The Insurance Brokers Association of Alberta’s Annual Convention

More than 65 exhibitors turned out for the trade show and strolling dinner opening the Insurance Brokers Association of Alberta (IBAA)’s 2011 Annual Convention in Jasper, Alberta on May 15. The three-day event featured the IBAA’s annual general meeting, as well as a keynote address by Jeremy Gutsche of TrendHunter.com. Gutsche’s speech encouraged insurance industry […]

June 30, 2011 | Last updated on October 1, 2024
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More than 65 exhibitors turned out for the trade show and strolling dinner opening the Insurance Brokers Association of Alberta (IBAA)’s 2011 Annual Convention in Jasper, Alberta on May 15. The three-day event featured the IBAA’s annual general meeting, as well as a keynote address by Jeremy Gutsche of TrendHunter.com. Gutsche’s speech encouraged insurance industry representatives to find ways to innovate during times of change. Karen Rutherford, an insurance broker for 23 years and a consultant in adult education and risk management, led an education seminar on May 17, entitled Social Media: Should Brokers Be Pursuing Clients on Facebook?

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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