Site Map for August 2026
Date
Title
Aug 31, 2026
Quebec's pension giant exits USI as Aon strikes US$17 billion deal
Aug 31, 2026
Is this a buyer's market for flood and wildfire cover?
Aug 31, 2026
Multi-unit claims don't stay on one floor, and neither does the damage, broker says
Aug 31, 2026
The economy is turning ordinary design mistakes into lawsuits, source warns
Aug 31, 2026
Group conversions carry hidden mortality risk, Canadian Institute of Actuaries finds
Aug 31, 2026
OSFI already warned Canadian banks and insurers. Now the world's top financial regulator agrees
Aug 31, 2026
Ottawa storms test 2026's softer reinsurance forecast
Aug 31, 2026
McDougall's Duliban arm strikes third 2026 deal
Aug 31, 2026
A new satisfaction survey from south of the border said people were most satisfied with Claude
Aug 31, 2026
HUB International names new tax liability practice chief
Aug 28, 2026
Ontario's 'optional' coverage isn't optional, it's simply unavailable to millions: OTLA
Aug 28, 2026
Contractors under pressure are taking on risk their insurance was never built for, HDI says
Aug 28, 2026
Wawanesa exec not asking how to make the horse run faster – it is whether to build a car instead
Aug 28, 2026
Canada's fourth-worst wildfire season has barely dented P&C insurer results
Aug 28, 2026
RBC Insurance profit falls despite bank's record quarter
Aug 28, 2026
Record Ottawa rainfall drives $439 million storm claims
Aug 28, 2026
TD's insurance arm posts record quarter results
Aug 28, 2026
HDI International has given a strategist the CFO chair
Aug 27, 2026
Saskatchewan's SGI fails to strike no-fault benefits appeal, court rules
Aug 27, 2026
What exactly is an MGA in Canada?
Aug 27, 2026
Exhausted employees are costing companies business, Westland warns
Aug 27, 2026
As trade talks collapse, industry sees little insurance fallout, but SMEs feel the squeeze
Aug 27, 2026
Nepal flood was triggered by a glacier, not an earthquake. For brokers, the cause is the question
Aug 27, 2026
PEI storm floods streets, hits hospital, no damage estimate yet
Aug 27, 2026
Lockton's most senior Canadian hire yet targets D&O and cyber
Aug 26, 2026
Guardian Insurance seeks records to investigate coverage on historical abuse claim
Aug 26, 2026
Medavie Blue Cross adds automated flight delay benefit
Aug 26, 2026
Extensions of coverage: small details, big consequences
Aug 26, 2026
Divisional Court rules manhole cover triggers accident benefits, TTCIC appeal fails
Aug 26, 2026
What are the top emerging risks for businesses today?
Aug 26, 2026
Meta's $16.68 billion child safety settlement is a D&O and tech benchmark
Aug 26, 2026
A multi-unit building breaks every rule of home insurance, Aon broker says
Aug 26, 2026
Just 2% of mining sites cause 30% of losses, here's why brokers should take note
Aug 26, 2026
From industry achiever to industry recognized – join Hot List 2026
Aug 26, 2026
Nepal flood leaves hundreds missing and tests travel cover limits
Aug 26, 2026
Ontario's largest wildfire on record is burning where almost nobody is insured
Aug 26, 2026
IBC pushes climate adaptation into Quebec's election campaign
Aug 26, 2026
Why some Ontario newcomers pay triple for car insurance
Aug 26, 2026
Sentric Specialty enters Canada with a Beazley renewal-rights deal
Aug 25, 2026
Intact Insurance keeps claimant within Minor Injury Guideline despite shoulder tear
Aug 25, 2026
Definity avoids translation services claim in Minor Injury Guideline dispute
Aug 25, 2026
Aviva loses class action disclosure appeal in CDSPI dentist case
Aug 25, 2026
Allstate defeats bid to split neuropsychological assessment past fee cap
