IBC: Jasper wildfire, severe weather events causing most challenging summer on record for insurers

By Karunjit Singh (September 4, 2024, 4:48 PM EDT) -- The Jasper wildfire, Calgary hailstorm and flooding in regions of Southern Ontario and Quebec have already resulted in 228,000 home, auto and business insurance claims, around 68 per cent more than all insurance claims in all of 2023, according to the Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC)....