Canada News

Choppers Rescue Travelers on Canada Highway After Mudslides

ANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP)–Nearly 300 people trapped overnight in their vehicles by mudslides on a highway in British Columbia were being flown to safety by helicopters Monday while authorities sought to determine if anyone was swept up in the flow …

Canadian Employers Shed Unvaccinated Workers, Labor Lawyers in Demand

OTTAWA — Canadian employers are firing or putting on unpaid leave thousands of workers who refused to get COVID-19 shots, squeezing an already tight labor market and raising prospects of potentially disruptive legal challenges. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promised vaccine …

Canada Proposes to Settle Indigenous Lawsuit After Discovery of Children’s Remains

TORONTO — Canada has reached a proposed settlement with a group of indigenous survivors of the now-defunct residential schools for the abuse they suffered, a federal minister said on Wednesday, ending a 14-year fight for justice. The settlement comes as …

Mega-Hurricane Risk Spurs Swiss Re Warning to Unprepared Canada

Climate change is making hurricanes bigger and stronger, and it may soon push them farther north. Yet Canada’s homeowners, businesses and insurers underestimate that escalating risk, according to one of the world’s leading reinsurance firms. Overall, the northern nation has …

Canada’s Struggling Hospitality Businesses Face ‘Perfect Storm’ as Insurers Flee

TORONTO — Canadian hospitality businesses, already reeling from the downturn sparked by the coronavirus pandemic, are facing yet another existential threat as insurance companies spike premiums or exit the space, citing losses and the sector’s risks. Even before COVID-19, insurers …

Insurers Warn Government Canada’s Flood Mapping Must Not Take a Decade

OTTAWA — Canada plans to focus its next budget on tackling climate change and its effects but the insurance industry, amid skyrocketing costs, is concerned the government will move too slowly on the key first step of mapping flood risks. …

Survey Finds Distracted Driving Common Though Few Admit to it

Canadians report witnessing many distractions but admit to few, according to RSA Insurance survey. Turns out many are using the driver’s seat as a place to apply makeup, shave, scream at other drivers and make out. According to a survey …

Allied World Launches Property, Excess Casualty Lines for Canadian Market

Allied World Assurance Company Holdings, AG launched an initial property/casualty offering in the Canadian market. Gord Kerr, senior vice president, chief agent and branch manager, will oversee the build-out of these lines and will be responsible for production, profitability and …

Canadian Review Urges Better Safety in Crude Oil Train Transport

A Canadian government-backed review of the type of rail car involved in last year’s deadly Lac-Megantic crash found that industry, regulators and shippers could do more to ensure the safety of the cars that carry crude across North America. The …

VFM Services Launches in Canada

VFM Services, a provider of insurance claims fraud screening techniques to UK insurers, launched it’s product, Conversation Management, in Canada. Its New ERA training program, accredited by the UK’s University of Portsmouth, delivers conversation management skills needed by investigators to …