9 May 2016Insurance

Alberta wildfires could be costliest catastrophe ever for Canada P/C industry

The ongoing wildfires that have hit the Northern Canadian city of Fort McMurray, Alberta could be the costliest ever catastrophe to impact the Canadian property/casualty market, according to AM Best.

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