1987 – establishes intellectual discipline “I always wanted to be a lawyer; I was argumentative by nature. I loved words: My favourite subject in third grade was grammar. “I had no idea what law school to go to — I fell into the University of Toronto because I wanted to live in the city — but that experience was seminal. It was a collaborative, supportive environment and emphasized rigour and honesty. The intellectual discipline of being a lawyer was established for me at U of T.” 1993 –...

Women are more involved in the purchase of insurance and other major family buying decisions, but are less financially literate than their male counterparts -- that’s the word from a new study from Statistics Canada assessing financial literacy. The Canadian Financial Capability Survey also identified that with baby boomers coming up to retirement women are likely to have greater control over an increasing pool of wealth; and with a longer average life expectancy, many women are likely to be...

Oklahoma insurance agents may finally start selling earthquake insurance policies in significant numbers. In the wake of a United States Geological Survey report calling the state “one of the most seismic places on the planet,” residents are beginning to explore their coverage options, regional insurers have said. The assessment from the group centered on oil-and-gas operations that are believed to have set off manmade earthquakes during the past five years. Experts believe the chance of a...

Underinsured homeowners are costing the federal government a fortune: this was the message from the Parliamentary Budget Office. In a report to Parliament, the PBO, which reviews federal spending, zeroed in on flooding in the Prairie Provinces as the largest expense of a disaster financial assistance program, and indicated the issue was down to both a lack of flood insurance, and a lack of co-ordination and co-operation between the provinces. The report, which covered the ten years from 2005...

An emergency services spokesperson is calling for renters to secure insurance in the wake of a fire that swept through an apartment block in Greater Vancouver, devastating six apartments, all of which were occupied by uninsured tenants. Ginger Sherlock, emergency program co-ordinator for the City and Township of Langley, said that all renters should at least get contents insurance, following the suspicious blaze that left six units uninhabitable. “It’s not that expensive, but when you lose...