Announcements

SNAP Premium Finance expands its payment solutions service offering to include personal lines of insurance

Insurance brokers and their clients to benefit from the ease of working with SNAP for premium financing on both commercial and personal insurance policies Vancouver, B.C. – SNAP Premium Finance (www.snappremiumfinance.com), a division of SNAP Financial Group, Inc. (www.snapfinancial.com) now offers premium financing programs for personal lines of insurance. “With over 200,000 loans and $1 billion in financial transactions for home improvement […]

By Canadian Underwriter | September 22, 2015

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Announcements

CRU Adjusters Deploying to California Fires

CRU-USA, the US office of CRU Adjusters, is currently deploying adjusters to the California wild fire areas. According to various news sources, the Valley Fire, 1,086-acres, has destroyed 10 homes and was 30% contained on the morning of September 21. Another fire, about 100 miles north of San Francisco, in the town of Middletown, CA […]

By Canadian Underwriter | September 22, 2015

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Cycle for Wishes II set to ride from Montreal to Quebec City to kick-start the 2015 RIMS Canada Conference! More than $100,000 raised to-date!

In 2011 your industry friends and colleagues embarked on an inaugural four day five hundred kilometre cycle between Toronto and Ottawa to raise funds for Make-A-Wish® and to kick start the 2011 Canadian RIMS conference. That first Cycle for Wishes team was brought together by John Haas of Integro (Canada) Ltd. and consisted of 11 enthusiastic cyclists […]

By Canadian Underwriter | September 22, 2015

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Announcements

Robertson Morris Consulting Expands Practice to Include Brokerage Consulting

Toronto, ON – Robertson Morris Consulting has expanded its practice to include brokerage consulting, including Principal Broker work. Robertson Morris, a federally incorporated company founded in 2014 by Peter Morris, provides specialised consulting services to the property and casualty insurance industry. These services include consulting on mergers and acquisitions, providing expert witness testimony, recruiting executive […]

By Canadian Underwriter | September 21, 2015

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Meet Alexander Holburn + Lang LLP [VIDEO]

Meet Alexander Holburn + Lang LLP, a litigation, dispute resolution and business law services firm based in Vancouver, B.C., and an affiliate of the ARC Group Canada. Judi Kennedy, Partner with Alexander Holburn + Lang LLP, talks about the diversity of insurance law — and her firm’s attitude towards it. Learn more Alexander Holburn […]

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Pario Successfully Renews its Facilitys ISO 17025:2005 Accreditation

Toronto – Pario Engineering and Environmental Sciences (Pario) has successfully renewed its facility’s ISO 17025:2005 accreditation from the Standards Council of Canada. This involved a comprehensive two day onsite review by external auditors. Pario’s results highlighted the professionalism of their staff and strong condition of their laboratory facilities. This continued accreditation emphasizes Pario’s position as […]

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Freeport Storage of Fine Art: Plan Insurance in Advance

The relative lack of freeport facilities around the world and the significant increase in the value of fine art have contributed to heightened concerns worldwide in the specialist fine art industry of risk exposure. The scale of the potential accumulation risk for works of art in freeport storage worldwide has been a concern for insurers […]

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Brand New Materials Engineering Team at CEP Toronto

Toronto, ON – September, 2015 –CEP is pleased to welcome two new members to its Materials Engineering team. Both investigators will be based out of CEP’s Toronto office. Zoran Krstic, P.Eng., Ph. D., holds a bachelor’s degree in Metallurgy and Technology from the University of Belgrade, a master’s degree in Materials and Metallurgical Engineering as well […]

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2015 2016 Executive Elected for the Canadian Independent Adjusters Association

The Canadian Independent Adjusters’ Association is pleased to announce their newly elected executive for the 2015 – 2016 term. Fred Plant, AIIC, was inaugurated as the association’s 31st president taking over from outgoing president, Albert Poon, CIP, during the CIAA Annual Conference held August 19 – 22, 2015 in Toronto, Ontario. CIAA’s 2015 – 2016 National […]

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SNAP Premium Finance and TRU Transportation Risk Underwriters deliver a competitive payment solution and greater efficiency for insurance brokers

TRU Transportation’s streamlined process offers a SNAP Premium Finance 12 Equal Payments Plan with insurance policy quotes Vancouver, B.C. – SNAP Premium Finance (www.snappremiumfinance.com), a division of SNAP Financial Group, Inc. (www.snapfinancial.com) and TRU Transportation Risk Underwriters Ltd. (www.trultd.ca) today announced that they have formed a strategic relationship. TRU Transportation Risk Underwriters now offers a […]

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