Aug 25, 2026
US-Canada tariff war escalates as Ottawa hits back with US$20 billion tariffs
Aug 25, 2026
Sun Life and Wilton Re form reinsurer to scale block acquisitions
Aug 25, 2026
Depreciated payouts are leaving contractors owing more than their wrecked equipment is worth
Aug 25, 2026
Gen Z is twice as likely to gut their insurance coverage when money gets tight
Aug 25, 2026
HDI Global targets lead market position in fine art and specie
Aug 25, 2026
Freight's green switch is creating a claims gap for brokers
Aug 25, 2026
Trump's 50% auto tariff threat adds to a cost pressure already hitting Canadian premiums
Aug 25, 2026
Ottawa urged to back First Nations insurance captive
Aug 25, 2026
Canada's data centre boom is straining conventional underwriting
Aug 25, 2026
Sun Life launches Online Counselling
Aug 24, 2026
TD General beats treatment plan claim after late clinical notes ruling
Aug 24, 2026
Nordic Insurance defeats catastrophically injured driver's attendant care benefits claim
Aug 24, 2026
ICBC driver stays at fault despite parking lot assault claim
Aug 24, 2026
Court approves settlement notice for Aviva class action from Ontario denturists
Aug 24, 2026
WTW flags structural shift beneath general aviation insurance soft market
Aug 24, 2026
What Teresa Palandra wants to accomplish in her first year running Marsh Canada
Aug 24, 2026
Navigating tariffs, thefts and talent
Aug 24, 2026
Panama Canal cuts traffic over El Niño, and it might not be the last chokepoint to break
Aug 24, 2026
Wildfires in Europe are exploding - Canada may have a problem too
Aug 24, 2026
US-Canada trade talks collapse, leaving brokers with a specific and immediate to-do list
Aug 24, 2026
A BC lightning storm sparked 50 wildfires and a flood alert at the same time
Aug 24, 2026
Alberta's 20 carrier shutdowns show what a national trucking database would - and would not - fix
Aug 24, 2026
SGI's own office floods as insurer pushes through contested rate hike
Aug 21, 2026
Tribunal cuts driver's fault to 60% after ICBC overlooks e-scooter rule
Aug 21, 2026
Prince Harry given one week to pay share of CAD$17.9m
Aug 21, 2026
Brokers need to ask this one valuation question before insuring an office-to-residential conversion
Aug 21, 2026
Contact sports are one of the hardest insurance classes to place, broker says
Aug 21, 2026
Alberta's crop insurance market is still catching up - and a single storm can undo a quiet season
Aug 21, 2026
Flood coverage gap puts pressure on Canada's broker channel
Aug 21, 2026
Bald Range fire traps B.C. brokers against closing coverage window
Aug 21, 2026
Co-operators names Craig Bran CIO - and gives him the AI claims platform he already built
Aug 21, 2026
Record El Niño arrives as reinsurance pricing hits cycle lows
Aug 20, 2026
Intact beats pedestrian's accident benefits bid at Ontario tribunal hearing
Aug 20, 2026
Wawanesa wins most accident benefits treatment plan claims as fees cut
Aug 20, 2026
Certas keeps claimant under Minor Injury Guideline, denies special award bid
Aug 20, 2026
Definity Insurance defeats driver's $27,716 dental claim over accident causation
Aug 20, 2026
Ontario court approves notice plan for Aviva, Legion branch settlement
Aug 20, 2026
The farm insurance gap brokers keep missing: the operation changed and the policy didn't
Aug 20, 2026
The Arctic is opening as a shipping route - and the insurance industry isn't ready
Aug 20, 2026
US-Canada tariff deal could ease claims pressure - but exporters' risk profiles have shifted
Aug 20, 2026
Cadillac F1 owner denies sale talk as insurance probe widens
Aug 20, 2026
