Advances in auto safety technology take 30 years to spread through vehicle fleets: IIHS

Advances in safety technology occur at a rapid pace, but it takes decades for these safety features to spread through entire fleets of vehicles, reports the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS).According to the IIHS, it takes at least...

Canadian Underwriter and Swiss Re team up to present webinar on making overland flood insurable

Canadian Underwriter and Swiss Re have teamed up to present a webinar on ‘Making Flood Insurable for Canadian Homeowners,' on Feb. 16, 2012.The free presentation will be streamed live from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Dr. Jens Melhorn, head of...

John Foreman named as interim executive director of ORBiT

The Organization of Real Time Brokers Implementing Technology (ORBiT) has appointed John Foreman as interim executive director. ORBiT Canada is a national not-for-profit organization of Canadian insurance brokers and carriers dedicated to the...

Electrical issues cited in fires that gut three churches over the past two months

Fires have gutted three churches in Canada within the past two months, each of the fires the result of electrical issues, Ecclesiastical Insurance has reported.The churches were located in Port Alberni, British Columbia, Stoney Creek, Ontario...

Ontario court finds property transfers by convicted auto insurance fraudster represent an effort to put assets out of reach

H.W. Kaufman Financial Group acquires Chesterfield Canada Inc.

FSCO seeks help from private dispute resolution companies to help clear backlogs

Appeal Court upholds judge's decision to strike jury in auto injury trial involving pre-existing medical condition

Availability and cost of coverage dominate concerns among commercial insurance buyers

XL teams up with Accenture to launch multi-channel claims portal