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McLarens Canada has partnered with Demers Zajac Vena Insurance Adjusters Inc. and acquired Vanler Insurance Adjusters Ltd. Demers Zajac Vena Insurance Adjusters Inc. was founded in Montreal in 1987 and, under the successful leadership of John Vena, president, has grown to be one of the premier commercial loss adjusting groups in Quebec. Founded in 1993 […]
September 30, 2007
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A total of 97 defendants are now allegedly involved in the conversion of vehicles related to 49 stolen vehicle claims, after four civil actions were filed by the ICBC against 95 Lower Mainland residents recently. “ICBC has zero tolerance for fraud,” Steve Tripp, ICBC manager of Fraud Prevention and Investigation, said in a release. “We […]
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Elie, the tornado that ripped through parts of Manitoba on June 22, has been given a rating of F5 intensity, the highest on the Fujita tornado damage scale, — the first officially documented in Canada — according to Environment Canada meteorologists. Damage indicators are used to measure the strength of tornadoes, with an F5 tornado […]
Canadian corporations need to be cognizant of the type of investigation costs covered in their Directors’ and Officers’ (D&O) liability policies, a report from Aon’s Canadian Financial Services Group warns. Companies need to consider whether, and to what extent, it wishes its D&O policy to cover investigative costs, wrote Brian Rosenbaum, Legal and Research Practices, […]
Saskatchewan’s hail claims have surpassed the other Prairie provinces and are about 10 per cent higher than the province’s five-year average, according to the Canadian Crop Hail Association’s hail report, Farmers from the communities of Reward, North Battleford, Meota, Cut Knife, Unity, Wilkie, Cudworth, Wakaw, Melville, Canora, Kuroki, Kamsack and Yorkton filed claims as a […]
Canadian carriers scored the lowest in terms of quality of underwriting, policy administration and service when compared with the United States, London and Bermuda carriers in Willis Group’s inaugural Carrier Evaluation Survey. In terms of claims, Canadians nudged ahead of Bermuda-based carriers for third place. The results of the programme are based on a survey […]
August 1, 2007
PPG Canada Inc. has announced a shuffle within its automotive refinish group, with five staff members receiving new appointments. The appointments include: Lee Smith, current director of Refinish Canada, has been promoted to director of strategic growth and acquisition for PPG Automotive Refinish, North America; Brian Roberson, will serve as Smith’s replacement; Denis Cloutier is […]
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The Financial Services Commission of Ontario (FSCO) is releasing a revised Pre-approved Framework (PAF) Guideline for Grade I and II Whiplash Associated Disorders and accompanying Pre-approved Framework Extension Request and Discharge Report form (OCF-24/198). The new PAF Guideline is effective Oct. 1, 2007. Changes in the revised PAF Guideline include: * focus on returning the […]
The rapid increase of insider-related security breaches and of stolen computer equipment and data storage devices has unnerved the Canadian business community, creating a greater demand for data loss liability coverage products, says Aon Financial Services Group Canadian Advisory. “Under lock and key: risk transfer solutions to limit liability for security and privacy data breaches” […]
A 62-year-old orthopedic surgeon in Windsor, Ont. has been awarded $844,450 in damages–including $714,000 based on a presumed future loss of income between the ages of 65 and 70– or injuries he sustained after being thrown from his bicycle when he ran over a raised catch basin. Dr. Robert Yovanovich, 56 at the time of […]
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