150 structures confirmed lost to Bald Range fire as evacuees begin filing claims
Aug 20, 2026
AXIS Capital names Jim Rhyner to lead financial lines, programs and Canada business
Aug 20, 2026
Intact built a miniature house and destroyed it five ways
Aug 20, 2026
Sun Life's AI advisor tools are live - but the E-23 governance race is the bigger story
Aug 19, 2026
Intact beats catastrophic impairment claim after surveillance and expert dispute
Aug 19, 2026
TD General wins IRB clawback despite claimant's section 44 defence
Aug 19, 2026
SGI Canada loses MIG argument over its own psychological report
Aug 19, 2026
Intact Insurance defeats special award bid after Minor Injury Guideline loss
Aug 19, 2026
Why global insurers are rebuilding their life insurance books
Aug 19, 2026
Tech training can exacerbate employee burnout: Canadian study
Aug 19, 2026
AI efficiency gains mean nothing if insurers target headcount before examining the work
Aug 19, 2026
How brokers can help clients cut their car theft risk before it hits their premium
Aug 19, 2026
Gallagher Re creates digital risk unit as AI reshapes accumulation
Aug 19, 2026
HDI Global Canada adds primary cyber product as group H1 results hold firm
Aug 19, 2026
Tariff deadline extended by three days, but trade credit exposure is not going anywhere
Aug 19, 2026
Property Guardian enters Canada's wildfire risk scoring market - and it is not alone
Aug 19, 2026
Toronto's lithium-ion battery fires are up 250% since 2022, data show
Aug 19, 2026
Alberta Care-First pricing can now begin - but the $260 savings figure is not locked in
Aug 18, 2026
Primmum Insurance beats treatment plan dispute over unclaimed accident benefits
Aug 18, 2026
Saskatchewan Government Insurance loses fight over no-fault insurance notice of appeal
Aug 18, 2026
New Brunswick court denies insurer bid to force examination under oath
Aug 18, 2026
Commonwell fails to bar accident benefits claim over insurer's examination
Aug 18, 2026
Dominion beats accident benefits claim over assessor conflict of interest
Aug 18, 2026
BFL Canada on the entertainment industry's most overlooked exposure
Aug 18, 2026
Listing your cottage on Airbnb without telling your insurer could cost you your claim
Aug 18, 2026
Aon CFO departs as broker reaffirms 2026 guidance
Aug 18, 2026
McDougall expands into group insurance as Duliban acquires Mississauga's Insuranceland
Aug 18, 2026
Ontario-Quebec storm losses climb to $439 million - CatIQ
Aug 18, 2026
Wawanesa's mobile claims unit arrives in Penticton as Summerland re-entry expands
Aug 18, 2026
Insurance Institute of Canada and CIP Society name 2026 Rhind Bursary recipients
Aug 17, 2026
Intact defeats claimant's bid to escape Ontario's minor injury cap
Aug 17, 2026
Insurer's examination sinks claimant's chronic pain Minor Injury Guideline claim
Aug 17, 2026
Intact Insurance beats accident benefits claim despite limitation period gap
Aug 17, 2026
Belair Insurance acted in bad faith on accident benefits, tribunal finds
Aug 17, 2026
Definity Insurance beats special award bid despite losing assistive devices claim
Aug 17, 2026
Aon names Brad Lorimer as CEO of Canada, two months after predecessor's departure to Lockton
Aug 17, 2026
Gas prices push Canadian inflation to 3%, and insurers are watching closely
Aug 17, 2026
Aon brings US$200 million in dedicated capacity to R&W and tax insurance
Aug 17, 2026
Aviva Canada's CEO won't chase a soft commercial market, even as pricing pressure builds into 2027
Aug 17, 2026
As US-Canada trade talks remain unresolved, Allianz Trade CEO urges a three-part risk framework
Aug 17, 2026
Who will earn a spot on the Hot List 2026?
