Coming Events (February 01, 1999)

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. Canadian Insurance Accountants Association: Seminar & Luncheon. Contact the CIAA at 905-274-2422. Toronto Hilton Hotel, Toronto, ON. Mar. 10. […]

January 31, 1999 | Last updated on October 1, 2024
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During October, 1998, the Toronto Insurance Women's Association held its annual Insurance Information Week at the Hillcrest Mall, Pickering Town Centre and the Erin Mills Town Centre. Pictured from the Hillcrest Mall are (left to right) Val Lewis, Cheryl Morton, Norma Evans, Pam Skinner, Yvonne Lincoln, Genny Huta and Bonita Kearns; (kneeling in front) Frances McCaul.
During October, 1998, the Toronto Insurance Women’s Association held its annual Insurance Information Week at the Hillcrest Mall, Pickering Town Centre and the Erin Mills Town Centre. Pictured from the Hillcrest Mall are (left to right) Val Lewis, Cheryl Morton, Norma Evans, Pam Skinner, Yvonne Lincoln, Genny Huta and Bonita Kearns; (kneeling in front) Frances McCaul.

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.

Canadian Insurance Accountants Association: Seminar & Luncheon. Contact the CIAA at 905-274-2422. Toronto Hilton Hotel, Toronto, ON. Mar. 10.

Ontario Insurance Adjusters Association: Dinner Meeting. Contact OIAA at 905-542-0576 for information. Toronto Colony Hotel, Toronto, ON. Mar. 10.

Speakers Club of the Insurance Institute of Ontario: “Final Encounter (Wrapping it up)”. Contact Rejeanne Dorion at 416-350-4137. Toronto, ON. Mar. 15.

Blue Goose Luncheon. For information, call 416-665-1311. Royal York Hotel, Toronto, ON. Mar. 15.

Ontario Risk & Insurance Management Society: Monthly Business Meeting and Breakfast. Contact Marlene Jones at 416-215-4288. Toronto Marriott Eaton Centre Hotel, Toronto, ON. Mar. 29.

Institute for International Research: Year 2000 Liability and Contingency Planning. Contact Institute for International Research at (416) 928-1078. Holiday Inn On King, Toronto, ON. Mar. 29-31.

Women in Insurance Cancer Crusade: Fundraising Dinner. Contact WICC at 416-366-7600. Sheraton Centre, Toronto, ON. Mar. 31.

Risk and Insurance Management Society: Annual Conference & Exhibition. For more information contact RIMS at 800-713-7467. Dallas, TX. Apr. 11-16.

Blue Goose Luncheon. For more information, call 416-665-1311. Royal York Hotel, Toronto, ON. Apr. 19.

Speakers Club of the Insurance Institute of Ontario: “The Great Debate”. Contact Rejeanne Dorion at 416-350-4137. Toronto, ON. Apr. 19.

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 […]

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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

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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 […]

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