Shop insurance Canada says that Canada had a relatively quiet year in terms of severe natural catastrophes, although British Columbia experienced record wildfire activity. It acknowledged that the industry-wide combined ratio in the country is 96.8%, which is quite high. This ratio is mostly due to auto insurance results, according to MSA Research.

In its 2017 Q3 quarterly outlook, the market research firm reported that the combine ratio through the first three quarters of 2017 was 96.8%. Through the same period in 2016 the ratio was at 104%. The 2016 timeframe included the Fort McMurray wildfire which displaced 90,000 residents for the month of May, destroyed 3,000 structures in the Alberta town, and was Canada’s costliest insurance event with nearly $4 billion in losses.

2017 avoided a major event like Fort McMurray, while major hurricanes that hit the United States did no damage in Canada. Because of this, the loss ratio across the insurance industry improved 7.3% to 65.3% year-on-year. (MSA’s data exclude the provincial public auto insurers in British Columbia, Saskatchewan and Manitoba as well as most insurers regulated by Quebec’s Autorité des marchés financiers.)

Despite the loss improvement, Shop insurance observed that the combined ratio only improved by 7.2% over the first nine months of 2017 compared to 2016.

“Improvement was mooted due to elevated losses in auto lines in many parts of the country,” MSA president and CEO Joel Baker wrote.

Shop Insurance Canada is a subsidiary of RDA Insurance, a major Ontario based insurance provider with a stable of online outlets that includes Shop Insurance Canada family sites. The company has two goals, to give you the very best insurance policy possible and to help you save money when looking for coverage.

Shop Insurance Canada
2110 – 18 Harrison Garden Blvd
North York, Ontario
M2N 7J7
Canada
(416) 543-9959

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Shop Insurance Canada
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February 15, 2018 – Each day thousands of Canadians go to work, schools, daycares, public parks. Yet, when disaster strikes many Canadians might not have skills to perform lifesaving CPR or first aid.

There needs to be a better, more accessible solution to close this knowledge gap. In fact, Yardstick’s partnership with St. John Ambulance – Alberta Council (SJA) addresses this gap, with today’s launch of SJA’s premier online first aid and CPR courses, says Yardstick’s Jon Hill, executive vice-president of eLearning, whose team helped develop the online versions of these courses.

For Greg Kureluk, chief revenue officer of Yardstick, this collaboration highlights how the best practices in developing and delivering innovative online training can bring down barriers to learning first aid, and help learners build the skills and confidence they need to save lives.

Beverly Lafortune, vice president of training & community services of St. John Ambulance – Alberta Council, could not agree more “[t]oday, marks a seismic shift in the way SJA will deliver first aid training and this technology increases the opportunity for anyone to learn how to save a life.”

Back in mid-2017, St. John Ambulance – Alberta Council (SJA) partnered with Yardstick to develop a new online training program that will provide more accessible, awareness-level versions of their most popular first aid and CPR courses. It all started with a search to find the right online training company to support our content and help save lives, says Lafortune. That answer for SJA was Yardstick – who could not only design the courses, but also distribute them with RapidLMS and LearnerVerfied, their easy-to-use and defensible learning management system featuring built-in portable credential and attendance management systems.

The online awareness training courses, listed below, are available at ab.stjohntraining.ca and provide a high-quality alternative learning pathway for Canadians that either eliminates or reduces the amount of in-class time.

CPR Level A + AED
CPR Level C + AED
Emergency First Aid – CPR A + AED
Enhanced Standard First AID – CPR C + AED
Standard First Aid – CPR A + AED
Standard First Aid – CPR C + AED

Next steps, SJA will be submitting an application to OHS to incorporate this program into a blended learning certification model that greatly reduces the number of in-class time needed to earn your workplace certificate. When the certification-level courses launch, SJA will take advantage of LearnerVerified, Yardstick’s new learner verification software. The tools LearnerVerified provides, including identity tracking, attendance monitoring, and remote proctoring, will help companies and organizations ensure that when they assign training to staff and volunteers, they are completing the course without assistance, and that they are ready to use their first aid training if needed.