Aug 17, 2026
BC's 'super' El Niño could set up a drier, earlier start to the 2027 wildfire season
Aug 17, 2026
Why FireSmart discounts still aren't standardized, even as mandatory rules gain support
Aug 17, 2026
THIA data: Canada's US travel boycott is reshaping insurance demand, not just destinations
Aug 17, 2026
IBC renews $65 billion infrastructure call
Aug 16, 2026
Moody's pushes for near-term framework to translate climate risk into credit terms
Aug 16, 2026
Talanx posts record H1 profit as HDI Global Canada pushes deeper into specialty
Aug 14, 2026
Tribunal upholds TD General Insurance denial of psychological treatment claim
Aug 14, 2026
Primmum Insurance faces split tribunal ruling over accident benefits claims
Aug 14, 2026
Onlia beats claimant's $5,108 physiotherapy claim as tribunal cites stalled recovery
Aug 14, 2026
Intact Insurance beats Minor Injury Guideline claim after psychological tests backfire
Aug 14, 2026
Aviva defeats catastrophic impairment claim as tribunal cites tax records
Aug 14, 2026
Car thieves shifting from relay attacks to CAN bus intrusions, Équité Association says
Aug 14, 2026
Standard equipment insurance can't keep up with how contractors actually work, CHES CEO says
Aug 14, 2026
Aviva Canada's combined ratio improves - but the commercial book is flashing a warning to brokers
Aug 13, 2026
ECCC launches new targeted warning system for severe thunderstorm and tornadoes
Aug 13, 2026
HUSAR team deployed to Bald Range as province plans formal loss notification
Aug 13, 2026
La Caisse flags AI pressure on insurance valuations
Aug 13, 2026
HDI Global Canada opens Vancouver office, expanding Western Canada underwriting
Aug 13, 2026
Dominion avoids special award despite losing psychological injuries treatment dispute
Aug 13, 2026
Fogged windows sink plumbing company's fight against ICBC's fault split
Aug 13, 2026
Ontario court upholds Dominion's fleet coverage denial, rejects duty to defend
Aug 13, 2026
Fake driver's licence fraud voids vicarious liability in ICBC case
Aug 13, 2026
QBE's adjusted profit rises to $1.03 billion in half-year result
Aug 13, 2026
A sanctioned Russian insurer has quietly emerged behind the salvage of the tanker rotting off Oman
Aug 13, 2026
Definity beats food delivery driver's accident benefits bid at tribunal
Aug 13, 2026
Marine insurance is racing to the bottom, and nobody's stopping it, source says
Aug 13, 2026
Recent graduates are more open to AI for insurance research, but trust still lags
Aug 13, 2026
Marsh names Chetna Gulati-Kapoor global chief claims officer
Aug 13, 2026
Desjardins P&C earnings hold flat as June Quebec storms drive claims higher
Aug 13, 2026
IBC sends mobile support team to Penticton as Bald Range evacuation drags on
Aug 13, 2026
Six in 10 Canadian small businesses still uninsured - but the gap has stabilized
Aug 13, 2026
What Sagicor's Q2 results mean for ivari policyholders and brokers
Aug 12, 2026
Definity Insurance defeats claimant's staged accident benefits claim at LAT
Aug 12, 2026
Co-operators defeats claimant's Minor Injury Guideline bid over psychological assessment
Aug 12, 2026
Ontario tribunal reopens Definity MIG ruling over flawed validity testing reasoning
Aug 12, 2026
Concussion wins driver relief from forfeiture in Aviva notice fight
Aug 12, 2026
Definity beats Allstate's excluded driver coverage challenge in Ontario court
Aug 12, 2026
CUSMA breakdown could cost Canada over 100,000 jobs: report
Aug 12, 2026
AI job elimination fears are 'a bit of a myth,' Deloitte's Sood says
Aug 12, 2026
Farms have split into two different businesses, and underwriting needs to follow
Aug 12, 2026
Data centre fire losses expose risks brokers cannot afford to miss
Aug 12, 2026
Hurricane Debby's flooding closes at $2.8 billion
Aug 12, 2026
Bald Range claims are already building, even without a damage count
Aug 12, 2026
