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 Insurers, banks donate to Haiti
 California quake damage at almost $22 million
 NS report wants changes to site cleanup law
 Canadians focus on debt going into 2010
 2009 costliest year ever for bank failures
 Active insurance-linked securities market
 Real estate market likely to remain strong
 2009 RIMS Membership Award winners
 Blue Monday worst day of the year
 Nearly one million DIY books recalled
 MPI top five frauds of 2009: Number 1
 Losses from the Haitian earthquake
 Insurance analyst moves to BMO
 AIG's US Life loses Workers' Comp appeal
 Lawyer gets jail time for insider trading
 A look at how Parliament prorogation works
 MPI top five frauds of 2009: Number 2
 Actuaries have the best jobs in the US
 Increased optimism on economy
 Voyageur Asset Management changes name
 P.M. disappointed with job numbers
 MPI top five frauds of 2009: Number 3
 Boomers caring for parents and kids
 Investors relying on registered savings
 Towers Perrin, Watson Wyatt complete merger
 MPI top five frauds of 2009: Number 4
 Barclays purchase of bank complete
 Top CEOs made an of average $7.3M in 2008
 Forensics Investigations Canada acquires Oliver, Yaskiw & Associates
 MPI top five frauds of 2009: Number 5
 Reinsurance rates decline at renewal
 Willis officially incorporated in Ireland
 Cancer patients seek settlement approval
 Small, medium businesses confidence fell
 Acquisition of The CUMIS Group complete
 Nearly a third of employers expect to hire
 AIG Canadian mortgage insurance unit sold
 N.B. getting tire advice for student vans
 BC, Sask drivers cannot use cellphones
 Tax increases for many, tax cuts for few
 Natural cat losses decreased in 2009
 The 50 best employers in Canada named
 Parliament suspended until March 3
 Multi-unit buildings at high risk of fires
 Fannie, Freddie CEOs may be paid up to $6M
 Citigroup completes bailout repayment
 Zurich obtains California quake protection
 Former Manulife CEO joins CGI board
 Don't expect tax cuts in 2010 budget
 Alleged scammer used NFLers to attract business
 Mandatory anti-skid technology coming
 Financial Consultant Ian Quigley
 Are drunk driving habits changing?
 A.M. Best rates SecuriCan
 Top 25 Aviva Community Fund ideas move on
 Satisfaction with home, auto claims differ
 Canadians resolve to be cautious
 The costliest weather events of 2009
 Top ten stolen cars of 2009
 Households spent 2 percent more in 2008
 2012 is the Year of Co-operatives
 D&O pricing, liability claims eased
 Year in review: 2009 Q4
 Twelve days of tax tips – Day 12
 TD Bank office fined 7M pounds
 Concern over H1N1 pandemic waning
 Manitoba drivers face new speeding fines
 Year in review: 2009 Q3
 Twelve days of tax tips – Day 11
 Year in review: 2009 Q2
 Fast pension facts
 Marsh to acquire HSBC Insurance Brokers
 Canstar Restorations named top BC company
 Twelve days of tax tips – Day 10
 Year in review: 2009 Q1
 Minimum wage in Quebec to rise
 Fewer planning, saving for retirement
 Federal pensions costly
 Twelve days of tax tips – Day 9
 Herpes accident not an insured loss
 SGI named a top family-friendly workplace
 Life, health insurance strong in 2008
 Twelve days of tax tips – Day 8
 Petsecure pays out over $100M in claims
 Study looks at car crashes among diabetics
 2009 reputation winners and losers
 US could see division of banks, insurance
 Twelve days of tax tips - Day 7
 N.S. premier will scrap auto insurance cap
 No appeal for Alberta injury cap decision
 Manulife approved for more China expansion
 Pension reform urged by Sun Life CEO
 CI Financial issues first debt securities
 Bonuses must abide by rules; no new tax
 Twelve days of tax tips – Day 6
 Winnipeg auto theft strategy nominated
 Berkshire dumps more Moody's shares
 Less than half of frauds reported
 Twelve days of tax tips – Day 5
 Manitoba makes case against HST
 N.S. Appeal Court upholds injury cap
 BC Council says privacy breaches continue
 Carney warns of higher interest rates
 ING Groep to repay $7.4B of bailout money
 Twelve days of tax tips - Day 4
 What would you do for an extra five years?
 Quiet hiring climate for 2010 Q1
 Frank Cowan Foundation donates $1 million
 Twelve days of tax tips – Day 3
 Modest increase in pay expected
 US asbestos losses hit new low in 2008
 This decade likely warmest on record
 What's life like for today's retirees?
 Twelve days of tax tips – Day 2
 Banks must respect Insurance Act
 Peak Financial acquires Promutuel Capital
 IA Clarington, Vancity complete deal
 Toronto collision rate doubles other areas
 Twelve days of tax tips – Day 1
 Wal Mart will pay $40M in lawsuit
 Swiss Re gets catastrophe protection
 MassMutual sues over $15M insurance policy
 Seeking The World’s Unluckiest Traveler
 Vancity wins Investment Fund award
 Executive appointments at Sun Life
 Who did the recession hurt more?
