Year: 2024

On an island off Newfoundland’s coast, a solar eclipse is part of history

Newfoundland and Labrador’s Supreme Court has dismissed a proposed class action lawsuit against Aviva Canada and Aviva General Insurance Company over a discretionary travel deductible the insurer imposed on medical and rehab accident benefits expenses. Aviva imposed a 25-kilometre (round…The post Court upholds Aviva’s travel deductible for trips to medical appointments appeared first on Canadian Underwriter.

Searchers are scouring a remote section of northwestern Vancouver Island after a kayak was recovered over the weekend with no sign of its 21-year-old occupant.

A deportation hearing for the truck driver who caused the deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash six years ago has been scheduled for next month.

A polarized social and political climate means one-third of employees at P&C brokerages across Canada avoid conversations about controversial subjects while at work, Canadian Underwriter’s 2024 Brokerage DEI survey finds. The survey asked respondents about numerous aspects of diversity, equity and inclusion…The post Will polarization kill water cooler chat at Canada’s brokerages? appeared first on Canadian Underwriter.

TORONTO, ON, APRIL 8, 2024/insPRESS/ – FIRST Insurance Funding of Canada (FIRST Canada), the industry leader in payment solutions, is pleased to announce the appointment of Susanna Fraser-Kuipers in the role of AVP, Product Strategy and Customer Success. As the…The post FIRST Canada Strengthens Senior Leadership Team with AVP, Product Strategy and Customer Success Role appeared first on Canadian Underwriter.

Five games to go and it’ll all be over for the Ottawa Senators. Five games and the Senators players can go off and do whatever hockey players do when their season is over and “vacation time” begins. For some within the team’s fan base, the end of the Senators’ regular season can’t come soon enough. […]

A construction company founded during the pandemic was named the 2023 business of the year in Rideau Lakes during a recent awards ceremony in Elgin.  Last Friday, the Rideau Lakes Business Recognition Awards were held at the Elgin Lions Community Hall where three businesses took home this year’s top awards.   MP Michael Barrett and […]

Barbara Bellissimo is the new president and CEO of HSB Canada, part of Munich Re.  She succeeds John Mulvihill, who retired after a 34-year-long tenure with HSB Canada.  Bellissimo’s insurance career began in 1986. She’s since held multiple positions in…The post HSB Canada announces new president and CEO appeared first on Canadian Underwriter.

The number of Brant Community Healthcare System workers earning $100,000 or more in 2023 ballooned over the previous year. There are 342 Brant Community Healthcare System employees on the 2023 Sunshine List, up 45.5 per cent from the 235 that were on the list in 2022. The increase can be attributed to a couple of […]