IBC wants Calgary's cancelled roofing rebate back - one builder's move shows why
Aug 12, 2026
Auto theft falls 10.1% again, but Canadian premiums aren't following
Aug 11, 2026
Intact Insurance's denial notices undercut its Minor Injury Guideline win
Aug 11, 2026
TD beats Minor Injury Guideline, limitation period challenge over pending exam
Aug 11, 2026
Tribunal orders ICBC to reinstate mother's caregiver benefits
Aug 11, 2026
Dominion loses fight to block accident benefits package delivery duty
Aug 11, 2026
Cashflow, not tariffs, is the biggest risk to Canadian businesses right now
Aug 11, 2026
Event cancellation coverage is narrowing, and clients need to buy back key perils, BFL Canada says
Aug 11, 2026
Six-year-low catastrophe losses aren't the reassurance they look like
Aug 11, 2026
Appeals court keeps Meta, Google and TikTok on the hook over young users
Aug 11, 2026
A sanctioned tanker is rotting off Oman's coast, and no insurer has stepped up to pay for it
Aug 11, 2026
B.C.'s state of emergency turns Bald Range access into a claims bottleneck
Aug 11, 2026
Steel freight rebate could concentrate supply chain risk onto two rail networks
Aug 11, 2026
TD Bank flags $117 million in catastrophe claims as Prairie storms bite
Aug 11, 2026
GreenShield funds national menopause study as employer costs pass $3.5 billion
Aug 10, 2026
Intact defeats claimant's MIG bid over Court of Appeal precedent
Aug 10, 2026
Insurance Business reveals Canada’s best young insurance professionals for 2026
Aug 10, 2026
Halifax bomb threat renews questions about Canada's terrorism insurance gap
Aug 10, 2026
Brokers are asking for higher social engineering fraud limits
Aug 10, 2026
Wildfire smoke is quietly damaging homes and businesses far from the fire itself
Aug 10, 2026
The Best Young Insurance Professionals Under 35 in Canada | Rising Stars
Aug 10, 2026
Insurers thought the threat to cyber was bad from AI. Now even OpenAI is scared
Aug 09, 2026
Empire Life results show what's back in demand
Aug 09, 2026
Co-operators' own captive insurer won't touch complex commercial risk without a broker
Aug 09, 2026
Sun Life telegraphs its next board chair nearly a year out
Aug 09, 2026
Intact commits $1 million to Team Canada Olympians through new community grant program
Aug 09, 2026
BHSI Canada expands surety and cyber lines as Berkshire's reinsurance arm posts a stronger quarter
Aug 09, 2026
Rates keep falling, but car, casualty and D&O show where the soft market is fraying
Aug 07, 2026
ICBC's fault split survives after Milani Plumbing's evidence falls short
Aug 07, 2026
Certas denial letter clears Minor Injury Guideline notice hurdle at LAT
Aug 07, 2026
Wawanesa avoids payout despite late accident benefit denials
Aug 07, 2026
Certas defeats income replacement benefit claim over essential tasks gap
Aug 07, 2026
Westland just turned up in 13 Southern Interior communities
Aug 07, 2026
Insurance agent loses licence after tribunal decision
Aug 07, 2026
IBC: theft falling, but insurance losses still triple 2015 levels
Aug 07, 2026
Trisura posts 84.9% combined ratio as Canadian surety market softens
Aug 07, 2026
Sun Life group sales jump 27% on broker demand
Aug 07, 2026
Prairie storm losses climb 140% in five years
Aug 07, 2026
Everest sells Mexico unit to Fairfax
Aug 07, 2026
AXA XL just bought the vendor half of every cyber panel it sat on
Aug 07, 2026
AIG's Q2 looks solid. International brokers should read the detail
Aug 07, 2026
What Allianz's record result means for Canadian brokers placing commercial risks
Aug 07, 2026
Canopius grows profit while cutting Bermuda contracts on price
Aug 06, 2026
Aviva loses session duration fight as tribunal backs treating practitioner
Aug 06, 2026
TD loses consent form fight as tribunal backs assessor independence clause
Aug 06, 2026
ICBC denies dealership's $5 million claim over garage policy coverage gap