 Passport applications allegedly stolen
 Insurance costs concern small businesses
 Court rejects Ford appeal of $82.6M award
 M&A options improve, but acquirers unprepared
 Manulife acquires EDC building in Ottawa
 2009 hurricane season calmest in 12 years
 Manitoba auto premiums stay same or less
 Space insurers likely to generate profit
 Standard Life to introduce new funds
 Provinces ranked on impaired driving laws
 Aon’s Financial Risk Consulting lead
 Catastrophes cost $52 billion in losses
 PIPP strengthened in Manitoba
 Aon Benfield celebrates one year
 Scor to invest in microinsurance fund
 A quarter of Canadians feel well-insured
 Alberta gets over $11M from criminals
 HST approved for Ontario, B.C.
 AIG starts to spin off 2 insurance units
 AIG, Greenberg settle legal disputes
 Consumers less confident about recovery
 Canada's most nervous winter drivers
 AIG cuts salaries to three top executives
 Biggest motivator for eco-driving is money
 Canadian companies optimistic about IPOs
 Kernaghan’s Northern Manitoba Team
 Ironshore expands into Canada
 Aviva Community Fund semi-finals
 Que. report examines asbestos, cancer link
 Home ownership more expensive in Q3
 The younger the owner, the older the home
 Who is committing financial crimes?
 U.S. deposit insurance fund $8.2B in red
 EI recipients rose 7.1% in September
 PEI launches bill to sue tobacco companies
 RMS analyzes H1N1 Cat Bond
 Top tips for smart winter driving
 Stunt driving law is Constitutional
 Tips for staff retention in the new year
 Home inspector ruled negligent; must pay
 DB pension sponsors worried about future
 Graduated Licensing is a safety success
 56% of companies hit by economic crime
 Code of conduct for card companies
 No new govt spending in 2010 budget
 Pay package for AIG CEO Benmosche approved
 Aviva Canada announces new appointments
 Employers lack wireless policies
 Six months in jail for ID fraud
 Berkshire: loan to help pay for railroad
 Auto claims spike after first snow fall
 A.M. Best upgrades SGI CANADA subsidiaries
 Sun Life proposes DC pension plan for all
 Executive succession planning lagging
 Intact: $150M in unsecured notes
 Twenty three percent say morale is low
 Cash versus health benefits
 Putting money where the priorities are
 Aon to change NYSE ticker symbol
 Bank of Canada deputy governor to retire
 Woman loses benefits due to Facebook
 Chinatrust buys stake in AIG's Taiwan unit
 WWF, RSA combat risks of climate change
 Caisse to unveil plan to improve returns
 Peel Maryborough selects Custom Software
 Kingsway to sell interest in Jevco
 A.M. Best downgrades Kingsway
 Fairfax to voluntarily delist shares
 Caisse to issue up to $8 billion in bonds
 Retire Your Ride program offers incentives
 Low incentive payments in insurance sector
 Ex-Manulife CEO named to Suncor board
 Olympics to bring gold to B.C. economy
 Saskatchewan proposes cellphone ban
 Securities regulators won’t make changes
 ICBC reports third quarter results
 CPP Fund grows to $123.8 billion
 Western Financial Group reports Q3 profit
 Mandatory ethics training in Saskatchewan
 Webster’s unveils 2009 Word of the Year
 Surviving a promotion
 Industrial Alliance buys MD Life portfolio
 Preparing to manage future talent needs
 World Trade Center matter closed: Scor
 Credit Based Insurance survey results
 Sun Life, National Bank partner
 Canadians keep RRSP contributions steady
 B.C. to manage off-road vehicles
 Lloyds Banking Group cuts 5000 jobs
 Insurance co settles lawsuit against Oprah
 The number one way your identity is stolen
 Freddie Mac loses $6.3 billion
 Students to get more financial knowledge
 Job quality has nosedived
 14 charged in $25M insider trading case
 No more holiday bonuses
 Ontario saw double-digit premium increases
 Legal action against Kingsway
 Allianz releases Q3 results
 Buffett company says Q2 profit tripled
 AIG posts second straight profit
 Fannie Mae posts loss, asks for $15B
 Manulife posts third quarter loss
 Zurich Financial Q3 net profit jumps
 NDP proposes pension protection law
 November is Pet Cancer Awareness Month
 Great West Lifeco reports Q3 profit
 Kingsway Financial widens net loss in third quarter
 Sun Life Q3 loss shrinks
 Canadian growth potential downgraded
 Madoff auditor pleads guilty
 Ontario unveils green license plates
 Swiss Re reports 2009 Q3 results
 Competition Bureau eyes real estate reform
