Industry
Forensic Investigations Canada (FIC) has joined forces with Garda Investigative Services (GIS).FIC and GIS have entered into a strategic client referral agreement that “positions FIC as the provider of choice for corporate investigations outside of the Province of Quebec,” an FIC release says.”This alliance unites the country’s top investigative service providers under one roof in […]
By Canadian Underwriter | October 5, 2011
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A recent Transport Canada report found that between four and eight large animal vehicle collisions take place every hour in Canada, State Farm says in a press release.In addition, the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources estimates there is a motor vehicle-wild animal collision every 38 minutes; approximately one out of every five motor vehicle collisions […]
Volkswagen and Audi vehicles are now available on Audatex North America’s ‘AudaVIN,’ a vehicle identification technology solution.AudaVIN uses vehicle identification number [VIN] data to give insurance claim representatives, appraisers and collision repair estimators complete vehicle-specific information recorded by manufacturers on the production line. “With more options and packages than most other automobiles, luxury vehicles can […]
A proposal to increase Nova Scotia’s standard accident benefits package up to the higher limits contained in a Section 48 endorsement would result in an average premium increase of between $6 and $7.50 per driver. The Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board made the estimate in response to specific questions posed by the province’s finance […]
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The Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) has revised its Minimum Capital Test (MCT) guidelines for property and casualty insurers, effective Jan. 1, 2012.OSFI requested industry feedback for a draft MCT guideline in May. As a result of the feedback from industry, OSFI it made the following “key changes” to its MCT, among […]
By Canadian Underwriter | October 4, 2011
Glenn Gibson, senior vice president of global strategy, projects and development at Crawford & Company (Canada) Inc. is the recipient of the Canadian Insurance Professional (CIP) Society’s ‘2011 Established Leadership Award.’The award recognizes individuals who have shown exceptional leadership abilities and a strong commitment to upholding the CIP Society’s tenets of imparting knowledge and instilling […]
New SUVs and pickups pose far less risk to people in cars and minivans than previous models, according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) Until recently, SUVs and pickups were more likely than cars or minivans of the same weight to be involved in crashes that killed occupants of other cars or minivans, […]
Saskatchewan Mutual Insurance has selected iter8’s ‘communic8′ for its independent broker download initiative for multiple broker management systems.The implementation of communic8 will enable independent brokers to receive accurate, complete download services, a Saskatchewan Mutual release says.Iter8 will use communic8 to extract and format data from SMI’s current policy administration system, and integrate with the CSIO […]
Audatex North America, Inc. has extended its web-based business intelligence software for monitoring key performance indicators to single shop owners and multi-shop organizations. Audatex Insight for Repair Facilities is a web-based business intelligence platform that allows insurers to monitor, measure and manage claims performance and loss experience. It is now being made available for the […]
DAS Canada is offering Albertans a week of free legal advice around the strict distracted driving legislation that was adopted in that province on Sept. 1. The law bans the use of hand-held electronic devices while driving. But the province took it one step further and also applied the ban to low-tech distractions, such as […]
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