Operations

Hub acquires Alberta brokerage specializing in commercial lines

Carlton Insurance Brokers Inc. of Jasper, Alta., a full service brokerage that specializes in commercial auto and oil and gas, has been acquired by Hub International Limited. Carlton places insurance for a variety of clients including trucking companies and the oil and gas industry. It also places insurance for ridesharing, personal and commercial auto, homeowners, […]

By Greg Meckbach | May 3, 2018

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Archway snaps up Bay Insurance & Financial in local merger deal

Bay Insurance & Financial, a smaller brokerage in Tantallon, Nova Scotia, has merged with one of Atlantic Canada’s largest brokerages, Archway Insurance. Bay Insurance’s existing location on Peggy’s Cove Road in the heart of the St. Margaret’s Bay Area will remain open. All employees, including Bay Insurance & Financial president Ron Bagnell and long-time employee […]

By Jason Contant | May 3, 2018

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After Toronto van attack, what should brokers tell their rental firm clients?

The van attack that killed 10 people and wounded 14 in Toronto Monday highlights the importance of brokers giving proper coverage advice to fleet owners, an insurance defence lawyer says. Eric Grossman, founding partner of Zarek Taylor Grossman Hanrahan LLP, spoke to Canadian Underwriter one week after a man drove a rental van along Yonge […]

By Greg Meckbach | April 30, 2018

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Trial run coming next week for Canada-wide emergency alert system

OTTAWA – Millions of cellphones, tablets and other portable devices will sound off across the country next week to test Canada’s new public emergency alert system. The country’s broadcast and telecom regulator says the tests will be carried out next Monday in Ontario and Quebec and on Wednesday in the rest of the country. Test […]

By Jason Contant | April 30, 2018

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