 Industrial Alliance releases Q3 results
 Former Bear Stearns managers acquitted
 Changes to Manulife Mutual Funds managers
 Deficit could see workers take unpaid days
 Unity Life, MetLife Canada complete sale
 Co operators post $16M net loss in Q3
 2009 hail claims drop
 Taiwanese protest AIG sale of local unit
 AIG CEO ready to pack it in
 Some companies profit from pandemic
 77% of women worry about making ends meet
 Inflation threatens reinsurance industry
 Companies lifted from post-Lehman deals
 Directors say their risk has increased
 Check cover dealing with Olympic rentals
 Intact Financial posts Q3 $8M net loss
 Buntain: The future is bright
 Higher used car prices signal recovery
 Madoff believed SEC never clued in
 Aon Reports Q3 2009 results
 Number of RIBO complaint files rose
 Berkshire Hathaway buying US railway
 PartnerRe reports Q3 results
 A career in the insurance industry
 EI bill to extend to self employed
 Standard Life reports higher Q3 sales
 Genworth MI Canada Q3 results
 Sask crop insurance deadline extended
 Talking with Donovan Tildesley
 Hub buys Alberta brokerage from Aviva
 Swine flu vaccines already cost $500M
 Investment losses drive loss at MetLife
 ACE Reports Q3 2009 Net Income of $494M
 XL Capital announces Q3 results
 Impending Staffing Crisis
 Fairfax reports 20% increase in profit
 Watsa: keep Fairfax finances strong
 Hartford Canadian Dividend Growth reopens
 New payday loan rules in BC
 The Canadian Insurance Scholarship Program
 Financial sector facing skills shortage
 Berkshire reduces its shares in Moody’s
 Kingsway completes Zephyr sale
 Stress testing coming for EU insurers
 Lock it or Lose it program under way
 IBC comments on Ontario auto reforms
 Fraud case against Jones postponed
 Ex-lawyer pleads guilty to insider trading
 N.S. signs Good Neighbours Protocol
 Sask moving to one piece license
 Ontario personal injury lawyer interview
 Sask eyes smoking and driving law
 Standard Life names Group Chief Executive
 Wildlife a hazard to motorists
 Four fined in $26 million BC Ponzi scheme
 Over 80% of Cat Bonds issued by AIR
 Ontario's list of 41 proposed auto changes
 Canadian pension reforms unveiled
 Quebec backs pensions of Nortel employees
 Aon update on Somali piracy attacks
 New identity theft laws passed
 CI Financial sells Blackmont Capital
 Ont. proposes 40 auto insurance changes
 Ex-Marsh execs acquitted of bid rigging
 Barclays buys bank arm of Standard Life
 Polls differ on Canadian saving habits
 ING to split in half
 BCAA to close storefront travel operations
 A fixed rate or variable mortgage?
 Tips on avoiding driving distractions
 Canadians passionate about homeownership
 More companies implementing cell ban
 OSFI releases solvency results
 What's more dangerous – bees or sharks?
 BCAA appoints new President and CEO
 Finance, insurance survive in downturn
 Claims Inquiry added to TEIG Rogo
 US Aircraft Maker to set up shop in Canada
 FSCO approves average 2.13% rate increase
 BC cracks down on distracted driving
 Deficit for year at $23.7B as of August
 Keal launches Premium Financing Software
 Manulife introduces Future Care Option
 Kingsway disposes of Lincoln General
 Non residents buy 5.1B in Canadian securities in August
 Canadians using cash for home renos
 Search and Rescue groups want Ottawa to pay insurance
 Drivers in Ontario face large rate hikes
 Ontario considers $25K minor injury cap
 New Brunswick doctors end dispute with government
 Tougher legislation for white collar crime
 Aviro to become Advitech Inc’s. largest shareholder
 Life experiences versus money and careers
 Aviva makes $500,000 pledge
 Business grows in "Hotbed" communities
 Recessionary risk and investing for women
 Fearful or greedy about stocks?
 Bleak outlook for retail holiday hiring
 CBC News World to rebrand
 Ottawa seeks input on securities regulator
 Small business owners, big expectations
 Risk appetite at highest point since 2006
 Six charged in $20M insider trading case
 Salary survey projects flat budget growth
 CSA Goes National with Make It Count Program
 Manulife buys Pottruff & Smith brokerage
 Specialty carriers holding steady
 Pension system ranked fourth out of 11
 ICBC jury-checking report released
 RSA wins climate change award
 Aon launches Inpoint for carriers
 AIG sells Taiwan insurance unit
 Bike fatalities rise in fall
 Is texting the biggest driving danger?
