All the headlines from our Canada Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oct 19 2004 // Bermuda-based Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. announced that its wholly owned U.S. subsidiary, Endurance Reinsurance Corporation of America (Endurance Re), has opened a branch office in Toronto, Canada, following the...
Oct 13 2004 // A.M. Best Co. has placed the financial strength ratings of A- (Excellent) of Allianz Insurance Company of Canada and B+ (Very Good) of its affiliate company, Trafalgar Insurance Company of Canada (both of Toronto), under...
Oct 12 2004 // Applied Systems Client Network (ASCnet), the user group of Applied Systems management technology, announced independent agent Jo Ann Litwin, president of Litwin, Castle & Christ in Orchard Park, N.Y., as the third...
Oct 10 2004 // The Netherlands’ ING Group and Germany’s Allianz announced that they have concluded a definitive share purchase agreement for the acquisition of Allianz’ property and casualty (P&C) insurance...
Sep 20 2004 // The Insurance Bureau of Canada will be hosting its 4th annual Regulatory Affairs Symposium on Thursday, November 4, 2004 from 8:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. (luncheon included) at the Toronto Sheraton Centre Hotel. An IBC bulletin...
Sep 16 2004 // An international manhunt for a fugitive sought in an alleged $20 million nationwide insurance fraud has ended with his arrest in Canada, according to federal and state authorities in California.A federal complaint filed in...
Sep 2 2004 // Officials at Banknorth Group, Inc. (NYSE: BNK) of Portland, Maine, and TD Bank Financial Group (TDBFG) of Toronto announced that they have signed a definitive agreement for TDBFG to acquire 51 percent of the outstanding...
Aug 9 2004 // A.M. Best Co. has “affirmed the financial strength ratings of 38 Canadian insurers, downgraded the ratings of four, upgraded the ratings of nine and assigned initial ratings to four Canadian property/casualty...
Aug 6 2004 // Toronto-based Kingsway reported record net income for the second quarter of the year and first six months.Net income increased by 22% to $33.3 million, compared to $27.3 million reported in the second quarter of last year....
Jul 27 2004 // As 2002 fades from memory as the worst performance year by the Canadian property/casualty insurance industry, 2003, on the other hand, will be remembered for the industry’s return to underwriting profitability and...
Jul 12 2004 // Commercial property writers in Canada saw better underwriting results for the second consecutive year in 2003, as the line’s net loss ratio decreased about 12.3 points to 49.5 from 61.8 in 2002, according to a study...
Jul 5 2004 // International News •June 1, 2004De Gaulle Airport Collapse – Vive la Stupidité. The punishment fits the crime. The collapse (punishment) is a direct result of the egomania (crime) of its Architect-Designer Paul...
Jul 5 2004 // International News •June 1, 2004De Gaulle Airport Collapse—Vive la Stupidité. The punishment fits the crime. The collapse (punishment) is a direct result of the egomania (crime) of its Architect-Designer Paul Andreu....
Jul 5 2004 // Dallas-based commercial insurance firm, McQueary Henry Bowles Troy L.L.P. (MHBT), appointed Jesse (Jay) Beck as vice president of the employee benefits group. Beck brings 15 years of industry experience to the company....
Jun 23 2004 // The Toronto-based RS Group of Companies, Inc. (RSGC), formerly Rent Shield Corp., a provider of pass-through risk specialty insurance and reinsurance products, announced that it has completed the purchase of 49 percent of...
Jun 17 2004 // The Strategic Independent Agents Alliance (Canada), announced that Rhodes & Williams Limited of Ottawa, Ontario has joined SIAA Canada and has established Brokers Helping Brokers Alliance, Limited, operating as BHB...
Jun 10 2004 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services announced that it has revised its outlook on Allianz Insurance Co. of Canada and Trafalgar Insurance Co. of Canada (collectively referred to as Allianz Canada) to stable from...
Jun 1 2004 // Dominion of Canada General Insurance Co. announced that it intends to stop offering new, personal auto policies in Newfoundland and Labrador in the wake of proposed insurance reform introduced by the Conservative...
May 18 2004 // A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of A+ (Superior) of ING Canada Group (ING Canada) (Toronto).The group, which operates under a pooling arrangement, includes Belair Insurance Company Inc., ING...
May 13 2004 // A.M. Best Co. announced that it has affirmed the financial strength ratings of AXA’s main Canadian P/C subsidiaries.AXA Canada, a holding company, “whose property/casualty insurance operations throughout Canada...