Financial report: Comparing the public insurers
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — January 21, 2016 — Canada’s public provincial auto insurers have released their latest numbers. The provinces with public insurers are British Columbia, Manitoba and Saskatchewan. Most recently, Manitoba Public Insurance (MPI) announced numbers for the first nine months of 2015. The government run organization announced a net income of […]
CARSTAR expands in BC with CARSTAR Surrey
Hamilton, Ontario — December 14, 2015 — CARSTAR has announced the opening of CARSTAR Surrey (2000 Auto Collision) as the latest collision facility to join the expanding CARSTAR network in British Columbia. CARSTAR Surrey (2000 Auto Collision) is located at 103 – 12303 King George Boulevard in Surrey, BC. Owners David Franklin and Khuong Nguyen […]
ICBC selects Mitchell as material damage solution provider
San Diego, California — December 2, 2015 — Mitchell International has announced that it has entered into a long term agreement with Insurance Company of British Columbia (ICBC) to serve as its new material damage solution provider. Mitchell, along with Guidewire Software, have created a strategic partnership. The system Mitchell will provide to ICBC will […]
Ron Schurink joins Fix Auto as Senior Business Development Manager
Calgary, Alberta — September 27, 2015 — Peter Polito, General Manager, Fix Auto Western Canada has announced the addition of Ron Schurink as Senior Business Development Manager for Western Canada. In this role, Schurink is responsible for growing relationships with insurance and fleet partners in Western Canada. “Fix Auto has working partnerships with most Western […]
Should BC’s provincial insurer be privatized?
By Jeff Sanford Victoria, British Columbia — September 7, 2015 — The Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC) has announced that it could boost premiums for car insurance by 6.7 percent this year. This is the maximum amount allowed under current legislation. Current Transportation Minister Todd Stone said he doesn’t believe his own government agency […]
