All the headlines from our Canada Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oct 31 2014 // A hurricane may lose its name, its structure and even its place on National Hurricane Center tracking maps. None of that is a guarantee the storm’s meteorological energy won’t keep making mischief.While still...
Oct 30 2014 // CNA Canada has appointed Paul Meinschenk as vice president of sales & producer management. In this role, Meinschenk is responsible for the development and management of the distribution strategy and sales initiatives...
Oct 28 2014 // A hurricane may lose its name, its structure and even its place on National Hurricane Center tracking maps. None of that is a guarantee the storm’s meteorological energy won’t keep making mischief.While...
Oct 24 2014 // Willis North America, a unit of Willis Group Holdings, has appointed of Roger Hacala as senior vice president and financial institutions practice leader, Willis Canada.In this new role, Hacala will oversee the financial...
Oct 9 2014 // American International Group Inc., the largest commercial insurer in the U.S. and Canada, introduced a policy to help railroads handle losses from catastrophic accidents as more crude oil is shipped by trains.The insurer...
Oct 8 2014 // Firefighters contained the blaze triggered by the derailment of a Canadian National Railway Co. train carrying petroleum products and toxic material in a rural area in Saskatchewan yesterday.While there were still flames...
Sep 24 2014 // The National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies recognized five individuals today for their service to the property/casualty insurance industry.Receiving the NAMIC Service Award at the association’s 119th...
Sep 23 2014 // The Canadian government is looking at extending the insurance burden for crude-by-rail disasters beyond just railways and is weighing the idea of a special fund similar to one once set up for maritime oil spills, a...
Sep 11 2014 // ACE has launched a new division that consolidates its U.S. and global casualty offerings to create ACE Risk Management Global Casualty. The division will provide more efficient underwriting and servicing for large...
Sep 5 2014 // Hub International Limited announced that its Ontario subsidiary, Hub International Sinclair Cockburn Limited, has acquired a commercial line book of business from independent broker Lisa Cook. Terms of the acquisition were...
Sep 4 2014 // Marsh Canada announced the acquisition of Kocisko Insurance Brokers Inc., a full-service commercial insurance brokerage based in Montreal, Quebec. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.“Kocisko focuses on...
Aug 28 2014 // Willis Re Inc., the North American reinsurance operation of Willis Group Holdings plc announced the appointment of Geoff Lubert as Managing Director and Executive Vice President of Willis Re Canada, replacing Robert...
Aug 20 2014 // The Canadian government did not adequately audit the railroad company at the center of the Lac-Mégantic crude tanker disaster, which last year killed 47 people, an independent federal agency said on Tuesday, as it called...
Aug 19 2014 // Industrial insurance specialist Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) has launched Allianz Cyber Protect in Canada, a suite of coverages with capacity to protect a company in the event of a data loss or a...
Aug 19 2014 // Fosun International Ltd., the investment arm of China’s biggest closely held conglomerate, is in talks to acquire a U.S. life insurance arm of Swiss Re Ltd., people with knowledge of the matter said.Fosun is seeking...
Aug 14 2014 // Allied World Assurance Company Holdings, AG has launched its property line for energy risks in the Canadian market with a new team of underwriters. The company launched its initial property & excess casualty offerings...
Jul 25 2014 // The Transportation Safety Board of Canada on Thursday welcomed proposed U.S. regulations for oil-by-rail tankers, but cautioned of the persistent danger until tank cars built before 2011 stop carrying oil and other...
Jul 22 2014 // A Canadian National Railway Co. train struck another freight train as it rolled through a small village in Wisconsin, causing cars to derail, injuring two people and spilling thousands of gallons of diesel oil that...
Jul 16 2014 // Onex Corp., Canada’s largest buyout firm, agreed to buy York Risk Services Group Inc. from ABRY Partners LLC in a deal valued at $1.33 billion, boosting its insurance business.York Risk Services provides risk...
Jul 11 2014 // Swiss-based Allied World Assurance Company Holdings, AG announced that it has added Excess D&O coverage to its existing management liability product suite in the Canadian market.The announcement said the “Excess...