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Insurance
Insurance is a means of protection from financial loss. It is a form of risk management, primarily used to hedge against the risk of a contingent or uncertain loss. An entity which provides insurance is known as an insurer, insurance company, insurance carrier or underwriter. A person or entity who buys insurance is known as an insured or as a policyholder. The insurance transaction involves the insured assuming a guaranteed and known relatively small loss in the form of payment to the insurer in exchange for the insurer's promise to compensate the insured in the event of a covered loss. …
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MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 15 July 2024 English
An Accidental History of Canada explores accidents, their causes, consequences, and afterlife, in colonial, Indigenous, and urban contexts, from the 1630s to the 1970s. These investigations make plain that accidents …
and chang- es in the American workplace and the insurance industry to explain how the notion of the “accident-prone … as avoidable. Employers, unions, physicians, insurance companies, and others used science, technology … through hospitals and solaria, medical practice, insurance, and infrastructure – was also colonialism. And … Vacation,” a greedy factory owner realizes his fire-insurance policy is worth more than the factory and so …
Fraser Institute · 28 June 2024 English
British Columbia's Provincial Sales Tax harms business competitiveness and investment by taxing some businesses inputs, especially machinery and equipment, distorting consumer choices by taxing most goods but relatively few consumer …
Corporate income 13.2$ Sales 22.4% Fuel 2.2% Insurance premiums 1.8% Property transfer 4.2% Property …
DDN: Dundurn Press · 18 June 2024 English
Meet the brilliant mavericks who invented the future of medicine and saved the lives of millions.The Essence of Invention tells the story of medical invention, from the development of anesthesia …
as the Ontario Health Insurance Plan [OHIP], Medicare, or private insurance), the faster it can receive … is not FDA approved, government and private insurance will not cover it, which means that physicians …
Fraser Institute · 13 June 2024 English
In 2024, the average Canadian family will earn $147,570 in income and pay an estimated $65,766 in total taxes (44.6%). If the average Canadian family had to pay its taxes …
fice. The same is true for mandatory Employment Insurance (EI) and Canadian Pension Plan (CPP) premiums … farms, investment income from pension plans and insurance companies, and corporate retained earnings. However … accumulated by pension plans, interest accumulated on insurance policies, and corporate retained earnings. While … payroll-deductions- contributions/employment-insurance-ei/ei-premium-rates-maximums.html>, as of May …
NSP: New Society Publishers · 11 June 2024 English
Leadership for the Great Transition—a changemaker’s toolkit for cultivating personal and community resilience The Regeneration Handbook offers an abundance of insights, stories, tools, practices, and resources for experienced and aspiring …
blockbuster movies, or professional sports; no health insurance, paid vacations, or retirement plans. Despite …
IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 4 June 2024 English
Public finance is a key tool used by governments to fund critical infrastructure needed to transition to renewable energy as well as direct capital and influence private investors' decisions. Ending …
such as loans, equity, grants, guarantees, and insurance, as these supports serve to de-risk projects … for research and development), guarantees, and insurance, either at market or below- market value (i.e … more than one lender). Grants, guarantees, and insurance also convey confidence in fossil fuel investments …
First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada · 31 May 2024 English
Are you aware whether the definition of 2 Removed Child Class in the claims process is different 3 from the definition of the Removed Child Class in the 4 final …
mentioned, costs for legal or band representation, insurance premiums, and changes to provincial/territorial …
IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 30 May 2024 English
Insights on how private capital can finance natural infrastructure to meet our water needs, including an assessment of applicability of the finance instruments to the Canadian Prairies region.
of this paper. They include experts from the Insurance Bureau of Canada, The Co-operators, Swiss Re, … Interviews with 13 investors representing the insurance sector, asset management industry, and impact … outcomes-based financing, natural asset companies, and insurance instruments are either being actively implemented … ....................................33 3.1.5 Insurance ............................................. … ................................34 Figure 8. Insurance mechanism ................................... …
Fraser Institute · 30 May 2024 English
Summary Private delivery of surgical procedures is a common feature of most high-performing universal health-care systems. However, the practice is highly controversial in Canada. The Saskatchewan Surgical Initiative (SSI), which …
program and its key characteristics of governmental insurance with first dollar coverage and no cost sharing … found in countries that combine public health insurance with zero or low patient cost sharing and constraints … are found less often in countries with social insurance that allow choice of provider” (Siciliani, Borowitz … Freed from the restriction on accepting private insurance or out-of-pocket payments, private clinics would … topics including the cost of public health care insurance, international comparisons of health-care systems …
Saskatchewan School Boards Association · 29 May 2024 English
A few things to highlight: • We continued to have a priority focus in our strategic plan and the Provincial Education Plan on Indigenous Education by continuing to champion and …
we celebrated 5 years of renewing the General Insurance Plan, reinventing our Legal Services department … (EBP) ✓ The SSBA Employee Benefits Plan’s group insurance offers a full range of Life, Disability, Health … General Insurance Plan (GIP) ✓ The SSBA General Insurance Plan offers boards group insurance coverage … Communications and Indigenous Education Services Insurance Plans Services Strategic Services Bukola Afolabi … Ge neral Legal Administrative Paralegal Clerk Insurance Plan Counsel Assistant Felice McKay Linnea Olson …