 Gallagher Energy opens in Calgary
 Marsh, REDfour help address piracy
 Cat bond market poised for strong Q4
 Insurers lead climate change adaptation
 Pay czar asks AIG to withhold bonuses
 Hit send, feel regret
 The theft of ideas
 Morale and commitment down due to economy
 Driver gets fine for smoking in workplace
 Unemployment rate falls to 8.4
 Complaints over insurance industry rise
 Lloyds Bank ponders rights issue
 Google Street View live
 Insure.com sells domain for $16 million
 Stanford's D&O coverage can pay lawyers
 Man who doused himself in gas charged
 CDRG awards membership in Montreal
 Driver fined $4,000 for lying about crash
 Aviva intends to list on the NYSE
 MPI reports first half results
 Judge sentences fraudster to 13 years
 Canadian youth jobless rate soared
 Sun Life wins govt group benefits contract
 Hike in EI premiums if govt target is met
 CFOs step up risk management a notch
 Man tries to set himself on fire at SGI
 Lower insurance quotes for Ontario drivers
 Aviva announces new executive appointments
 Quebec to sue cigarette makers for costs
 Guy Carpenter to acquire Rattner Mackenzie
 Life insurance activity up in September
 Swiss bank buys ING subsidiary
 How birth order can affect risk tolerance
 Teen crash rate lower with parental input
 Millennials wary of financial industry
  Post-recession employee-related priorities
 Manitoba Autopac agents to sell Snopasses
 Banks asked to stop online insurance sales
 Real estate prices on the rise again
 RBC Dexia Appoints New Chief Risk Officer
 Seven years of bait cars in Vancouver
 Ontario cellphone ban starts on Oct. 26
 SEC watchdog recommends new system
 PartnerRe moves to speed up Paris Re deal
 New year will bring new credit card rules
 Weather losses at $140M for Intact clients
 IA buys mutual fund business from Vancity
 Insurance industry tackles cargo theft
 45,000 American deaths due to no insurance
 Lawyers: drywall makers may ignore US suits
 Feds shield vaccine makers from lawsuits
 How happy are Canadian policyholders?
 LAWPRO raises insurance premiums for 2010
 RBC to acquire J.P. Morgan business unit
 Possible HST exemption for mutual funds
 BCAA wins JD Power Award 2nd year in a row
 belairdirect tops in auto insurance
 Manulife Sinochem expands in China
 Manulife acquires retail investment funds
 Freddie Mac CFO to receive up to $5.5M
 A $17,840,000,000,000,200,164,000 lawsuit
 Five facts about seatbelts
 Ontario MPP goes after uninsured drivers
 Quebec to give nearly $7M to investors
 75% of small businesses worried about HST
 Fairfax Financial to raise $200 million
 Ont. files $50B suit against tobacco
 Lloyd's pretax profit up 39 percent
 Industry executives expect stronger 2010
 Sun Life appoints Colm Freyne as CFO
 Aon Consulting Canada appoints CCO
 Renewable energy insurance facility begins
 Keal, Advantage Financing partner
 Global economy will be stronger in 2010
 Climate change could cost up to 19% of GDP
 Climate case study: Maharashtra, India
 Employers cautious on compensation
 Balancing act for Canadian parents
 Willis leaves Bermuda for Ireland
 Small firms retained credit worthiness
 FDIC considers borrowing from US banks
 Allianz to delist from exchanges
 Great Fire would cost London billions
 Fairfax to buy back some shares
 Man pleads guilty to ID theft
 Legal protection for vaccine makers?
 Drivers: tougher cell phone rules needed
 N.S. to force drivers to slow down
 Dog bites cost nearly $390M annually
 Crime costs retailers more than $3B
 Most Canadians living cheque to cheque
 How Ponzi scams work
 Govt extends program to buy mortgages
 Stephen Peacher appointed CIO of Sun Life
 No major changes to bank regulations
 Prison time for ex Morgan Stanley banker
 Marsh acquires captive management firm
 What's the buzz?
 New rules proposed for credit raters
 A case of the Mondays can be dangerous
 Rating agencies under investigation
 I thought you retired
 Kingsway to consolidate its Canadian business
 Man charged in $100M alleged Ponzi
 Kingsway announces Board changes
 Barclays took more than it should have
 Signs of recovery, slower decline: RBC CEO
 OECD says unemployment to reach new high
 Resiliency of spending will buoy Canada
 Global insurance programs may decentralize
 Job posting: one dog in Calgary
 Modest raises in 2010
 Tips for importing a vehicle from the US
 September home to more major hurricanes
 Bankruptcies up more than a third in July
 AXA offers pandemic assistance hotline
 Bob Fellows joins Zurich in Canada
 Trends in risk and insurance
 Ont. to appeal street racing ruling
 Xceed Mortgage closer to becoming a bank
 Ontario: Disaster declarations approved
 First half 2009 suspicious claims ahead
 Drunk driver not a dangerous offender
 Gary Owcar to Lead CNA Canada
 Negative outlook for global reinsurance
 Slight improvement in hiring intentions
 Housing affordability rolls on
 Cumis Group sold for $232 million
 Delta curbers charged with fraud
 Crash victim receives $18.4M damage award
 Corporate taxes becoming more competitive
 August: job gains but unemployment rises
 CDRG awards membership in Calgary
 Kingsway sells Zephyr Insurance Company
 WFG buys largest Manitoban broker
 Lincoln General rating downgraded
 Canadian economy grew slightly in June
 Ignoring risk management a risky business
 Kidnap premiums may escalate within weeks
 Canadian insurers face challenges: AM Best
 Sask. to introduce safety legislation
