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Calgary law firm Scott Hall LLP changes name to Scott Venturo LLP

On January 1, 2011, Scott Hall LLP became Scott Venturo LLP after the appointment of Justice Robert J. Hall to the Alberta Court of Queen's Bench. Scott Venturo LLP looks forward to continuing their relationship with all of the great people in the insurance industry!

Added by Eileen Lesko on January 6, 2011 at 12:54pm — No Comments

SENIOR PERSONAL LINES UNDERWRITER

•Maintain team service and quality standards.

•Provide guidance, leadership and technical support to Intermediate and Underwriting Assistants; review underwriting decisions and approve risks above their limits of authority.

•Underwrite/Issue “referred” New Business, Renewals, Endorsements, Cancellations and Home Inspections within Limits of Authority.

•Minimum 6 years of underwriting experience in Personal Lines Automobile and Property.

•Working towards CIP designation, with a… Continue

Added by Rudy Dabideen on December 3, 2010 at 3:29pm — No Comments

SENIOR COMMERCIAL AUTOMOBILE UNDERWRITER

•Produce and underwrite new Fleets & Garages on a profitable basis

•Maintain in-force policies and ensure all policies are issued within service standards with the appropriate wordings, schedules, and certificates attached

•8 + years commercial automobile underwriting experience including senior-level experience

•University/College Diploma as well as completion of or working towards CIP/FCIP designation

To apply for this opportunity please submit your resume to the… Continue

Added by Rudy Dabideen on December 3, 2010 at 3:20pm — No Comments

MARINE CLAIMS ADJUSTER

By design, Heather Cox & Associates is a boutique insurance search firm. We are ambassadors to the insurance industry, linking Talent to Opportunity.

Responsibilities:

•Efficient management of hull & machinery, cargo and moderately complex marine liability claims.

•Manages all types of investigative activity on claims.

•Negotiates settlements, sets reserves and authorizes payment within scope of authority, settling claims in most cost effective manner and… Continue

Added by Rudy Dabideen on November 30, 2010 at 4:07pm — No Comments

News Letter: Power Failure!

Paul Davis Systems of North Bay & Nipissing's News Letter, November 2010.

http://pdsofnorthbay.blogspot.com/2010/11/pds-news-letter-nov-2010-power-failure.html

Added by Mike Clarke on November 11, 2010 at 1:21pm — No Comments

Paul Davis Systems of North Bay Nipissing

Hi everyone! I'm Mike from Paul Davis Systems of North Bay, Ontario.

Come check out our blog and website!

http://pdsnorthbay.com
http://pdsofnorthbay.blogspot.com/

Added by Mike Clarke on November 11, 2010 at 11:00am — No Comments

Creating a Positive Experience...What's at Stake?

A property damage experience can either make or break a customer’s relationship with an insurer... read more

Added by Simon Frigon on November 5, 2010 at 2:53pm — No Comments

Articles of Interest to Property Claims Handlers

I recently published two articles that might be of interest to those handling property claims. The links to these articles are as follows:

http://www.hgexperts.com/article.asp?id=20258

http://www.hgexperts.com/article.asp?id=20253

Please feel free to post comments

Added by Marc Dubois on November 3, 2010 at 10:36am — No Comments

Underwriting opportunities in Vancouver

Hi there

I am a commercial insurance underwriter currently working in Sydney, Australia and am looking to move to Vancouver early next year.

Could someone give me an idea of the job market scene over there?

Also approximately what sort of salary range can I expect? I have been in Insurance for about 7 years now.

