Assurex Global grows in Canada

International broker Assurex Global has expanded in Canada with the addition of a Vancouver-based brokerage. Shaw Sabey & Associates Ltd. is one of the largest privately-held brokerages in B.C. and deals in a range of insurance and risk management products for businesses including associations, retail, marine, industrial and construction.Assurex Global Partners are self-managed independent brokerages, […]

By Canadian Underwriter | January 30, 2003 | Last updated on October 2, 2024
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International broker Assurex Global has expanded in Canada with the addition of a Vancouver-based brokerage. Shaw Sabey & Associates Ltd. is one of the largest privately-held brokerages in B.C. and deals in a range of insurance and risk management products for businesses including associations, retail, marine, industrial and construction.Assurex Global Partners are self-managed independent brokerages, but have preferred relationships with certain carriers. Only one partnership is formed in each market.The Vancouver addition coincides with new partnerships in Ecuador, New Zealand and Nashville, Tennessee. Assurex now have more than 130 offices worldwide.

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Yukon gets $45M to prevent Whitehorse-area landslides, more money for flood recovery

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Yukon gets $45M to prevent Whitehorse-area landslides, more money for flood recovery

The federal government is contributing $45 million to help prevent landslides along the Whitehorse Escarpment with the aim to protect the land under Whitehorse International Airport and its access road to the Yukon’s capital. The escarpment has been plagued by landslides in the last several years, prompting the construction of a protective barrier along the […]

By Jason Contant | May 7, 2024

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Regulator defends use of territories for rating auto insurance

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Regulator defends use of territories for rating auto insurance

Ontario’s auto insurance regulator is allowing insurers to explore different ways to rate for territories other than the standard — and rigid — postal code method, but the regulator won’t be banning territorial rates, the regulator’s top exec confirmed Monday. Mark White, CEO of Ontario’s Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA), addressed a question about the […]

By David Gambrill | March 4, 2024

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Earthquakes Canada receives hundreds of reports in B.C. after 4.9 magnitude quake

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Earthquakes Canada receives hundreds of reports in B.C. after 4.9 magnitude quake

VICTORIA – Earthquakes Canada says a 4.9 magnitude earthquake was recorded Sunday afternoon and public reports poured in from hundreds of kilometres away from the event’s epicentre. John Cassidy, a seismologist with Natural Resources Canada, says people over a “very wide region” of the province have reported feeling the earthquake, which hit just before 3:30 […]

By Jason Contant | December 18, 2023

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