 Insurance M&A activity to increase in 2010
 BC Insurance Act changes
 Feds to get tough on white collar crime
 Quebec in better shape post-recession
 Scotiabank Q3 profit drops from year ago
 Preview of the post-recession job market
 Corporate defaults on pace to quadruple
 Group calls for grow op house standards
 Desjardins Q2 profit narrows
 BC budget ups deficit and health premiums
 Fairfax buys stake in Chinese insurance company
 Markel to acquire Elliott Special Risks
 BMO reports decrease in Q3 earnings
 Consumer confidence rising
 TD Bank third quarter profits fall
 National Bank reports uptick in Q3 profits
 Capital returning to reinsurance market
 Identity theft scam hit Fed chief Bernanke
 Royal Bank income surges 24 percent
 Final report from RIMS Canada 2009
 ICBC sells grow-op trailers
 Report from RIMS Canada 2009
 Facebook changes please privacy commission
 MPI: holding the line on auto rates
 Intact Financial to issue unsecured notes
 P&C investments conservatively positioned
 Number of EI recipients rises in June
 CIBC reports Q3 profit
 Decline in corporate profits slows in Q2
 Lloyds cuts 200 jobs in general insurance
 BC funds extra insurance for rescue groups
 WSI issues hurricane season update
 Sask. auto rate increase approved
 October is the cruelest month for driving
 Tips on investment fraud protection
 Top cities for young professionals
 Ontario auto rates approved
 Extent of fraud to be known in August
 Ontario sees lower online auto quotes
 Facebook violates Canadian privacy law
 Inflation below zero won't last long
 Vancity to sell general insurance operation to The Co operators for undisclosed price
 Most water damage claims made in summer
 Impaired driving cases a growing challenge
 Manitoba flooding damage cost $40 million
 Lightning claim costs continue to rise
 London replaces bankrupt sponsor Nortel
 Technology and jewelry appraising
 Suit by Norbourg shareholders rejected
 Organizational changes at Crawford
 U.S. regulators shut small Wyoming bank
 Travelers: new D&O Liability policy
 FirstOnSite acquires Calgary company
 Two telemarketers told of violations
 Securities gag law is unconstitutional
 MPI Q1 results
 AIG asks govt to approve more bonuses
 Missing financial planner’s accounts frozen
 Sun Life exec: private sector solutions
 $1.68 million for Buffett lunch
 PartnerRe to acquire Paris Re
 Ex Goldman Sachs worker stole secrets
 FirstOnSite acquires Sask restoration co.
 Genworth MI Canada completes IPO
 Sun Life's Bob Howard is President, CIA
 Manulife faces class action lawsuit in US
 RBC Capital Markets named a primary dealer
 Former Norbourg boss granted bail
 OSC vice chair: regulator transition post
 AIG resumes talks on sale of unit
 Quebec heads to court to block regulator
 Canadian equity mutual funds see gains
  Factors that affect diamond prices
 Unemployment to rise into 2010
 Half a million Canadians are delinquent
 Manulife Investor Sentiment Index gains
 Alberta names panel to advise government
 Canada disagrees with climate scorecard
 Co-operators charitable givings
 Law offices face challenges
 Swiss bank urged to reveal tax cheats list
 Nortel insurance policy is ambiguous
 Group says insurance program hurts fish
 Committee wants credit, debit watchdog
 A.M. Best assigns Indicative Rating to Sun Life
 Zurich completes AIG auto units takeover
 Fewer insurance customers are shopping for a different provider
 Harper appoints members to EI panel
 State AG must investigate banks via court
 Lloyds Banking Group to cut more jobs
 Towers Perrin, Watson Wyatt to combine
 US urges judge for 145 year sentence
 Saudi Arabia, princes not liable for 9/11
 A.M. Best rating of Intact Insurance
 Ten more will be charged in Madoff probe
 Genworth MI Canada prices IPO
  Income safety net less than advertised
 Exxon will pay $470 million in interest
 New SGI President hired
 Insurers to report on Iranian investments
 Changes to Manulife Mutual Funds offerings
 No discrimination due to set retirement
 ACE leads cover for crashed Yemenia plane
 Are Canadian companies ready for IFRS?
 Despite economy, execs still take time off
 Alberta Injury Cap: What's next?
 Eased credit terms may boost car sales
 Cashing in on the renovation tax credit
 Group kidnaps, tortures financial advisor
 BCAA’s Annual Hybrid Cost Comparison
 Enterprise Saskatchewan eyes flat tax
 Cigna announces retirement of CEO
 Govt interest in Terror Insurance market
 Aon: lower premiums on greener business
 Don Tannas interview
 Nova Scotia Injury Cap
 Appraising on the Canadian Antiques Road Show
 Citibank Japan suspends sales for a month
 Sun Life: senior unsecured debentures
 Index insurance could reduce poverty
 Aviva, Hagerty pair in collector market
 Archdiocese stops link with insurer
 AIG moves to spin off two units
 Glenn McGillvray of ICLR
 Injury cap misconceptions
 Fairfax says SEC completes investigation
 Michael Jackson’s death may cost promoter
 Women in capital markets make no gains
 Low morale dominates Canadian workplaces
 Party buses taken off Winnipeg roads
 Hitler’s bookmark sends man to jail
 There's no place like home
 Sun Life CEO appointed Task Force chair
 Over 70 percent of Canadians will hit the road
 Consumer confidence shows caution remains
 Lawyer: maybe some good from search suit
 Household wealth dropped $72 billion in Q1
 Signature Vacations launches Safety First
 Standard Life Board Change
 Special 'war' insurance for piracy risks?
