All the headlines from our Canada Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Apr 6 2015 // Chicago-based Hub International Limited announced that it has acquired Progressive Home Warranty, based in Edmonton, Alberta, and Pacific Home Warranty, based in Surrey, British Columbia.The two companies provide home...
Apr 2 2015 // Zurich Canada announced that it has “launched a new insurance product that will help its customers across a range of industries take advantage of the risk mitigation and cost saving opportunities available through...
Mar 27 2015 // In the U.S., this past year has had more than enough reminders of how weather can affect our lives.California is heading into its fourth year of drought because it didn’t get enough snow. Boston is just emerging from...
Mar 23 2015 // Canadian National Railway’s safety record deteriorated sharply in 2014, reversing years of improvements, as accidents in Canada blamed on poor track conditions hit their highest level in more than five years, a...
Mar 23 2015 // Insurance Journal reported on more than 200 deals involving agencies’ or brokerages’ mergers and acquisitions in 2014. Activity was busiest in the first and fourth quarters, with more than 60 announcements...
Mar 20 2015 // ACE Group says it is strengthening its global primary casualty offering with an expanded service platform designed to protect the multinational business activities of Canadian companies.ACE Risk Management Global Casualty...
Mar 20 2015 // Willis Re, the reinsurance division of Willis Group Holdings plc, has unveiled a new suite of flood solutions offering analytical capabilities that will enable insurers to proactively manage Canada flood...
Mar 18 2015 // Canada’s transportation watchdog said that recent fiery derailments of trains hauling crude oil mean a new generation of stronger tanker wagons should be introduced ahead of schedule.The Transportation Safety Board...
Mar 12 2015 // Canada proposed tough new oil tank car standards on Wednesday and said even improved tank cars coming into service now would have to be off the rails by 2025 at the latest.The announcement comes after a rash of fiery...
Mar 11 2015 // Royal Bank of Canada is reviewing its domestic property and casualty insurance business, Chief Executive Officer David McKay said, citing difficulties caused by rules that ban banks from selling coverage in...
Mar 10 2015 // A series of train derailments in northern Ontario is cause for concern for Canada’s transport minister, a spokesman said on Monday, as fires continued to burn where Canadian National Railway Co train carrying oil...
Mar 9 2015 // A Canadian National Railway Co. train carrying crude oil that derailed near the northern Ontario community of Gogama early on Saturday is still on fire, the company said late on Sunday.The derailment is CN’s second...
Mar 5 2015 // Totten Insurance Group, the Toronto-based insurance managing general agency, announced it has acquired the shares of National Brokerage Services S.C.N. Inc. (NBS), a Montreal, Quebec-based commercial insurance...
Mar 3 2015 // Hunter Harrison, Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.’s chief executive officer, said his greatest fear in moving crude by rail is the prospect of a terrorist attack on the company’s trains.“That’s what...
Feb 26 2015 // The fiery derailment of a train carrying crude oil in West Virginia earlier this month is one of three in the past year involving tank cars that already meet a higher safety standard than what federal law requires –...
Feb 26 2015 // Canada’s new rail safety legislation would make it possible for governments to recover costs from railways for any fire they cause, not just accidents that involve crude oil, said Transport Canada, a change that...
Feb 24 2015 // The top-level Internet domain “.insurance” should be available to to the industry late this year, according to a financial services-backed organization that operates generic domains including...
Feb 24 2015 // A train derailment in Canada this month that set ablaze several new-model tank cars carrying crude oil shows the need for tougher rail car standards, Canada’s safety watchdog said on Monday.The Canadian National...
Feb 23 2015 // The Canadian government is overhauling its safety rules for crude oil shipments by train, creating a disaster fund and forcing railways to carry more insurance.Oil companies will pay into the fund, which will be used when...
Feb 17 2015 // The end of Target’s Canadian operations is having a financial impact on businesses in Minnesota that supplied the retailer.Target’s Canadian division filed for bankruptcy protection last month and owes nearly...