Aug 06, 2026
Certas defeats deemed incurred and attendant care benefits claims at tribunal
Aug 06, 2026
A century-old brokerage joins McDougall as Drayden's rural expansion continues
Aug 06, 2026
Insurers mobilize as BC wildfires destroy hundreds of homes and force 8,000 from their properties
Aug 06, 2026
OpenAI's AI models teamed up to hack their way online. Then Meta admitted a breach of its own
Aug 06, 2026
Liberty Mutual posts US$2.6 billion quarter as cats drop, but core costs rise
Aug 06, 2026
Why your agentic AI pilots fail to deliver returns
Aug 06, 2026
Swiss Re P&C hits 76.7% combined ratio but pricing gap widens
Aug 06, 2026
Zurich posts 13% BOP growth and US$3.5bn net income in H1 2026 as Beazley deal nears completion
Aug 06, 2026
Critical minerals risk is physical, not just geopolitical
Aug 06, 2026
Manulife posts 12% core earnings growth in Q2 2026
Aug 06, 2026
Gallagher acquires Vancouver-based digital tenant insurance broker Apollo
Aug 06, 2026
Reinsurance relief meets record catastrophe frequency: what it means for 2026 renewals
Aug 06, 2026
iA Financial Group posts 25% growth in premiums and deposits
Aug 05, 2026
Hagerty moves to 100% quota share under new Markel fronting arrangement, retaining underwriting
Aug 05, 2026
CAA fails to overturn catastrophic impairment ruling in crash benefits fight
Aug 05, 2026
Ontario tribunal upholds insurer's MIG defense despite flawed denial notice
Aug 05, 2026
Court finds vehicle owner vicariously liable for unlicensed driver's crash
Aug 05, 2026
Wawanesa wins as tribunal rejects treatment plans built on stale evidence
Aug 05, 2026
Here's why the hiring process is facing a trust problem
Aug 05, 2026
Beazley's profits halve as cyber prices and Middle East squeeze the market
Aug 05, 2026
Flood coverage confusion persists despite wide availability
Aug 05, 2026
Canada's life insurance gap is really an opportunity, data suggests
Aug 05, 2026
Sagen MI Canada posts second straight earnings decline despite ratings upgrade
Aug 05, 2026
Sun Life adds second director as Canada segment grows
Aug 05, 2026
Why construction risk starts long before work begins
Aug 04, 2026
Co-operators keeps injured driver inside Ontario's minor injury cap
Aug 04, 2026
Security National loses fight to recover income replacement benefits over misrepresentation
Aug 04, 2026
ICBC must recalculate accident benefits after tribunal counts overtime as wages
Aug 04, 2026
Insurer defeats claimant's iPhone and Apple Watch accident benefits claim
Aug 04, 2026
About 230 homes destroyed as wildfires prompt evacuation orders for 8,000 in B.C.
Aug 04, 2026
Is Doug Ford driving up car insurance premiums?
Aug 04, 2026
Construction treats cyber as an IT problem, and that's the risk, QBE underwriter says
Aug 04, 2026
Cottage owners are reviewing insurance the wrong way, broker says
Aug 04, 2026
Third Hormuz incident in 48 hours puts underwriters back on alert
Aug 04, 2026
Benign US weather drags on Crawford even as overseas margins jump
Aug 04, 2026
FSRA proposes to revoke licence of Ontario insurance agent Trapper Goldsmith
Aug 04, 2026
Definity's growth is broker-led, and the insurer says more acquisitions could follow
Aug 04, 2026
Fairfax confirms softer Brit pricing while holding underwriting discipline group-wide
Aug 04, 2026
CNA holds firm on casualty rate while easing in property, workers' comp and international
Aug 04, 2026
Moody's: retail P&C distribution faces the fastest AI disruption of any financial services segment
Aug 04, 2026
Alberta court orders Allstate to replace siding after hailstorm coverage fight
Aug 04, 2026
Definity loses bid to reinstate counsel removed over conflict of interest
Aug 04, 2026
Gore Mutual draws special award after suspending injured claimant's non-earner benefits
Aug 01, 2026
Tribunal hits Wawanesa with penalty award over needless psychiatric exam demand