Latest Canada Headlines
All the headlines from our Canada Topic Page, ordered by recency.
ING to Combine Canadian Subs
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...
People and Places
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...
Don Horner
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...
Kingsway Grows Net Income by 24% for 2005; Dividend Increases 25%
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...
Svendson to Lead Deloitte Financial Advisory Services’ Mid-America Region
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,...
Rankin New Integro Canada Chairman; Formerly Worked at Marsh Canada
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...
Best Takes Various Rating Actions on R&SA’s Canada Group Subsidiaries
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...
Benfield Opens Calgary Office Headed by Cutfield
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...
Ind. Farm Bureau Insurance Co. Supports Victims of Fraud: Agent Arraigned this Week
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...
IBC Picks Canada’s 2005 “Top Ten” Insurance Crimes
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...
S&P Assigns ACE INA Insurance (ACE Canada) ‘A’ Rating
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...
New Report Outlines Answers for Challenges in Atlantic Provinces
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...
Ohio Supreme Court OKs Geographic Limitations on UM Coverage
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...
Canada Insurers Launch Major Injury Prevention Campaign
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...
Woman Who Took Insurance Case to Supreme Court Wins Settlement
Oct 28 2005 // Farmers Insurance has paid $760,000 to a 62-year-old Irish woman who successfully argued her claim before the state Supreme Court, despite having no college degree or legal training. Mary Mulcahy, of Seattle, was injured...
Castle Inspection Service and MS/B Form Strategic Alliance
Oct 24 2005 // Partnership Means Superior Service for Combined Customer Base Salt Lake City, Utah and Los Angeles – Castle Inspection Service (Castle) and Marshall & Swift / Boeckh (MS/B), an MDA company, are pleased to...
IBC Reacts to Consumer’s Assn. Charges of Auto Rate Discrepancies
Oct 21 2005 // Bruce Cran, the president of Canada’s Consumers’ Association, is not one of the Insurance Bureau of Canada’s (IBC) favorite people. He recently compounded that animosity in a press release in which he...
Canadian Insurers Launch Toll-Free Crime Hotline for Consumer Tips
Oct 12 2005 // A bulletin from the Insurance Bureau of Canada gives details of a new anti-crime initiative, designed to make it easier for Canadians to report auto theft, insurance fraud, staged auto collisions and other crimes related...
Best Affirms SGI Canada, Subs Ratings
Oct 11 2005 // A.M. Best Co. announced that it has affirmed the financial strength rating of “A-” (Excellent) of SGI Canada and the financial strength ratings of “B+” (Very Good) of its subsidiary, SGI Canada...
Canadian Insurers Launch Toll-Free National Insurance Crime TIPS Line
Oct 6 2005 // Canada’s home, car and business insurers announced the launch of a national insurance crime TIPS line to make it easier for Canadians to report auto theft, insurance fraud, staged auto collisions and other crimes...