The new training site also includes the ability to buy and ship first aid products using Yardstick’s RapidLMS storefront and product catalogue. Hill says Yardstick is exceptionally proud of this partnership and hopes that the technology will truly enable more people to save more lives.

About Yardstick
www.getyardstick.com
As one of Canada’s leaders in online learning, Yardstick draws on the latest developments in computer and web technology to deliver rigorous and creative online testing and training. Yardstick experts partner with subject matter experts, employers, and industry regulators to train, certify and verify today’s workforce.

About St. John Ambulance
www.stjohn.ab.ca
Since 1883, St. John Ambulance has provided Canadians with the most comprehensive and state-of-the-art First Aid and CPR training. With programs for business, individuals and communities, St. John Ambulance courses provide life-saving skills and support to communities across Canada.

For more information or to schedule an interview, please contact:
Marjorie Henderson, Communications Coordinator, Yardstick
587.926.8001, or marjorie.henderson@getyardstick.com.

Beverly Lafortune, Vice President of Training & Community Services, St. John Ambulance – Alberta Council
780.452.6565, ext. 8223 beverly.lafortune@stjohn.ab.ca

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Yardstick
5879268001
http://www.getyardstick.com/

Release ID: 260788

Poems of Poetry: Memories of Life in Poems, a new book by Dorothy Elizabeth West, has been released by Dorrance Publishing Co., Inc.

Poems of Poetry: Memories of Life in Poems was composed while drawing on the author’s memories. Her memories span from a time when she felt poor and disadvantaged to the moment she looked toward heaven and realized that God truly does exist. Her poems discuss love, loss, and hope. Her poems convey her deep, sincere love of poetry.

About the Author
Dorothy Elizabeth West is a retired licensed practical nurse and former employee of the Baptist Medical Center System. She is a mother of four, with two surviving sons and a daughter, having lost one child before marriage. She has six grandchildren.

West is a Christian and enjoys writing, composing music, playing the piano, and cooking the old-fashioned way. To this day, she still lives in the same rural environment she grew up in.

Poems of Poetry: Memories of Life in Poems is a 120-page hardcover with a retail price of $22.00. The ISBN is 978-1-4809-4668-2. It was published by Dorrance Publishing Co., Inc of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. For more information, or to request a review copy, please go to our virtual pressroom at www.dorrancepressroom.com or our online bookstore www.bookstore.dorrancepublishing.com.

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Jessica Stillwell
Dorrance Publishing

http://www.dorrancepublishing.com

Release ID: 260759

ETA International, the Radio Club of America and AFFCE Collaborate with IWCE to Offer IWCE 2018 Scholarships

ATLANTA, February 15, 2018 – International Wireless Communications Expo (IWCE), the premier annual event for communications technology professionals, is joining forces with ETA International, the Radio Club of America and the Association for Federal Communications Consulting Engineers (AFCCE) to bring the next-generation of critical communications professionals to IWCE 2018 to provide them with training and introductions to industry professionals as they create a blueprint for careers in the wireless communications industry. IWCE will take place March 5-9, 2018 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, FL.

“The critical communications industry is growing by leaps and bounds. And we’re very excited that the next-generation of professionals – tomorrow’s leaders – are attending IWCE as a catalyst to grow their careers,” said Stacey Orlick, IWCE’s Director of Community and Conference Content. “We look forward to having these outstanding individuals attend IWCE to help them prepare for careers in our industry.”

