McLarens forms partnership with Montreal adjusting firm

McLarens Canada, a global claims management firm, and Demers Zajac Vena Insurance Adjusters Inc. have formed a partnership between their respective firms effective Sept. 14, 2007. Demers Zajac Vena Insurance Adjusters Inc. is a commercial loss-adjusting group founded in Montreal in 1987. Its president is John Vena. Together with its private equity partner, Granite Partners, […]

September 30, 2007 | Last updated on October 1, 2024
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McLarens Canada, a global claims management firm, and Demers Zajac Vena Insurance Adjusters Inc. have formed a partnership between their respective firms effective Sept. 14, 2007.

Demers Zajac Vena Insurance Adjusters Inc. is a commercial loss-adjusting group founded in Montreal in 1987. Its president is John Vena.

Together with its private equity partner, Granite Partners, McLarens Canada has expanded nationally during the current year by six additional locations in Quebec, British Columbia, Nova Scotia and PEI. The company remains focused on its strategic expansion plans and will continue on this theme throughout 2007 and 2008, according to a release.

“We are committed to moving forward enhancing our ability in offering high quality claims service, third party administration and risk management services to all our clients,” the release reports.

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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