COMM 1010 Study Guide - Final Guide: Canadian Dollar, Intact Financial

• School: Dalhousie University
• Department: Commerce
• Course: COMM 1010
• Professor: Mc Larney Carolan

Document Summary

What: canada"s largest property insurer is launching an efort to persuade homeowners and businesses to prepare in anicipaion of more extreme weather that is expected to result from climate change. Intact financial corp. is making changes to operaions as it copes with the increased occurrence of severe storms which have cost the company billion in damages in. Result: as world leaders meet in paris on monday for the start of the un climate summit, execuives from intact financial and researchers will gather to launch the intact centre for. The centre will conduct research and work with canadians on pracical measures to reduce risks posed by climate change. What: leaders of 150 countries made their please for a global accord to reduce planet-warming emissions. It was the biggest gathering of prime ministers, presidents, chancellors, and kings under a single roof in one day. Many predicted doom if co2 emissions were allowed to go unchecked.