Announcements

The Guarantee Announces Addition of Equipment Breakdown Extension to Guarantee GOLD Homeowner and Guarantee GOLD Secondary Homeowner Policies

The Guarantee is enhancing the breadth of coverage offered to our Guarantee GOLD®clients. An Equipment Breakdown Extension will be automatically added to Guarantee GOLD® Homeowner and Guarantee GOLD® Secondary Homeowner Policies. As a “specialty insurer”, our objective is to provide Brokers with products and services that complement and respond to the needs of your high-end […]

By Canadian Underwriter | August 29, 2012

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Announcements

THE PROFORMANCE GROUP HAS EXPANDED

Tammie Norn, CEO of ProFormance Adjusting Solutions and John Seyler, President of ProFormance Specialty Claims are pleased to welcome Simone Cybulski to the ProFormance team. Working from her Kingston office Simone will service the Eastern Ontario Region from Belleville to Cornwall. Simone brings with her over 18 years of experience in the insurance industry and […]

By Canadian Underwriter | August 29, 2012

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Canadian Underwriter apology for recent spate of Jobs Postings spam content

Canadian Underwriter would like to apologize to the users of it’s job board / careers section for the recent spate of ‘spam’ job postings. Unfortunately a high volume of spam job postings were added to the system and thereby were featured on Canadian Underwriter’s Daily E-Newsletter. Measures have been put in place to ensure that […]

By Canadian Underwriter | August 27, 2012

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Announcements

AVA MARINE GROUP INC. RELEASES A PAPER ON SOMALI PIRACY AND THE USE OF ARMED GUARDS ON MERCHANT VESSELS.

AVA Marine Group led by Kaivan H Chinoy, the principal marine surveyor, has published a paper on the Somali Piracy discussing in detail the continuing need for arming merchant vessels with security guards to fend off pirate attacks. The paper could be read by clicking on this link: http://www.ava-marine.com/resources/Somali+Piracy.pdf About AVA Marine The company provides […]

By Canadian Underwriter | August 21, 2012

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RSA Simplifies Document Access with Brovada

Toronto, ON – August 21, 2012 – RSA Canada has chosen Brovada’s NexCenter to provide single-sign-on capability to its EZ-Docs Self Service tool for brokers. This functionality will allow brokers who are registered for EZ-Docs to access their on-line documents directly from within their BMS using Brovada’s NexCenter client. “We are pleased to offer another […]

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Granite Claims Solutions is on the Ground in Calgary After Storms Hit the Area

Following severe back-to-back storms that hit the Calgary region earlier this week, Granite Claims Solutions is currently on the ground handling claims. Within hours of the initial storm, adjusters from Granite’s Calgary office were coordinating with insurers and contractors in the area to help expedite the rapid influx of claims. “There are a large number […]

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FirstOnSite Restoration Welcomes Kevin Skauge as District General Manager, Saskatoon

FirstOnSite Restoration, Canada’s leading disaster restoration company, is proud to announce the appointment of Kevin Skauge to District Regional Manager, Saskatoon. Mr. Skauge brings over twenty years of international business experience to the position. He most recently served as CEO of the Australian Institute of Building Surveyors for six years, where he managed the operations […]

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Crawford & Company (Canada) Inc. Assisting with Claims Surge After Inclement Weather Hits Quebec and Alberta

On August 11th, torrential downpour and thunderstorms caused flooding in Quebec’s Lanaudière region, the lower Laurentians, Laval, the South Shore and other areas. The storm, which Environment Canada confirmed as a microburst early Saturday evening, left more than 25,000 homes without electricity and close to 70 mm of rain fall in its wake. Late on […]

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Keal Technology to Deliver CSIO Compliant e-doc Solution to Intact Insurance Brokers

TORONTO— July 30, 2012 —Intact Insurance and Keal Technology, a leading provider of broker management systems, have completed the development of an electronic document (e-doc) solution that will allow brokers to download policy information of their personal lines clients insured by Intact Insurance directly to their Keal Broker Management System (BMS), sigXP. The solution will […]

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Malik, Giffen & Burnett Claims Consultants Inc. Appoints Layne Gardner as Executive General Adjuster

Malik, Giffen & Burnett Claims Consultants Inc are pleased to announce Layne Gardner has joined the firm as an Executive General Adjuster effective July 11, 2012. Layne has been an adjuster since 1999, and for the past 7 years with an international independent commercial / industrial / energy firm, based in their Toronto office. Licensed […]

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