]
By Adam Malik | October 7, 2020
HEATHERTON, N.L. – A number of buildings are on fire in the small town of Heatherton, N.L. Muriel Brown works at the local Home Hardware store and says all she sees is smoke and flames when she steps out of the store. Local RCMP first tweeted a public advisory that a vacant house was on […]
By Jason Contant | October 7, 2020
The good news is that Canada has stringent rules around food and consumer products, which makes it no surprise that there can be many recalls. The flip side, however, is that insuring for recalls is taking its toll on the property and casualty industry, even pushing many out of the space entirely. Food and automotive […]
By Adam Malik | October 6, 2020
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