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Commercial p&c rates expected to remain stable
    The Canadian insurance market remains in a state of transition entering 2012, says Marsh Canada president and ceo Alan Garner.
    “Insurers are expected to be extremely disciplined in their underwriting and seek rate increases where they can,” he said in ‘Navigating the Risk and Insurance Landscape: Canada Insurance Market Report 2012.’
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Insurers question rehab group figures on assessments
    Recent media coverage of an Ontario auto insurance survey conducted by the Alliance of Community Medical and Rehabilitation Providers may be a little misleading, the Insurance Bureau of Canada’s Ontario vp says.
    “We’re concerned that the same numbers keep getting put out without any indication of the scientific validity of the survey itself,” Ralph Palumbo said.
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New research suggests major earthquakes
    A new white paper from EQECAT says that ‘giant’ earthquakes — once assumed to strike randomly with time — actually occur in clusters.
    The report, ‘Spatial and Temporal Earthquake Clustering: Part 1: Global Earthquake Clustering,’ makes the case that we are currently experiencing a global cluster of earthquakes exceeding magnitude 8.5. ...More

2012 SUBSCRIPTION RATE INCREASE
    Escalating costs associated with publishing and distributing Thompson`s have forced us to increase our
    subscription rates for the first time in three years. The modest adjustments will enable us to continue the
    unparalleled news content we have provided for p&c professionals for more than two decades — and to
    develop new format options for our ever-evolving readership. The new rates will be reflected upon renewal
    throughout 2012. The rates currently presented in our ‘Subscribe’ link will be updated soon.
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