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#1 Definity Financial to Buy Travelers Cos.’ Canadian Operations for $2.4 Billion
May 28 2025 // Travelers Cos. said on Tuesday it has agreed to sell its Canadian personal insurance business and majority of its commercial insurance operations in the country to Definity Financial in a deal valued at $2.4 billion. The...
#2 Satellite Data Capturing Burned Acres Show Canada Wildfire Season off to Wild Start
Jun 6 2025 // While images of wildfires capture their ferocity, data can provide insight into how bad a fire season is. Such is the case with two graphics, powered by satellite data, that showcase a Canadian wildfire season off to a...
#3 Definity’s Travelers Canada Deal Could Prompt Wave of Consolidation, CEO Says
May 29 2025 // Canadian property and casualty insurer Definity Financial’s $2.4 billion purchase of Travelers Cos.’ Canadian business could spur a wave of consolidation in Canada’s insurance sector, its CEO said. The...
#4 Wildfires in Alberta Pose Growing Threat to Canada’s Oil
May 30 2025 // Wildfires are threatening about 5% of Canada’s crude output as a blaze in Alberta’s oil sands region spreads and approaches major production sites. A total of 26 out-of-control fires are burning in the province...
#5 Northern US Mayors Call for End to ‘Irrational’ Trade War With Canada
Jun 2 2025 // Mayors in states that border Canada are calling for an end to President Donald Trump’s trade war with the country, saying it has harmed businesses and workers in their communities and upended one of the world’s...
#6 Cyber Incidents in Canada Triple in 2 Years: QBE Research
Jun 6 2025 // Significant cyber incidents have tripled in two years in Canada, driven by technological, socioeconomic and geopolitical factors such as the war in Ukraine, according to research from commercial insurer QBE. Disruptive,...
#7 Canadian Wildfires Cause Unhealthy Air Quality in Midwest
Jun 4 2025 // Smoke from Canadian wildfires carried another day of poor air quality south of the border to the Midwest, where conditions in parts of Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan were rated “very unhealthy” on...
#8 Alberta Wildfires Shut About 7% of Canada’s Oil Production
Jun 3 2025 // Wildfires in Canada’s energy heartland of Alberta have shut down almost 350,000 barrels of daily heavy crude production — about 7% of the country’s output — as a major blaze near the province’s...
#9 People Moves: Willis Promotes Williamson as Canada Leader; HDI Global Taps RSA’s McDowell as Sales & Distribution Lead for International Programs and Captives
May 22 2025 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Willis in Canada and HDI Global in London. A summary of these new hires follows here. Willis Promotes Williamson as Canada Leader Willis, a WTW business,...