The 2018 IWCE Scholarship Awards winners include:
Spencer Williams, a student at A&M Consolidated High School in College Station, TX has been awarded the ETA Student Scholarship. A cancer survivor, the entirety of patient care held under the umbrella of wireless communication amazes Williams and has brought about changes in his academic career. He takes telecommunications and networking class to increase his understanding of wireless and wired communications.
Lukas C. Pinson, CETsr, a Motorola Solutions Systems Technologist in Chandler, AZ has been awarded the ETA Veteran Scholarship. He will attend the Microwave Radio Technician training workshop to help Pinson become more familiar with the fundamentals of microwave communications. An ETA Senior Certified Electronics Technician, Pinson has earned ETA certifications in basic electronics, wireless communications, antenna systems, radio frequency (RF) interference mitigation and computer service. Pinson has 16 years of combined experience in IT and communications with the U.S. Army, Department of Emergency and Military Affairs and the Arizona National Guard.
Ruth Willet, KM4LAO, has been awarded the Radio Club of America’s Young Achiever’s Award. Willet is a sophomore at Kettering University, in Flint, MI, majoring in Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Physics. She alternates academic terms at school with a co-op job at Textron Specialized Vehicles in Augusta, GA. Willet, an Amateur Extra class Amateur Radio operator, volunteers at many community events and has received several operating awards and college scholarships.
Rafida Zaman, a Ph.D. student at University of Missouri, Kansas City, MO has been awarded the Association for Federal Communications Consulting Engineers (AFCCE) Student Scholarship. Zaman has completed a Masters in Electrical and Computer Engineering, with a thesis on Cognitive Radio Networking. Zaman is currently working on a Ph.D. in Telecommunication and Computer Networking. Zaman’s research subject is V2V (Vehicle-to-Vehicle) communication and Zaman is working on the Kansas City-Smart city project in traffic management, auto vehicle project and data management. Zaman has been awarded multiple scholarships from AFCCE in the past.
 
The scholarship criteria and winners are selected by each of the associations. IWCE covers all travel expenses for scholarship winners and will provide a complimentary Premium Package conference pass, which includes access to IWCE’s five-day conference program.

Earlier this month, IWCE announced the second annual IWCE Young Professional Award winners. The award showcases the next-generation of leaders in the communications technology industry who are shaping the future of the industry. To view the list of up and coming young professionals, click here.
  
To register to attend IWCE’s 2018, visit: www.iwceexpo.com/register.

Use promo code PRESS for 20% off any IWCE conference package, 10% off ETA Training and Free Exhibit Hall.

Media interested in obtaining media credentials, email press@iwceexpo.com.

For additional information on IWCE, visit iwceexpo.com. Stay connected with @iwceexpo on Twitter and Facebook and be sure to follow our LinkedIn company page.

ABOUT THE INTERNATIONAL WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS EXPO (IWCE)
IWCE (International Wireless Communications Expo) is the premier annual event for critical communications, featuring an exhibit hall with over 400 exhibitors and a five-day comprehensive conference program. Over 7,000 individuals attend from a diverse group of industry professionals including product distribution, government, public safety, critical infrastructure, business enterprise and more. IWCE 2018 will be held March 5-9 in Orlando, FL. For more information, visit www.iwceexpo.com.

About Informa
IWCE is part of Informa, the international business intelligence, academic publishing, knowledge and events group. Informa serves commercial, professional and academic communities, helping them connect and learn, and creating and providing access to content and intelligence that helps people and businesses work smarter and make better decisions faster.

Informa has over 7,500 colleagues in more than 20 countries and a presence in all major geographies. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a member of the FTSE 100.

About ETA
Since 1978, ETA has delivered over 200,000 professional certifications. ETA certifications are widely recognized and frequently used in worker job selection, hiring processes, pay increases, advancements, and often required as companies bid on contracts. ETA’s certifications are personal and travel with the individual, regardless of employment or status change and measure competencies of persons, not products or vendors. All ETA certifications are accredited through the International Certification Accreditation Council (ICAC) and align with the ISO-17024 standard. www.eta-i.org

About Radio Club of America
Founded in 1909, the Radio Club of America, a non-profit organization, is the oldest group of wireless communication professionals in the world. Its members are dedicated to the wireless art and science for the betterment of society.