 How companies are preparing for a pandemic
 Crawford names GIffen as Director, GTS
 How often should jewelry be appraised?
 Colm Freyne becomes Sun Life interim CFO
 HCAI reintroduction update
 Leader named for federal transition team
 Govt steps toward national stock regulator
 Search team demands liability cover action
 Number of EI recipients up in April
 A.M. Best affirms ratings of Fairfax
 RSA Group entities given stable outlooks
 Consumer warning: fake Aviva cheques
 National Truck League: Interview with Rod Stiller-President
 Madoff sentenced to 150 years
 GM to take on future liability claims
 More Canadians own homes, some have many
 Court dismisses overtime case against CIBC
 Ex Norbourg boss approved for day parole
 Billionaire indicted in alleged Ponzi scam
 Disposable income rises faster in Canada
 Ont: new home buyers to get PST rebate
 Aon Benfield endorses RMS as cat modeler
 Carney wants changes to financial system
 Regulators shut down 3 US banks
 Panel calls for listeriosis inquiry
 Degree of home undervaluation shifts
 Moody's: no creditor benefit from repayments
 P&C combined ratio tips 100 mark
 Airline to give cash advance to families
 MPI releases 2008 Annual Report
 MPI holds the line on rates in 2010
 Recession has not killed camaraderie
 A brief history of the Alberta injury cap
 Law firm is investigating Manulife
 Manulife offers small business solutions
 Learner driver lying isn't worth it
 RSA contest promises trees
 Manulife names Michael Bell as CFO
 TIRF: new site about Alcohol Interlocks
 ACE Canada offers Digital Risk Insurance
 Govt surpluses shrank last fiscal year
 Sun Life: group plans for small business
 Pirate suspect database in the works
 Class action suit for botched cancer tests
 RBC: economy will shrink 2.4 percent, grow in 2010
 For income fund, GMAC replaces Chrysler
 OSC investigating Manulife Financial
 The hard market is coming: Towers Perrin
 TARP repayments have started
 AIG lawsuit against Greenberg begins
 Air France crash is costly for insurers
 Stimulus may create or save 190,000 jobs
 Microinsurance fund receives $44 million
 Madoff barred from securities industry
 Different types of jewelry appraisals
 Consumer attitudes about insurance fraud
 Top five things to do after a car crash
 York Fire introduces new snowmobile cover
 Recruiters use social media to tap talent
 Will smiley faces soon be on your bills?
 Employers expect a mild hiring climate
 Supervisors ill equipped for absenteeism
 BMO to raise cash in preferred share offer
 Banks must refund $200 million
 Actuaries urge risk management, continuity planning
 Friends of Medicare fight against health care cuts
 BMO to buy recordkeeping business
 La Capitale sends green contracts
 Former mortgage exec admits $139M fraud
 Caribbean catastrophe pool renewed
 CBA disappointed in injury cap ruling
 The Hartford chairman, CEO to retire
 PM puts hard number on the federal deficit
 Fitch outlook on US P&C remains Negative
 New minister in charge of ICBC announced
 Hartford Financial offers $750M in shares
 Swine flu or pandemic confusion explained
 Julie Dickson: risk
 Please say your name
 Ratings on 15 Canadian insurers withdrawn
 Now hiring: summer staff
 Older Canadians are fiercely independent
 Man. govt votes against reimbursements
 $100M proposed in Money Mart suit
 ACE Canada Introduces ACE WorldSafe
 Julie Dickson: effect of injury cap
 Info watchdog urges more federal openness
 Alberta injury cap: IBC does not want an appeal
 Fortis Holding facing millions in claim
 Canada cautioned against retaliation
 Munich Re transfers catastrophe risks
 Julie Dickson: homeowners insurance
 XL, National Indemnity: Side A D & O cover
 Insurers plan to expand internationally
 Govt to issue Wall Street pay curbs
 Lloyds Banking Group will cut 1,600 jobs
 Appeal court upholds Alberta injury cap
 Jewelers lack product knowledge
 Bird proofing, training are concerns
 Slump ending, but hard times could last
 No need for new regulatory approach
 B.C. lawyers pay victims of fraud
 Bank sites may sell insurance
 Female cancer survivors better prepared financially
 Julie Dickson: P&C performance, outlook
 Fire threat influences buying decisions
 Mexico offers free health cover for tourists
 Julie Dickson: impact of the recession
 Euler Hermes Insolvencies Outlook
 Sask traffic collision stats released
 Ex Countrywide CEO charged with fraud
 Rate increases coming for marine insurance
 "Neat Freak" wins $60k housework suit
 Carfinco to eliminate Q2 distribution
 Hail insurance premiums to rise
 AB firefighters protected from liability
 Liberty National accused of discrimination
 MFC Global Investment has new CEO
 Govt announces cash for pandemic research
 FDIC pushing for shake up at Citigroup
 ING looking to exit 10 of 48 countries
