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Most insurance customers buy a policy and set it aside. What people don’t tend to do is dedicate three hours to reading and understanding that document’s terms, notes new ClaimsPro president Paul Gilbody. “You kind of stick it in a…The post How customer service factors into the claims experience appeared first on Canadian Underwriter.

B.C.’s ongoing mandate that health-care workers be vaccinated against COVID-19 survived a legal challenge this week, though the judge in the case remitted part of the provincial health officer’s order back to her for reconsideration.

Global P&C brokerage Hub International announced it has acquired the assets of 2197747 Alberta Ltd., which is partially owned by Carianne O’Connor.   The company is located in Edmonton, Alberta. O’Connor specializes in commercial insurance, including farm and personal insurance,…The post Hub’s latest P&C acquisition appeared first on Canadian Underwriter.

A man was seriously injured after falling from a ledge at a popular tourist spot in Banff last week.

The Goods from Merridale Cidery & Distillery Cobble Hill, BC | Senor Apple lost the Mexican standoff, resulting in this refreshing real lime cider from Merridale Cidery & Distillery. This seasonal drink pays homage to our familia in Jalisco, Mexico where “limons” grow everywhere. Back-sweetened with agave syrup to give even more of that south […]

Earthquakes with a magnitude of less than 3.5 are recorded on local seismographs are “generally not felt,” states Earthquakes Canada.

Sex assault survivors and the opposition are livid with the Ontario government for what they call procedural games over an intimate partner violence bill.

“Their first question is, do you have a license?”A woman who has operated a legally complying short-term rental in Kelowna for 12 years says she has been getting more inquiries from people worried about the new provincial and municipal rules around short-term rentals as the busy summ…

A condo owner in B.C. has been ordered to stop using her unit as a short-term rental and will have to pay $2,000 in fines for renting it out on Airbnb and Craigslist in the past.

A First Nations community in B.C.’s northern Interior that is hosting a gathering of Indigenous groups involved in the search for unmarked graves says it’s conducting a geophysical survey for such sites on the grounds of a former residential school.