Association of Federal Communications Consulting Engineers
The Association of Federal Communications Consulting Engineers was founded as a professional association of communications engineers practicing before the Federal Communications Commission. The purpose of the Association is to aid and promote the proper federal administration and regulation of those engineering and technical phases of communications which are regulated by the Federal Communications Commission, to uphold the honor and dignity of engineers before the Federal Communications Commission, and to provide for the mutual improvement and social intercourse of the members of the Association. In its primary function, the AFCCE monitors the technical policy of the FCC to ensure that the agency’s regulations coincide as closely as possible with sound engineering principles.

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IWCE
(770) 618-0121
http://www.iwceexpo.com/iwce18/Public/Enter.aspx

Release ID: 260760

REIA announces the REIA Wholesaling Class on March 24, 2018. The class will be taught by taught by REIA President and real estate investor Shirley Henderson,

“Wholesaling, or Assignment of Contract, provides an incredible opportunity for real estate investors, regardless of their experience level” says REIA President Shirley Henderson. “The process can provide education, exposure and profits for new investors, which is what most people think of, and also provides a means of selling deals that can’t be completed due to time or money restraints, or to fund other projects, for experienced investors. I personally believe every real estate investor should include wholesaling in their investing activities.” The REIA Wholesaling Class often reaches capacity; registration at www.REIAwa.com is strongly recommended to ensure seating.

“Wholesaling can be done in any market type” says REIA CEO Fox Henderson, “including our high-priced Puget Sound market. There are always sellers that need to sell quickly. The smart investor will find creative means of marketing to find those sellers, a topic included in the REIA Wholesaling Class.” Reports of profits from REIA Members vary wildly from next to nothing to seven figures.

There will be no products, coaching or other sales at the class, just a full day of education on Wholesaling Deals from an active, local real estate investor. Those planning to attend should consult the full REIA Calendar of Events at www.REIAwa.com for other related classes and meetings including Legislative, Laws and Rules, Understanding Titles, Contracts and more. REIA speakers at all REIA events are REIA Business Members, local professionals who are experts in their fields, governmental agencies and local, active real estate investors. REIA does not permit the sale of products or services, though many REIA Business Members briefly introduce their companies and, often, the savings or other benefits they make available to REIA Members.

Real Estate Investor and general business education is available at Everett REIA, Seattle REIA and Tacoma REIA, all Chapters of the Real Estate Investors Association of Washington, and multiple evening and Saturday classes in Bellevue, Everett, Seattle and Tacoma. Significant networking opportunities with other REIA Members, including Business Members to help build or grow a solid real estate investing team, can be had at every REIA event with even greater opportunities at the REIA Semi-Annual Networking Event and the REIA Master Mind Group Meeting, a small round-table discussion group.

To learn more about REIA, investing in real estate or to register for REIA Events visit www.REIAwa.com or call 425-454-1922 or 1-877-454-REIA (7342).

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Shirley Henderson
R E I A
4254541922
http://www.REIAwa.com

Release ID: 259769

Dublin, Ireland, February 15, 2018 − Cyclonis Limited, a developer of software solutions focused on data management and organization, is proud to announce the launch of its first product – Cyclonis Password Manager. Available for Windows and macOS, Cyclonis Password Manager is a free, feature-rich password management solution built from the ground up to ensure that its users’ passwords and other sensitive data are encrypted in your personal vault and easily accessible wherever you need.

All Your Data on All Your Devices – In addition to storing and organizing usernames and passwords, Cyclonis Password Manager enables users to store Private Notes in the personal vault. Users may also store bank cards, ID documents, and other personal information. An intuitive interface provides easy access to your data. The cloud functionality of Cyclonis Password Manager gives you the ability to store and access your data via supported cloud storage providers, including Dropbox, Google Drive, Apple iCloud, and Microsoft OneDrive.