 NL credit unions can sell life products
 Organization of the Air France crash probe
 Man U signs up Aon as shirt sponsor
 CLHIA recommendations for health reform
 A.M. Best releases World Catastrophe Map
 50 Cent in court over mansion repairs
 Gap between cost, benefit is wide: physios
 National Bank reports Q2 results
 EI standoff not worth an election: poll
 After tax income rises in 2007
 May mutual fund sales show rebound signs
 Ontario will go ahead with tax harmonization
 Prudential passes on TARP funding
 Scotiabank Q2 sees revenue highs
 Insurance Implications of Air France Crash
 A.M. Best affirms Intact Insurance rating
 AIG agrees to sell 2 NYC buildings
 U.S. govt has 35.4 percent stake in GMAC
 Kingsway withdraws S&P and DBRS ratings
 40% premium hike a "manufactured crisis"
 Alberta minister scoffs at auto insurance industry demand for 40 per cent rate hike
 Smaller firms spend more on training
 Bausch & Lomb settles nearly 600 lawsuits
 CIBC quarterly net loss $51 million
 TD Bank Financial reports Q2 results
 Loyalist Insurance announces Q1 results
 CPP Investment board execs see pay drop
 State Farm appoints Barbara Bellissimo
 Ontario moves to toughen propane regulations
 NB introduces bill for health records privacy
 Disney and injured woman reach settlement
 ACE Canada offers pollution coverage
 Insurance industry investments in tobacco
 Dow Jones swaps Travelers for Citigroup
 Alberta: 40% or 8% auto rate increase?
 New Driver Safety Rating coming in 2010
 Pensions will be hot topic for election
 Royal Bank sees Q2 loss of $50 million
 Lincoln run-off plan approved
 OSFI releases revised advisory
 Law to allow victims to sue terrorists
 Genworth to IPO Canadian business
 Banks must ease credit terms
 CN settles charges from 2005 derailments
 Watercraft theft and recoveries
 Risks associated with green building
 Canadians paying more attention to costs
 1 in 5 drivers would fail driving test
 Court considers allowing Vioxx suits
 Canadian households $1.3 trillion in debt
 CHC ready for Atlantic Hurricane Season
 Govt to help old workers learn new skills
 Progressive settles over inaccurate rates
 Desjardins Q1 insurance sales rose
 Sun Life, CI raise fees, limit deposits
 Ontario premier wants to guarantee retirement income
 Quebec to ban sports bikes for riders under 25
 Deficit will hit record $50 billion plus
 Commissioner to audit ICBC privacy issues
 Patients with US hospital bills mistreated
 ICBC welcomes privacy audit
 BMO reports 44 per cent drop in Q2 profit
 CAA releases Driving Costs brochure
 Manulife to issue 14 M preferred shares
 Vacation duties
 Online Protocols
 Couples pulling together on money issues
 Somali pirates may become warlords
 Negative outlook for Russian insurance
 XL announces pollution and liability cover
 Court rules in tobacco companies case
 Motorcyclists to see graduated licensing
 Missing people causes pension suspension
 Ex Caisse boss insists he deserved bonus
 Aon calls for updated piracy cover
 CDRG welcomes new member to Group
 CUISA Conference Trade Show
 Canadians think long-term for retirement
 Woody Allen settles lawsuit for $5 million
 Partnership to bring diversity to MMC
 Pension insuring agency sees huge deficit
 Manulife names Warren A. Thomson as CIO
 Fitch outlook for 2009 hurricane season
 ICLR will join UN working group
 Passengers get luggage, asked not to sue
 Millions could be set aside for crash victims
 GMAC gets $7.5 billion in new aid
 New federal credit card rules outlined
 Warning from OSFI about impersonations
 ICBC reports Q1 results
 Feds: credit facility for life insurers
 National insurance bill reintroduced in US
 Fed says TARP repayments may start in June
 Canadians feel optimistic about the future
 ICBC admits disclosure mistake
 Air Canada baggage policy grounded
 Edward Liddy to depart AIG
 Manitoba will not refund radar fines
 QC joins in pursuing tobacco companies
 Manitoba wants to end leases in some areas
 New photo ID card available for Manitobans
 Safety related charges laid after worker injured
 BCAA launches roadside help for cyclists
 AIC wants insurance input from consumers
 Survey: no clear shift with risk approach
 Lloyds chairman to step down by June 2010
 Guy Carpenter releases cyclone predictions
 U.S. court allows lawsuit against Canadian Pacific
 Increased Disability cover for military
 AIG plans to spin off Asian life unit
 EDC to pump $1 billion into reinsurance
 IBC: money spent on assessments, too
 Kingsway announces departure of CFO
 Fitch downgrades various AIG ratings
 Western Financial Group reports Q1 profit
 Insurance companies get first OK for funds
 Passengers drive motorists to distraction
 Data theft settlement gets court OK
 Wal Mart pays $2 million to avoid charges
