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The Canadian Independent Adjusters’ Association is a globally recognized membership organization for Independent property and casualty claims adjusting companies. CIAA provides leadership for Canada’s Independent Insurance Adjusters by:

  • Setting Standards for professional and ethical claims handling
  • Advancing Expertise through continuing professional development opportunities
  • Raising Professional Status through the only designations exclusively distinguishing independent loss adjusters. CLA/FCLA/FCIAA are nationally recognized benchmarks defining competency, knowledge, skills and experience distinct from the already demanding requirements mandatory in attaining a full independent adjusters’ license
  • Sharing Knowledge through a community of over 1500 individual members
  • Representing & Promoting common business interests of licensed independent insurance adjusters in Canada to government, industry and the public on a provincial, regional and national level.
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CIAA News

03/22/2023 CIAA SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS 2022 – CONGRATULATIONS!

CIAA Scholarship Awards 2022 – Congratulations!... [Full Story]

CIAA AWARDS – CONGRATULATIONS 2022 GRADUATES

Sincere congratulations to this year’s CIAA Award Winners... [Full Story]

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 2022 WINNER OF THE CIAA WESTERN REGION AWARD – RUNNER-UP GRADUATE ACIP PROGRAM

The award was presented to recipient Bina Dutt, Travelers Canada (right), by Michelle Short (left), CIAA Western Region member, at... [Full Story]

Industry News

06/09/2023 Insurer loses $255,000 subrogation claim over modified excavator

AIG Insurance Company lost a $255,275 subrogation claim Tuesday on behalf of its insured, a forest management and logging company,... [Full Story]

06/09/2023 Why the hard market and COVID-19 shifted brokers’ focus

Commercial lines in Canada have changed in the aftermath of the pandemic. These days the monolithic ‘hard market’ has evolved... [Full Story]

06/09/2023 Westland appoints industry veteran to new VP role

Westland Insurance has appointed senior industry executive Robert Beauchamp as its new vice president of Quebec operations. Beauchamp will spearhead... [Full Story]

Group of Young CIAA Members