Tag: Canadian insurance

Auto insurance is using technology to focus on driver behavior awareness

Julie Campbell
Auto Insurance Technology

As usage based programs become more common, it is changing the future of this part of the industry. As both vehicle and telematics technology continue to evolve and usage based programs come closer to the mainstream, the auto insurance industry is placing a much greater focus on the actual behaviors of the consumer, while behind the wheel. Some industry experts feel that coverage is now becoming a tool to encourage motorists to become better drivers. At the same time, it also means that increasing automation in vehicles, to the degree…

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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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