Thanks guys

Added by Lavjit Singh on October 19, 2010 at 8:00am — 2 Comments

View Videos of 4 Flooding Events

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http://cdrg.ca/media/Catastrophes_St-John_Cornwall_Montreal_Sherbrooke_Red_Team.php

Added by Simon Frigon on October 16, 2010 at 8:44am — No Comments

Benchmark: financial advisors use of websites

I received a lot of emails and messages on Twitter requesting a link to

the study I published yesterday about the use of websites by financial

advisors in the USA and Canada. I’ve upload the presentation to

slideshare and you are welcome to view it below or simply download it.…

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Added by Loic Jeanjean on September 30, 2010 at 7:25pm — No Comments

You have all heard about the big four players of social media, Linkedin, Facebook, Twitter & Youtube? And you are probably already providing value and engaging customers on most, if not all of these …

You have all heard about the big four players of social media, Linkedin, Facebook, Twitter & Youtube? And you are probably already providing value and engaging customers on most, if not all of these social websites.

If you haven't /aren't, now is the time to get on board with social media. I often recommend our customers to register their name and/or brand on as many social media websites as they possibly can and… Continue

Added by Loic Jeanjean on September 22, 2010 at 3:12pm — No Comments

Hurricane Earl has Atlantic Canada braced

Environment Canada says there's a 50-50 chance that Hurricane Earl will make landfall at Nova Scotia on Saturday.

Speaking to reporters in Dartmouth on Wednesday, Environment Canada officials said the most likely storm track has…

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Added by Simon Frigon on September 2, 2010 at 8:40am — No Comments

Your input needed: Financial Website Benchmark Survey

This week marks the launch of Advisor Websites’ Financial Website Benchmark Survey.

Whether you are an established financial advisor or oversee online marketing initiatives for a financial planning firm, we invite you to share your valuable insights in our 3rd annual financial websites marketing survey.

Click here to take the survey now. It will require 3 to 5 minutes to complete…

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Added by Loic Jeanjean on August 10, 2010 at 1:44pm — No Comments

Study: LinkedIn usage amongst financial advisors

I have been writing more and more articles on social media, and more specifically on LinkedIn over the past few months following our readers and clients request. During our last LinkedIn’s webinar, I was surprised to see that about half of our attendees were not really active on LinkedIn nor were they using some of the most advanced features designed to grow their personal brand.

As a result, I invited our readership to answer 11 questions on how they are currently using LinkedIn. I… Continue

Added by Loic Jeanjean on August 4, 2010 at 3:38pm — No Comments

Disaster Restoration for Wood/Upholstered Furniture

Hi Everyone!

I just wanted to introduce our company to the insurance industry if you have not already done work with us. We are Carrocel Restorations (http://www.carrocel.com), a furniture restoration company in Markham, that specializes in disaster restoration for wood furniture and upholstered pieces. Damaged from water, sewage backup, burglary, vandalism, fire, etc. is our expertise when it comes to dining tables, chairs, living room…

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Added by John Kalogiannides on August 4, 2010 at 10:30am — 1 Comment

Grow Your Online Presence with Twitter Lists

If you’re already using Twitter to reach out to your target audience, establish yourself as an expert, and see what your competition is doing, then you’re headed in a positive direction with your business.

Weeding through all the “noise” can be difficult, however, and many Financial Advisors are turning to the handy “list” feature to give them a much-needed boost in the quantity (and quality) of those they follow on Twitter.

Here are 4 steps to making this… Continue

Added by Loic Jeanjean on July 27, 2010 at 3:30pm — No Comments

What do you do when you have a client with an incident and claims frequency issue? A ClearRisk Webinar for Insurance Brokers

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Added by Craig Rowe on July 23, 2010 at 1:35pm — No Comments

Incident Analysis Tool - ZurichCanada.com

Incident Analysis Tool

Do you want to understand your total risk exposure?

Zurich's Incident Analysis Tool will provide a holistic view of your trends.

Zurich now offers at no charge access to a single analysis module that will assist you in identifying the root causes of incidents. Designed specifically for the needs of transportation companies in North America, the software helps identify trends by tracking specific details such as:

Losses

Time of Day

Weather… Continue

Added by Zak Mir on July 22, 2010 at 11:28am — No Comments