Edmonton, AB January 6, 2010 SPECS Limited, the countrys leading provider of independent property damage valuations and cost control services has opened a new office in Regina, SK. The strategic location and the placement of Marc Poissant, Office Manager, whose extensive knowledge of the construction and restoration markets, will allow the company to better serve […]
By Canadian Underwriter | January 6, 2010
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Edmonton The nations leading investigative services provider, Forensic Investigations Canada (FIC), announced today its acquisition of Winnipeg investigation and security consulting experts, Oliver, Yaskiw & Associates Inc. (OYA). This strategic purchase provides clients with unprecedented depth, complete national coverage, and investigative services and litigation support through one national provider FIC.FIC president, Corey Smith, explains that […]
By Canadian Underwriter | January 4, 2010
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Michael Holden, President and CEO, McLarens Canada, is pleased to announce that Dennis N. Schembri CIP, CFEI has been promoted to Executive Vice President, Eastern Canada. In his 29-year career, Mr. Schembri worked as a branch manager with a major independent adjusting firm and later founded and operated Vanler Insurance Adjusters Ltd, an Ontario-based independent […]
By Canadian Underwriter | December 18, 2009
Michael Holden, President and CEO, Mclarens Canada, is pleased to announce that Donald N. Hull has been promoted to Vice President, Ontario Region. In a 36-year career, Mr. Hull has been a Director and the Senior Executive for an international claims company, both in Canada and internationally. He has also previously been Vice President of […]
The CIP Society Ontario Council, a division of the Insurance Institute of Ontario, announced today that Carla Blackmore, FCIP, CRM, retired director, commercial programs with Zurich Canada, has been selected by the nomination review committee as the 2009 recipient of the Greater Toronto Area Fellow of Distinction Award. This award was created to recognize outstanding […]
By Canadian Underwriter | December 17, 2009
DECEMBER 09, 2009: A.M. Best Co. has upgraded the financial strength rating (FSR) to A (Excellent) from A- (Excellent) and issuer credit rating (ICR) to “a” from “a-” of The Guarantee Company of North America USA (GCNA USA) (Southfield, MI). A.M. Best also has affirmed the FSR of A (Excellent) and ICR of “a” of […]
By Canadian Underwriter | December 10, 2009
The Insurance Institute, the industrys premier source for professional development, has once again updated existing services and added exciting new features via a new management training program called Essential Management Skills. Essential Management Skills is designed to provide new and experienced managers with the concepts, tools and personal insights necessary to become truly effective in […]
By Canadian Underwriter | December 7, 2009
CRU (Catastrophe Response Unit) has for over a decade been placing adjusters and auto appraisers with various insurance adjusting firms and insurance companies in the United States in times of Catastrophe storms. CRU is now offering Canadian adjusters Storm training courses teaching Xactimate, catastrophe claims guidelines, best practices and scoping techniques and much more.. Toronto […]
By Canadian Underwriter | December 4, 2009
Completely updated for 2010 with over 10,000 changes from the previous edition, the 2010 Ontario Insurance Directory is the best quick-reference guide to over 2,100 companies and 3,500 key contacts/experts in the insurance industry. Published by Canadian Underwriter’s Insurance Media Group, the 2010 edition of the Ontario Insurance Directory contains 400+ pages of contact information […]
11 new industry event galleries have been added to the Online Photo Gallery at canadianunderwriter.ca. To view all the galleries, at canadianunderwriter.ca click Photo Gallery in the nav bar or go to www.canadianunderwriter.ca/gallery The recent additions to the Online Photo Gallery are: – National Insurance Conference of Canada (NICC) Receptions: Sept.30-Oct.1, 2009 – National Insurance […]
By Canadian Underwriter | November 23, 2009
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