Coming Events (December 01, 2002)

Announcements in Coming Events are run free of charge as a service to the industry. Items should be submitted by the first of the month prior to the month in which the announcement is to appear. To post events online, visit www.canadianunderwriter.ca and click on “Submit Your Event”. TIWA Dinner Meeting. Toronto, ON. For information […]

November 30, 2002 | Last updated on October 1, 2024
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Announcements in Coming Events are run free of charge as a service to the industry. Items should be submitted by the first of the month prior to the month in which the announcement is to appear. To post events online, visit www.canadianunderwriter.ca and click on “Submit Your Event”.

TIWA Dinner Meeting. Toronto, ON. For information contact Josie Van Ryswyck at (416) 229-5438. January 21.

ORIMS Professional Development Day. Toronto, ON. for details contact Bruce Tainsh at 416-979-6231 or email Bruce.Tainsh@sunlife.com. January 23.

Successfully Managing Terrorism Insurance Risk, Post 9/11. New York, NY. For details contact Vijay Bajaj at 312-466-5774 or email vijay.bajaj@wcbf.com. January 28 to 29.

Managing IT Security Risk. Toronto, ON., To register call 416-944-8833 or visit www.strategyinstitute.com. February 4 to 5.

CICMA/CIAA Joint Conference. Toronto, ON. For information call Santo Carbone at 519 578 5540 or email santo.carbone@crawco.ca. February 4.

OIAA Conference and Exposition. Toronto, ON. For details email Jackie Johnston-Schnurr at jdjschnurr@rogers.com. February 5.

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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