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Hub International Acquires Canadian Agency, New Dimensions Underwriters

Sep 12 2016 // Global insurance broker Hub International Ltd. has acquired New Dimensions Underwriters Ltd. Based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, New Dimensions is a managing general agency. Russ Davis, the owner and president of New...

Court Sides with California-based Grocer Trader Joe’s in Knockoff Suit

Aug 29 2016 // A U.S. court has the authority to hear a trademark lawsuit by grocery chain Trader Joe’s against a man who purchased the company’s products and resold them in Canada at “Pirate Joe’s,” a store...

WSJ: AIG May Sell Shares in Lloyd’s Unit Ascot to Canadian Pension Board

Aug 23 2016 // American International Group Inc. is in early talks to sell its minority stake in the Lloyd’s of London syndicate manager Ascot Underwriting Holdings Ltd. to Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB), the Wall...

Natural Catastrophes Drive Global Insured Losses to $31B in H1: Swiss Re’s Sigma

Aug 18 2016 // Global insured losses from natural catastrophes and man-made disasters during the first half of 2016 reached US$31 billion, or 44 percent of total economic losses of US$71 billion, according to a report issued by Swiss...

Litigation Insurance Reimburses Plaintiff Lawyers Losing Cases on Contingency

Aug 17 2016 // When David Brill lost a trial for a client who fell off his neighbor’s ladder, it was a rare failure for his three-member Florida law firm. It also cost him $30,000 in expenses since he’d taken the case on...

New Death Prompts ARC Airbag Probe in US, Canada

Aug 8 2016 // Auto safety regulators in two countries are investigating another deadly airbag problem that could affect up to 8 million vehicles. Investigators in the U.S. and Canada are looking into a crash in the Canadian province of...

Hub’s Totten Insurance Group Buys Canadian Resources Insurance Solutions

Aug 3 2016 // Totten Insurance Group, the Toronto-based managing general agency, announced that it has acquired the shares of Canadian Resources Insurance Solutions Inc. (CRIS), a Sudbury, Ontario-based insurance wholesaler. Terms of...

Canada’s Economical Insurance Names Saunders as President & CEO

Jul 28 2016 // Economical Insurance, headquartered in Waterloo, Ontario, has named Rowan Saunders as president and CEO, effective Nov. 1, 2016. This follows the announcement on Feb. 19, 2016, that current president and CEO, Karen Gavan,...

BHSI Expands Financial Institutions Cover in Canada; Knight Leads Product Line

Jul 25 2016 // Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) announced that it is introducing four new executive & professional lines products for financial institutions and named Andrew Knight as national director of Financial...

Marsh Names South as President, US & Canada Unit; APAC, Middle East Realigned

Jul 25 2016 // Marsh announced that it has appointed Martin South as president, U.S. and Canada division, effective Sept. 1, 2016. South will report to John Doyle, president of Marsh, and will be based in Marsh’s New York office....

Pen Canada Launches E-Traded D&O Platform in Response to Broker Demand

Jul 22 2016 // Pen Underwriting Canada has launched a purpose-built, e-trading platform for directors and officers insurance, in response to broker demand for a quick-quote, competitive D&O solution. The platform is simple,...

June Storms in Canada Cost Insurers More Than C$34 Million

Jul 20 2016 // The storms that hit Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Ontario in Canada on June 24 and 25 caused more than C$34 million ($25.9 million) in insured damage, according to estimates from Catastrophe Indices and Quantification Inc....

Mid-Market Firms Fall Short on Natural Catastrophe Risk Management: Assurex Global

Jul 18 2016 // Middle market businesses in all parts of the world view their exposures to natural catastrophes as increasing but some fall short when managing these risks effectively, according to a new survey of senior executives at...

Storms & Earthquakes Drive Up Insured Losses in 1H 2016: Munich Re

Jul 13 2016 // Economic losses caused by natural catastrophes in the first half of 2016 totaled US$70 billion, a significant increase from the $59 billion reported for the first half of last year, according to a loss review issued by...

Alberta Wildfires to Cost Insurers About $2.8B, in Canada’s Costliest Disaster

Jul 8 2016 // The wildfires that tore across the oil-producing region of Canada this year will cost insurers about C$3.58 billion ($2.8 billion) in claims, the most costly insured natural disaster in the country’s history, an...

Energi of Canada Offers P/C Energy Programs in West & Atlantic Canada

Jun 22 2016 // Energi of Canada has launched property & casualty programs for energy business in parts of Western and Atlantic Canada. The new energy programs provide risk management solutions and insurance offerings for energy...

Canada Health Startup Uses App to Connect Employees with Services

Jun 14 2016 // League Inc., a Canadian health-insurance startup, is raising $25 million in a funding round backed by Omers Ventures, Royal Bank of Canada and Manulife Financial Corp. Toronto-based League lets employees find and pay for...

Chubb Offers Cyber Bullying Cover for Canadian Homeowner Clients

Jun 7 2016 // Chubb has added cyber bullying coverage to its Canadian Masterpiece Family Protection policy to help cover clients and their families from the expenses associated with a cyber bullying incident. Chubb’s cyber...

Canadian Grain Bin Maker Sued by North Dakota Insurance Company

Jun 2 2016 // A North Dakota-based insurance company is accusing a major farm equipment manufacturer from Canada of making defective grain bins. Farmers Union Mutual Insurance Co. of Jamestown is suing Winnipeg-based Westeel in federal...

Disaster Recovery Firm Interstate Restoration Acquires Canada’s FirstOnSite

Jun 2 2016 // Interstate Restoration LLC, the Ft. Worth, Tex.-based disaster recovery company, has completed the acquisition of FirstOnSite Restoration G.P. Inc. in Canada. As Canada’s largest independent disaster restoration...