Canada
Canada impacted by second billion-dollar loss event in 2013, according to Impact Forecasting catastrophe report
Impact Forecasting, the catastrophe model development center of excellence at Aon Benfield, today releases the latest edition of its monthly Global Catastrophe Recap report,...
Aviva : nearly 40% of all home insurance claims are the result of water damage
With a heavy spring thaw underway, Canadians are seeking various ways to protect their homes this season. Approximately 40 per cent of all home...
London Market anticipates support from launch of IPG UK
The International Programs Group (IPG), a highly reputed third party administrator (TPA), servicing the Lloyd’s market in Canada is pleased to announce the opening...
Canada : three leading tobacco companies face a $25bn lawsuit
A groundbreaking trial gets underway in Montreal Monday against three leading tobacco companies which face a $25 billion lawsuit for allegedly failing to adequately...
Canada moves to update Chinese medicine rules
Federal health authorities in Canada have met with practitioners of traditional Chinese medicine as a first step towards modifying regulations covering the sale of...
Aviva / Canada : Data shows 40% of all home insurance claims are water-related
Water damage to homes comes with the warm arrival of spring. Data from Aviva Canada indicates that 40% of all home insurance claims are...
Canadians empty pharmacies of iodide tablets
Fearing a nuclear meltdown in quake-hit Japan, Canadians living on the Pacific Coast are ignoring health authorities and emptying pharmacies of anti-radiation medicines, media...
RBC profits down from Liberty Life losses
Royal Bank says its fourth-quarter profit slipped nine per cent to $1.12 billion as it booked losses related to the sale of its Liberty...
Canadian health-care costs should rise
If Canadians truly want a public health care system that's sustainable, they're going to have to dig deeper into their pockets to pay for...
Canada / China : insurance investment deals reached
China’s insurance regulator has cleared the way to let the country’s insurers invest billions of capital in Canadian financial markets, the Canadian government said...
Acquisition : RSA acquires GCAN Insurance in Canada
RSA Insurance Group plc (RSA) announces the acquisition of GCAN Insurance Company (GCAN). GCAN is a leading Canadian mid-market, large risks & specialty commercial...
Study : 2010 People Risk Index Ratings from Aon Consulting
A first-of-its-kind global study found Toronto to be the city with the lowest risk in the world to recruit, employ and relocate employees, according...
Asset sales : Canada’s Fairfax buys stake in Kuwait insurance firm
Kuwait Projects Co. (KIPCO) said on Sunday it has agreed to sell Canada-based Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited a 39.2-percent stake in Gulf Insurance Co....
Merger : Industrial Alliance buys Golden State Mutual
Canada's fourth-biggest insurer Industrial Alliance Insurance and Financial Services Inc. said Friday it has acquired the life insurance policies of California-based Golden State Mutual...
Quebec fires scorch 38,000 hectares of forests
Wildfires scorched more than 38,000 hectares (94,000 acres) of forests in Canada's Quebec province and firefighters are still trying to douse 13 blazes, officials...
Hub International acquires Mones & Associates Insurance brokers from AVIVA Canada
Hub International Limited announced today that it has acquired Mones & Associates Insurance Brokers Inc., one of the largest personal and commercial insurance brokers...
Aviva Canada makes $500,000 pledge to insure positive community change
Today Aviva Canada announced the launch of the Aviva Community Fund – a unique competition that will seek to lead, empower and support positive...
Willis appoints Joe Seeger as canadian energy practice leader
Willis Group Holdings, the global insurance broker, today announced the restructuring of its Energy division in Canada, with the appointment of Joe Seeger as...
ING announces sale of US reinsurance unit
Dutch banking and insurance group ING said on Friday it had sold its US reinsurance business to Reinsurance Group of America for an undisclosed...
Aon consulting Canada appoints Douglas A. Coll as Chief Commercial Officer
Aon Consulting, the global human capital consulting organization of Aon Corporation, today announced that Douglas A. Coll, has joined Aon Consulting Canada in the...
