Best Report Concludes Canada’s Insurers Improve, But Risk Profile Rises September 8, 2011 A report from A.M. Best concludes that the Canadian insurance industry “continued to improve in 2010, exhibiting strong capitalization and...
Canada’s Top Court to Rule on Tobacco Liability July 29, 2011 Canada’s Supreme Court will decide Friday whether the federal government should be partly liable for damages, possibly amounting to many...
Canada’s Reformed Class Action Law Wins Few Friends July 20, 2011 By Allison Martell A Canadian law designed to make it easier to bring class action suits against companies that mislead investors has all...
Eqecat Set to Release 3 Revised Catastrophe Models June 29, 2011 By Charles E. Boyle Catastrophe risk modeler Eqecat has scheduled July 15 as the date to release three significant revisions to its Worldcatenterprise 3.16...
Canada, Other Countries Block Asbestos from UN Hazardous List June 24, 2011 Chrysotile asbestos will not be listed as a hazardous industrial chemical that can be banned from import after countries including...
Intact Financial to Acquire AXA’s Canada Operations for $2.684 Billion June 1, 2011 Intact Financial Corp has agreed to buy the Canadian arm of AXA Group for C$2.6 billion ($2.684 billion) in cash...
Coachman Insurance Co. Names Breckles New COO May 31, 2011 Coachman Insurance Co. based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, has named Bill Breckles its new chief operating officer. Breckles has more...
Hub International Acquires Vancouver-based Redcliffe April 6, 2011 Hub International Limited announced that it has acquired Redcliffe Financial Group, a Vancouver, British Columbia-based employee benefits and life insurance...
Canada’s Manulife Says Japan Exposure ‘Less than $153 Million’ March 16, 2011 Manulife Financial said Monday the impact of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan should be less than C$150 million (US$152.93...
Markel Appoints James to North American Property Treaty Reinsurance Team March 3, 2011 Specialist insurer Markel International has appointed Nick James to its specialty division as a class underwriter in US and Canada...