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: Annual Conference. Contact Paul Mann at 905-274-2722. The Prince Edward Hotel, Charlottetown, PEI. Sept. 19-22. […]
August 31, 1999
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Over the past decade sexual abuse claims in institutional environments have become one of the most troublesome areas of civil litigation. In particular, insurers underwriting risks involving many of Canada's most respected not for profit, charitable and religious organizations are now find themselves confronted by catastrophic personal injury claims involving serious allegations from past decades.
August 31, 1999
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Canadian automobile insurers wrote a combined $9.3 billion in earned premiums in 1998 while incurring losses of $7.0 billion. This 77.45 loss ratio ranks second only to accident & sickness as the worst loss experience category among all property & casualty business. Factoring in an industry average expense ratio of 32.29, this boosts the total […]
August 31, 1999
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Following a lengthy period of stagnation, pricing within the U.S. reinsurance market seems to have stabilized, with even some evidence in the market of rate increases. However, until the market's excess capacity is depleted, buyers of reinsurance will continue to enjoy the benefits of highly competitive pricing.
August 31, 1999
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Global broker Willis Canada has divested its Ottawa area commercial accounts to regional broker Binks Insurance Brokers Ltd. in a move industry observers suggest could be a sign of things to come in the commercial brokerage sector. Terms of the deal were not announced, but Henry Binks, president of Binks Insurance, says total premiums after […]
August 31, 1999
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Recent years have seen the emergence of ethical issues relating to multi-disciplinary professional firms such as lawyers and accountants. Questions have been raised over the role such organizations play in providing global services to companies such as insurers while maintaining confidentiality of the information handled and thereby avoiding potential conflicts of interest. A recent legal case has drawn a clearer picture of this ethical debate.
July 31, 1999
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Webster’s New Collegiate dictionary defines the word “risk” as being “the chance of loss or the perils to the subject matter of an insurance contract”. It also defines “management” as “the act or art of managing: control or direction.” Dictionaries, like many communication tools, are in practice subject to local interpretation. It was therefore highly […]
July 31, 1999
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With e-commerce widely predicted to explode into the mainstream world of business in coming years, the lure of “getting into the ‘net game” before it becomes too late is almost irresistible for most companies. In particular, the Internet is expected to play a critical future role in the selling and shaping of financial service products, […]
July 31, 1999
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The early 20th century was a revolutionary time for the fine art community, with “modern artists” such as Henri Matisse carrying forward the early exploration attempts of the impressionist painters in testing conventional “realist” theory. In many respects, the modern art movement lead by Matisse — dubbed “the fauvists” (the primitives) by shocked French critics […]
July 31, 1999
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There is a patriotic undertone to this year's Canadian Risk & Insurance Management Society (CRIMS) national conference -- "Risk on the Rock" -- which will be held in St. John's Newfoundland this coming September. In addition to hosting one of Canada's premier national conferences, the province is also celebrating its fiftieth year of Canadian confederacy.
July 31, 1999
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