Applied Systems opens new data centre in Canada

Insurance software company Applied Systems has announced the opening of its Canadian data centre. The new centre will meet what the Illinois-based company calls a growing demand for cloud-based brokerage management systems. The new facility is its third data centre and first outside the United States. The data centre is in the greater Toronto area, […]

By Canadian Underwriter | September 13, 2012

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New collision reporting centre opens in Alberta

The Lethbridge Regional Police Service (LRPS), in partnership with Accident Support Services International, has opened a new Collision Reporting Centre. The centre is the first of its kind in Alberta, according to a statement from LRPS. It will allow police to provide a faster and safer response to property damage collisions and free up officer […]

By Canadian Underwriter | September 13, 2012

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ICBC claims centre staff set for strike action

More than 1,500 unionized workers at 55 claims-related Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC) locations will stage a one-day strike Sept. 18, the Canadian Office and Professional Employees Union, Local 378 said yesterday. “These are employees who have been without a contract for over two years,” said COPE 378 ICBC president David Black in a […]

By Canadian Underwriter | September 13, 2012

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A.M. Best Analysts See Canadian Market Adapting [Video]

Whether it’s a move to adjust investment strategies or put more focus on underwriting, A.M. Best analysts at the 2012 ‘A.M. Best Insurance Market Briefing – Canada’ Event, held in Toronto on September 6, 2012, say insurers are shifting amid difficult market conditions [Video]:   http://www.ambest.com

By Canadian Underwriter magazine | September 13, 2012

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