ClaimsPro Appoints Shawn Roy as Branch Manager of Northeastern Ontario
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A Quebec Superior Court judge has authorized a class-action lawsuit against 16 pharmaceutical companies that are alleged to have misled consumers about the efficacy and dangers of opioid medications. buff.ly/49HfQXb

Alberta Insurance Council (AIC) has announced Amina Deiab as its new chief executive officer, effective April 22. buff.ly/3Q1wVUI

Canada’s construction sector, which accounts for 7.5% of the country’s GDP according to the Canadian Construction Association, is seeing a rise in construction claims and disputes. canadianunderwriter.ca/insurance/how-…

“Our ambition is to be $5 billion by the end of 2025,” president Joe D’Annunzio tells Canadian Underwriter. buff.ly/4d2bZae

A coroner’s inquest is underway into the deaths of two volunteer Quebec firefighters who perished during a flood rescue last May in the Charlevoix region.

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Origin and Cause Announces the Appointment of Ryan Dobson as Vice President of Western Canada
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Check out our latest episode of What's on Dec? where Tyrone McNeil, president & tribal chief with the Sto:lo Tribal Council in British Columbia, discusses what can be done to ensure First Nations people get the insurance coverage they need.

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An Ontario court has set aside a judgement of almost $155,000 that an auto insurer obtained against its insured for not complying with a legal obligation to participate in the insurer’s defence.

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30 Forensic Engineering Announces Partnership with Canadian Association of Black Insurance Professionals
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Three-quarters of brokers believe their organizations must address diversity to be a successful business. Yet, this number is waning — from 91% in 2022 to 84% in 2023, and to 75% in 2024, according to a recent Canadian Underwriter survey.

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Loyal, generous, optimistic, gregarious, a visionary — this is how the risk management community will remember Joe Restoule, co-founder and president of the William H. McGannon Foundation.

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Unite Against Cancer: Join WICC at Relay For Life 2024
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ServiceMaster Restore of Winnipeg Under New Ownership
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As Canada looks ahead to what experts fear could be another devastating wildfire season, fire chiefs say they are worried about the dwindling number of volunteers available to combat the rising threat.

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Picture an insurer that has acquired other companies’ technologies through M&A growth and has had trouble integrating all of the acquired systems with their own.
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CRU GROUP Announces New Addition to U.S. Leadership
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30 Forensic Engineering Proudly Announces Maksym Tykhomyrov P.Eng. Attainment of the Certified Vehicle Fire Investigator (CVFI) Designation
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LAT found the woman suffered physical injuries because of her auto accident. However, the woman claimed that her later viewing of the dashcam footage triggered psychological trauma that exacerbated her pre-existing psychological issues.

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Gravity brought financial results for Canada’s property and casualty insurance industry back down to Earth in 2023, despite a rebound to pre-pandemic investment returns.

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