Cyclonis Password Manager Encrypts, Stores & Organizes Your Data – Cyclonis Password Manager encrypts and stores your data by adding it to your personal vault, which is encrypted with AES-256, an encryption algorithm used by military, financial, and government institutions all over the world. To unlock your vault and decrypt your information, you use your own personal master password. Your master password is for your eyes only – by design, not even Cyclonis staff or servers have access to your passwords and data.

Cyclonis Password Manager also includes the Password Analyzer, which checks for weak, old, reused, and potentially compromised passwords. It estimates your Total Strength Score – a visual estimation of the user’s overall website account password strength. With the built-in Password Generator, users can replace weak and reused passwords, with more complex ones.

Save Your Passwords with Ease with the Cyclonis Password Manager Browser Extension – Alongside the desktop application, Cyclonis is launching the Cyclonis Password Manager browser extension. It works together with the desktop application to integrate Cyclonis Password Manager features with your web browser. It is currently available for Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Edge, Safari, and Opera. It provides the ability to automatically fill in login, personal and payment information on website forms, directly within your browser. This feature helps to cut down on the time needed to complete registration forms and online purchases.

Both the Cyclonis Password Manager desktop application and the accompanying browser extension are available free-of-charge and can be downloaded from https://www.cyclonis.com/products/password-manager/.

About Cyclonis Ltd.
An Irish company headquartered in Dublin, Cyclonis Limited designs and develops desktop, mobile, and cloud-enabled software products focused on simplifying data organization and management. Our applications aim to streamline the process of organizing the increasing volumes of information regular computer users deal with every day.

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Niall Shanahan
Cyclonis Limited

https://www.cyclonis.com/

Release ID: 260758

The 11th Commandment, a new book by Dr. David Trucker, has been released by Dorrance Publishing Co., Inc.

In The 11th Commandment, Dr. David Trucker depicts his personal experiences as a practicing physician who was also associated with the underworld of organized crime. Not only this, but he was an undercover cop as well! As a youth in trouble, he managed to change his life for the better in a highly skilled field.

Never in a book or in actuality has there been a story of a criminal turning his life around and pursuing a career as a highly successful surgeon while also maintaining a relationship with the underworld, and at the same time working with state police in Minnesota, Michigan and Pennsylvania. Dr. David Trucker lived a double life full of intrigue and adventure, described throughout the contents of The 11th Commandment.

The 11th Commandment is a 102-page paperback with a retail price of $12.00. The ISBN is 978-1-4809-5496-0. It was published by Dorrance Publishing Co., Inc of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. For more information, or to request a review copy, please go to our virtual pressroom at www.dorrancepressroom.com or our online bookstore www.bookstore.dorrancepublishing.com.

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Jessica Stillwell
Dorrance Publishing

http://www.dorrancepublishing.com

Release ID: 260751

Heather Ohlhausen, Unelko’s Director of Marketing, said she and everyone from Unelko are delighted to be working with Apple in offering the protective value added benefit and anti-corrosion feature to their glass with Unelko’s proprietary Invisible Shield Pretreatment.

“Glass is absolutely essential for light and visibility. Thanks to its strength, insulation qualities and beauty, there is no other material more widely used in residential and commercial construction – or in transportation – than glass,” Ohlhausen said.

“Yet, whatever its form and many benefits, the natural surface of glass is hydrophilic, non-conductive and microscopically irregular. It attracts and holds water and water-borne soil on its surface.”

For these reasons, the Invisible Shield PRO 15 Protective Glass Coating is being highly sought after for the protection and preservation of glass-not only by Apple, but globally within the glass industry.

Unelko’s, COO, Bill Lebowitz, is managing global projects on both new construction and existing properties and says the focus has been on the durability and long term preservation of Apple glass and its appearance.

About Unelko Corporation:
Recognized as the world leader in Advanced Glass and Surface Care Technologies, Unelko has focused on the preservation, enhancement and “preventive cleaning” of residential and commercial glass including architectural glass, facades, windows, partitions, walls, skylights, shower doors, tile and other vitreous china, solar, automotive, aeronautical and marine glass applications.

