CANADIANUNDERWRITER.CA WEB SITE WILL BE DOWN ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 13TH

We are moving offices. This means that our Web site will be down on Friday, August 13th between 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. We apologize in advance for the inconvenience. We will work to minimize the duration of this outage while we move our Web server to the new building and restore service as quickly […]

By Canadian Underwriter | August 10, 2004 | Last updated on October 2, 2024
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We are moving offices. This means that our Web site will be down on Friday, August 13th between 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. We apologize in advance for the inconvenience. We will work to minimize the duration of this outage while we move our Web server to the new building and restore service as quickly as possible. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact us. Thank you for your understanding and continuing support.

Our new address is: (effective August 13, 2004)12 Concorde PlaceSuite 800Toronto, OntarioM3C 4J2Main Reception: 416-442-5600

Canadian Underwriter

Getting ghosted: Aviva warns of scam brokers selling fake insurance

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Getting ghosted: Aviva warns of scam brokers selling fake insurance

Aviva Canada is warning consumers to beware of an Alberta-based ghost broker that’s claiming to be affiliated with Aviva, but is instead selling fake insurance policies.  “It has come to our attention that Canadians are being scammed by representatives of a company known as AllcoveredbyAviva or Allcoveredbrokers, operating out of Alberta,” says Jamie Lee, head of financial crime […]

By Alyssa DiSabatino | September 17, 2024

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U.S. insurer shares entry plan for Canadian affluent home, auto markets

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U.S. insurer shares entry plan for Canadian affluent home, auto markets

Clear market demand was behind U.S. carrier PURE Insurance’s entry into the Canadian affluent homeowners’ insurance market and plans to enter the auto insurance space next year, the head of the insurer’s Canadian branch told Canadian Underwriter in an interview Tuesday. “From a broker perspective, what we hear from our brokers is there’s definitely a […]

By Jason Contant | September 11, 2024

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Family-owned brokerage snapped up in latest deal

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Family-owned brokerage snapped up in latest deal

AMC Insurance Services Ltd., based in Surry, B.C., announced it has acquired Western Associated Insurance Brokers Ltd.  Acquisition of the Vancouver-based brokerage brings “a strong clientele and deep-rooted community connections” into the AMC fold, the firm says in a press release. Western Associated Insurance Brokers is a family owned and operated brokerage with more than […]

By Alyssa DiSabatino | September 12, 2024

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