All the headlines from our Canada Topic Page, ordered by recency.
May 5 2015 // A growing share of Canadian oil-by-rail traffic is made up of tough-to-ignite undiluted heavy crude and raw bitumen, say industry executives, as companies scramble to cut expenditures with the price of crude down more than...
May 1 2015 // Canada’s transport minister will be in Washington on Friday for a joint announcement with her U.S. counterpart aimed at harmonizing safety regulations on shipping crude oil by rail, a politically sensitive issue on...
Apr 16 2015 // Guy Carpenter launched its G-CAT® Canada Flood Model, which it describes as the first ever probabilistic flood model for Canada that enables insurers to assess their exposure to flood, Canada’s most frequently...
Apr 8 2015 // The Canadian government would like to finalize specifications for a new version of the tank cars used to transport crude oil by rail by the end of this month, Canadian Transport Minister Lisa Raitt said on Tuesday.In the...
Apr 8 2015 // Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance has introduced the Canadian editions of the Executive First Directors & Officers Liability insurance policy and the Executive First Side A DIC Directors & Officers liability...
Apr 7 2015 // Hub International Limited announced that its subsidiary Hub Financial Inc. has acquired the assets of Cortex Financial, a Thornhill, Ontario-based managing general agency. Hub said the acquisition broadens its...
Apr 7 2015 // ACE Group has launched its high net worth personal insurance capabilities in Canada through ACE Private Risk Services.ACE’s program features a highly customizable and specialized package of policies that can include...
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...