 Plan to sue criminals is unenforceable
 RSA launches global Marketing Academy
 Suing criminals for health care costs
 Manitoba teen charged with arson
 CFOs position their companies for recovery
 Beware winter tires in summer
 Vacation deprivation continues
 Til perils do us part: Top wedding risks
 ING posts loss in first quarter
 HCAI reintroduction on schedule
 RIMS Benchmark Survey shows soft landing
 Freddie Mac seeks aid after Q1 loss
 Insurers remain solvent and capitalized
 ING Canada now Intact, warns of increases
 Speed bumps and other driving annoyances
 Ontario opposition decry injury cap payouts
 Tory slams NDP plan to scrap injury cap
 Lawmaker questions AIG plan to sell assets
 Unity Life to buy MetLife Canada business
 Four EY employees convicted of tax charges
 Vancouver secures credit to cover rest of 2010 athletes village construction
 Boomer concern over debt reduction doubles
 New rules for Manitoba ATV riders
 BCAA offers discounts for ESC vehicles
 Ontario cannot be sued over SARS
 Swiss Re reports drop in Q1 profit
 Great West profit plunges in Q1
 New rules for young NB motorists
 Sun Life sees Q1 loss
 US regulators shut down 33rd bank
 Berkshire Hathaway reports Q1 loss
 Ottawa: no plan to pick winners and losers
 AIG Q1 loss narrows to $4.35 billion
 Dexter: NDP govt would scrap NS injury cap
 Kingsway to exit cross-border business
 Credit card regs could come by end of May
 Stress tests find 10 big banks need $75B
 Manulife loses nearly $1.1 billion in Q1
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 More workers, unemployment at 8 percent
 Bank crimes on the rise: FBI
 Increased anxiety in the workplace
 AIG sells Japan headquarters
 Vanity a distraction for Gen Y drivers
 Personal info mailed to wrong people
 Toronto EI consultant charged with fraud
 Four in 10 report bogus tele-pollsters
 Watch for cyclists: safety for road users
 Ontario: Time to pick winners and losers
 Safety tips for cyclists
 Munich Re announced Q1 profit
 Willis Group reports Q1 results
 Industrial Alliance first quarter profit to shrink to $51M
 Co operators General Insurance swings to a loss as it was hit by downturn, higher claims costs
 Canadian mutual fund investors find comfort in their advisors
 Yvon Charest, CEO of Industrial Alliance, wants IFRS reconsidered
 Flu outbreak cost Mexico $2.2 billion
 Ontario court upholds $13.9M award
 US FTC delays Red Flags Rule enforcement
 Reinsurers keep balance despite capacity drop
 The Hartford reports $1.2B loss in Q1
 Standard Life of Canada releases Q1 results
 MetLife posts 1Q loss
 Aon Q1 profit up 28 percent
 Quebec pension fund manager to focus on risk
 Former Gen Re exec gets one year in jail
 Loyalist Insurance announces 2008 results
 Pandemic risks call for continuity plans
 Fairfax Financial reports Q1 loss
 Used sandbags find new life
 Emergency decisions
 Is the NB minor injury cap necessary?
 Questionable claims up
 U.S. bank stress test results released Thursday
 Buffett says most banks are not too big to fail
 FAA bird strike info now available
 Ontario amends energy audit requirement
 EI claims rose 18.6 per cent in February
 Almost 80,000 jobs lost in February
 Insurance industry improved by crisis?
 Ontario to deliver high tech licenses
 Aviva announces Q1 results
 Ontario stiffens impaired driving penalties
 XL Capital announces Q1 results
 Risk Based Market Conduct Survey results
 Firms use captive insurers to manage risk
 Mexico City swine flu losses: $57M a day
 Tips to minimize flu impact on business
 Mexico bank offers insurance for immigrants
 Oprah and insurance company battle over catchphrase
 Group demands info about health record changes
 Manitoba wants rules for mortgage brokers
 Earth Day report card shows BC is greenest
 Majority okays helping troubled auto firms
 Minister in charge of ICBC resigns
 Taxes a top threat to retirement security
 Kingsway appoints new president and CEO
 Chubb reports Q1 earnings
 Ontario ban on driving distractions passes
 SGI offers rebate for efficient autos
 Anita Lieberman joins Standard Life
 Interview: Intact Insurance President Louis Gagnon
 Some homeowners will be offered buyouts
 Don Forgeron is President and CEO of IBC
 Minister in charge of ICBC loses license, resigns
 South Carolina wildfire damages likely to exceed $8M
 Ottawa introduces legislation to crack down on vehicle theft
 IBC applauds government auto theft plan
 WSI issues hurricane season update
 Aon reports top global business risks
 Maple Leaf urges tougher food safety regulations
 Top bailed out firms continue lobbying
 Behind the Scenes at Canstar (Part 1 of 2)
 Behind the Scenes at Canstar (Part 2 of 2)
 Crawford appoints Claudine Davoodi
 Crawford appoints Richard Viau as Director, GTS
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