Tag: Canadian insurance

Flood insurance costs from Alberta most expensive ever

G. Turner
Canada flood insurance industry

The IBC has called last June the most costly covered natural disaster in the history of Canada. The Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) has just released a report that has indicated that the most recent PCS-Canada figures, with estimates that state that the flood insurance and other coverage payouts for the flooding in southern Alberta have now broken the $1.7 billion mark. This figure makes the natural disaster in the province the most costly that the country has ever seen. According to the vice president of Western and Pacific at…

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Insurance news for Canadian Olympic hockey could cause struggles

Julie Campbell
insurance policy news olympic hockey NHL

Coverage issues have added doubt to the ability of players from Canada to head to Sochi. Hockey Canada has been dealing with a number of different issues in finalizing its plans to be able to send hockey players to the Olympic orientation camp in August 2013, but bad insurance news is continuing to stand in the way. If the current situation doesn’t turn around, it may mean that the players won’t be able to skate after all. The CEO of Hockey Canada, Bob Nicholson, has said that no decision has…

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Flood insurance claims on their way to Canadian insurers

Julie Campbell
flood insurance policies

The flooding in southern Alberta and the Calgary area may be among the most expensive natural disasters in the province. Residents and businesses in the Canadian province of Alberta are just starting to assess the damage from what is being called one of the worst natural disasters in the history of the area, and flood insurance companies are preparing for the massive influx of claims that are now on the way. The flooding that has been experienced in the region is entirely unprecedented, leaving insurers scrambling. It has been estimated…

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Insurance market in Canada deemed stable for this year

Canadian insurance market

At the same time, a Marsh outlook report predicts possible rate increases in the third or fourth quarter. According to a new outlook report issued by Marsh, the Canadian insurance market should continue to remain stable throughout 2013, though the second half of the year may bring about some modest increases in the rates. Overall, the industry in Canada performed better than other markets last year, said the report. This data was provided in the Marsh document called the Canada Insurance Market Report 2013, which offered a breakdown of the…

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Insurance news from Western Canada may soon involve higher rates

Julie Campbell
Insurance news

Severe summer storms in the province of Alberta caused massive amounts of insured damage. The severe storms that were faced by the Canadian province of Alberta are once again making insurance news as the millions of dollars in damages may now be sending rates in an upward direction. In August, insurers in Canada had to pay out approximately $550 million for a hail storm that hit Calgary. In July and August, the province faced three separate severe storms, which each made insurance news with their multimillion dollar price tags for…

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Insurance news from Canada shows $100 million in claims from Sandy

Julie Campbell
Toronto Ontario Canada Auto Insurance News

After the superstorm pummeled through the United States, it smashed into Canadian provinces. According to the most recent insurance news estimates from Canada, after leaving the United States, superstorm Sandy led to insured property damage that will total approximately $100 million. These statistics were issued from the Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) based on claims received. The IBC has based this data on the claims that are being made in the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec. The estimate is still considered to be preliminary, but it has now been…

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Basic highlights on top four insurance companies to help consumers

Nordstrom

Throughout the financial crisis over the last few years, a number of insurance companies faced a significant struggle, leaving people to wonder about the top insurers after having seen the global giant American International Group (AIG) fall apart.  In order to help consumers to better understand the current the insurance marketplace, experts have compiled some notes about the top four leading companies.  Progressive is among the biggest American auto insurance companies.  It provides standard vehicle insurance as well as products for specialty vehicles such as ATVs, mobile homes, motorcycles, boats…

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