For more information, please visit http://www.GlassCareExperts.com/, http://www.unelko.com/, https://www.linkedin.com/company/4026707/ or https://twitter.com/CleanXHome. https://www.linkedin.com/in/heather-ohlhausen-38686926/

Media Contact:
Heather Ohlhausen
Unelko Corporation
14641 N. 74th St.
Scottsdale, AZ 85260
480-991-7272

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Invisible Shield
4809917272
http://www.GlassCareExperts.com

Release ID: 260756

Gospel of Truth for Repentance, a new book by Apostle Johnson Wachira, has been released by Dorrance Publishing Co., Inc.

Apostle Johnson Wachira was inspired by God to write this message to all the God-loving people of the world who love the truth of the Gospel. This Gospel lays bare that truth, the truth of God’s word, which all denominations of the world fail to preach in their man-made churches. Read for yourself, understand and repent, and be baptized into the death of Christ to be one of His saints, to live a life in Christ.

About the Author
Apostle Johnson Wachira was born in Kenya the District of Nyeri in the year 1950. He was raised by Christian parents who were Presbyterian and followed the fellowship all along his youth, until he was inspired to read the word of God and seek to know the whole truth from the scriptures.

In 2002, it was confirmed that God had given Apostle Johnson the spiritual gift to serve His church as a Prophet, Preacher, and a Teacher of the Church of God, and he was ordained into the Church of God. In 2003, he was called to serve as a General Apostle. He came to the U.S. in 2007 to preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

Gospel of Truth for Repentance is a 256-page paperback with a retail price of $18.00. The ISBN is 978-1-4809-4677-4. It was published by Dorrance Publishing Co., Inc of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. For more information, or to request a review copy, please go to our virtual pressroom at www.dorrancepressroom.com or our online bookstore www.bookstore.dorrancepublishing.com.

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Jessica Stillwell
Dorrance Publishing

http://www.dorrancepublishing.com

Release ID: 260755

No Rest for the Righteous, a new book by J. G. Schwam, has been released by Dorrance Publishing Co., Inc.

Elliot Christmas is not certain he is the Messiah-he is not that keen on labels. His life has been spent on the Bitterroot Range in Montana, seeing to the particular needs of his family and his land with dignity and kindness. Yet suddenly God, for some obscure reason, has become particularly attentive to his wishes.

So begins No Rest for the Righteous, a novel that imagines what it might look like if the Messiah were to appear here and now, in 21st century America. Elliot comes to grips with the miraculous scope of his new responsibility throughout a story that is by turns humorous and compassionate. With the full apparatus of the media following his every move and government agencies racing to determine what sort of risk he poses to existing structures of power, the Montana rancher sets off across the country with a simple plan to make all of us get righteous.

About the Author
J. G. Schwam is an IT Project Manager by profession. He has had a lifelong obsession with history, science philosophy, theology and economics, and the places and occurrences in which they coincide and collide. He is an avid reader of non-fiction and history. J. G. has been active in politics as campaign manager, communications manager, fund raiser, district leader and policy analyst. He was the editor, publisher and contributor to the political commentary website Liberalpatriot.org. He has been long been outspoken in environmental, equal rights and social justice causes. He is an active member of a Unitarian Universalist congregation in suburban New York, where he often conducts summer lay services. A one-time chef, he also heads the congregation’s kitchen committee, where he plans and helps cook brunches for a hundred and fifty or so of his friends.

No Rest for the Righteous is a 104-page paperback with a retail price of $12.00. The ISBN is 978-1-4809-4951-5. It was published by Dorrance Publishing Co., Inc of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. For more information, or to request a review copy, please go to our virtual pressroom at www.dorrancepressroom.com or our online bookstore www.bookstore.dorrancepublishing.com.

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Jessica Stillwell
Dorrance Publishing

http://www.dorrancepublishing.com

Release ID: 260754