Risk

Sophistication in practice required for good risk managment

In light of today’s demanding global economy corporate risk managers must begin implementing more sophisticated loss prevention policies and processes, according to a presentation at the recent 2006 Industrial Fire World Conference in Baton Rouge.The speaker, chemical technical specialist for GE Insurance Solutions Gloal asset protection services unit Luis Arango, says that such endeavors will […]

By Canadian Underwriter | April 3, 2006

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Truckers call for better enforcement against speeding trucks

The Canadian Trucking Alliance recently called upon the country’s provincial governments to take action on the problem of speeding trucks. The alliance, a federation of Canada’s provincial trucking associations, has endorsed a national policy to pass a law enforcing the mandatory activation of speed limiters on all trucks operating in, out and within a Canadian […]

March 31, 2006

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Social Host Hangover

All eyes are on the Supreme Court, as it ponders social host liquor liability

March 31, 2006

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Building a Village to Raise a Child

Toronto Insurance Conference helps the Community Safety Village of York Region educate children in the ways of safety

March 31, 2006

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Weathering the Storm (April 01, 2006)

Katrina. Rita. Wilma. These names are now associated with some of the worst – and most costly – natural disasters in history. On a global scale, natural catastrophes and man-made disasters set records in 2005. Hurricanes might have captured headlines, but each geographic area had its own set of issues – from mudslides in Switzerland […]

March 31, 2006

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Protection Through Paperwork

Reading the Canadian Council of Insurance Regulators’ (CCIR) latest consultation paper on ‘Managing Conflicts of Interest’ brings to mind a story about an absurd aspect of compelled disclosure, as told by Uruguayan writer Eduardo Galeano. Galeano relates the story of when he attempted to flee Uruguay’s dictatorship of 1973-84. He applied for a visa to […]

March 31, 2006

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Moves (April 01, 2006)

Ellen J. Moore, president and CEO of Chubb Insurance Company of Canada, is among the winners of the 2006 McGill Management Achievement Awards. At a February ceremony held in Montral, Moore joined Auditor General of Canada Sheila Fraser, Cirque du Soleil President Daniel Lamarre and Pratt & Whitney CEO Alain Bellemare as a recipient of […]

March 31, 2006

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Insurance Web sites not up to par

According to the Internet Standards Assessment Report (ISAR) released by the Web Marketing Association, The insurance industry has underperformed the overall industry benchmark in six of the past nine years, according to the Internet Standards Assessment Report (ISAR). The report, published by the Web Marketing Association, says the underperformance is evident in the three-year criteria […]

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Kingsway’s outlook stable

A.M. Best Co. has removed Kingsway Financial Services Inc.’s issuer credit rating from under review, assigning it a rating of “bbb-.”In addition, Kingsway received the debt rating of “bbb-” on its CDN$78 million 8.25% senior unsecured debentures, which are due in 2007. A.M. Best assigned both ratings a stable outlook. Kingsway’s subsidiary holding company, Kingsway […]

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