All the headlines from our Canada Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Apr 9 2006 // Canada’s home, car and business insurers have countered recent reports suggesting that the cost of homeowner’s insurance in New Brunswick is rising.The industry’s attempt to set the record straight about...
Apr 7 2006 // Allianz Insurance Company of Canada and The Nordic Insurance Company of Canada, both insurance subsidiaries of ING Canada Inc., have announced the completion of their amalgamation under the name of The Nordic Insurance...
Apr 4 2006 // ING Canada announced the acquisition of Grey Power Insurance Brokers Inc. (GPIBI) of Stouffville, Ontario. GPIBI is the largest member in the Grey Power network, accounting for about 50 per cent of its business volume. The...
Mar 23 2006 // Guy Carpenter & Company, Inc., Marsh & McLennan’s global risk and reinsurance specialist, announced that Hugh Powell has assumed the role of CEO of its Latin America and Caribbean Region. He will manage Guy...
Mar 14 2006 // High value home inspection vendor joins forces with MSBValparaiso, Indiana and Los Angeles – Cornerstone Appraisal Services (Cornerstone) and Marshall & Swift / Boeckh (MSB), an MDA company, are pleased to...
Feb 24 2006 // XN Holdings, parent company of XN Risk Insurance Services (Canada) Inc., announced the launch of a Law Firm Management Liability Policy designed to meet the evolving needs of Canadian legal professional firms.XN said the...
Feb 21 2006 // Allianz Insurance Company of Canada and The Nordic Insurance Company of Canada, both insurance subsidiaries of ING Canada Inc., announced their intention to amalgamate under the name of The Nordic Insurance Company of...
Feb 20 2006 // Aon Risk Services of Oklahoma welcomed Don Horner to its staff as vice president, Health & Welfare Practice leader. He will be responsible for new business production, management of the Tulsa office’s Health...
Feb 19 2006 // Aon Risk Services of Oklahoma welcomed Don Horner to its staff as vice president, Health & Welfare Practice leader. He will be responsible for new business production, management of the Tulsa office’s Health...
Feb 8 2006 // Canada-based Kingsway Financial Services Inc. reported financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended Dec. 31, 2005 (Cdn dollars except where indicated).Net income for the quarter increased 16% to $42.1 million...
Feb 7 2006 // Deloitte Financial Advisory Services LLP announced that Midwest regional managing partner, Don M. Svendson, has been named Mid-America regional managing partner. Svendson, based in Dallas, succeeds Edward Lynch, partner,...
Feb 2 2006 // Integro CEO Roger Egan reported that Sheldon Rankin, 69, former Chairman and CEO of Marsh Canada, has been named Chairman of Integro Canada Ltd. In announcing the appointment, Egan stated, “We at Integro are proud...
Jan 20 2006 // A.M. Best Co. has made several announcements concerning its ratings on Royal & Sun Alliance’s Canadian operations.Best affirmed the financial strength ratings (FSR) of “A-” (Excellent) of Royal...
Jan 19 2006 // Benfield Corporate Risk has opened a new office in Calgary, Canada. Benfield Corporate Risk’s Canadian operations will be managed by Richard Cutfield. Richard has 25 years experience in the insurance market and was...
Jan 13 2006 // Indiana Farm Bureau’s Chief Executive Officer, Jerry Canada, recently voiced the company’s steadfast commitment to continue to work with investigators as well as to support policyholders who were victims of...
Dec 21 2005 // The Insurance Bureau of Canada has released its annual Top Ten Insurance Crimes list, which highlights “some of the strangest and most audacious insurance frauds and auto theft cases uncovered by insurance...
Dec 12 2005 // The ACE Group of Companies reported that Standard & Poor’s Ratings Service has assigned its “A” long-term counterparty credit and financial strength ratings to ACE INA Insurance (ACE Canada), with a...
Dec 7 2005 // The Atlantic Task Force on Insurance Availability and Affordability released its final report at a media conference recently in Halifax, Canada.The report, which makes a number of concrete recommendations intended to help...
Nov 6 2005 // The Ohio Supreme Court handed down an opinion on Oct. 12 holding that the former uninsured motorist (UM) law did not prohibit insurers from limiting the geographic scope of UM coverage and that the State Farm policy in...
Nov 1 2005 // Canada’s home, car and business insurers recently launched a National Injury Prevention Campaign to reinforce the message that most injuries are preventable.The campaign will travel to many towns across the country...