In the past, cellars were dark, damp, utilitarian spaces designed to store coal and other provisions. Built from simple materials such as stone, brick or wood, they were often prone to water infiltration. So the idea of living in a cellar was inconceivable. Today, the purpose of basements has completely changed.
Canadian Underwriter
Book and Periodical Publishing
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Founded in 1934, Canadian Underwriter (@CdnUnderwriter) remains the go-to publication of Canada's property and casualty insurance market. Through its website, magazine and daily newsletter, Canadian Underwriter delivers the news, analysis and insight that insurance and risk professionals need to succeed. See the latest issue, subscribe to our daily newsletter and request your complimentary magazine subscription at canadianunderwriter.ca. Canadian Underwriter is part of the Insurance Media Group at Newcom Media Inc., which includes national online job board i-Hire.ca and insPRESS: Insurance Press Release Service. Visit canadianunderwriter.ca for more.
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http://www.canadianunderwriter.ca
External link for Canadian Underwriter
- Industry
- Book and Periodical Publishing
- Company size
- 2-10 employees
- Headquarters
- Toronto, Ontario
- Type
- Privately Held
- Founded
- 1934
- Specialties
- insurance, insurance claims management, risk management, P&C, and insurance broker
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Toronto, Ontario, CA
Employees at Canadian Underwriter
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If your commercial insurance clients wish to nip class action lawsuits in the bud, it’s not sufficient for them to establish voluntary refund programs for consumers — courts will want to see details of how and when the refund programs are set up, and whether they appropriately compensate customers.
Refund programs not sufficient to thwart class actions: Court
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One Calgary city councillor is suggesting the reintroduction of a resilient roofing program following a massive hailstorm in the city earlier this month.
Calgary hailstorm: Should city reinstate resilient roofing program?
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Brokerage owners want to pass their businesses to family members, but today’s environment presents two key challenges — a potential lack of family members available to take over, and possibly fewer wanting to get into the brokerage business. “Not everybody wants to do insurance brokering, but there are plenty of examples out there of children who have stepped up and said, ‘Yeah, we want to keep this going.’”
Can you keep your family brokerage in the family?
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Applied Systems Canada Achieves CSIO’s eDocs Certification
Applied Systems Canada Achieves CSIO’s eDocs Certification
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One of Canada’s most scenic highways has reopened as the wildfire in Jasper National Park continues to be held.
Scenic highway in Jasper National Park reopened as wildfire continues to be held
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Given the huge insurance losses caused by natural catastrophes in Ontario and Quebec over the past month, insurers are calling on governments to focus on improving Canadian water infrastructure to handle the intensifying rainstorms. But funding the upgrades will be a daunting task.
The sticker price to fix Canada’s worst municipal water pipes
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Insurers can expect a cavalcade of hurricane threats in September — meteorologists are forecasting six to 10 named storms within the next month, AccuWeather warns.
Ernesto’s near-miss a prelude to a deluge of named storms
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CN said their last offer to the union before the work stoppage received no response and included improved wages, improved rest times and more predictable schedules. “Without an agreement or binding arbitration, CN had no choice but to finalize a safe and orderly shutdown and proceed with a lockout.”
Rail lockout: What can the industry expect?
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A new poll suggests more Canadians are feeling the direct impacts of extreme weather, but that has not changed overall opinions about climate change.
One-third of Canadians report being personally impacted by severe weather: poll
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