Disappearing deals

Article Abstract:

Many Canadians purchased vanishing-premium life insurance policies during the mid-1980s, with the promise that the premiums would cease after a set number of years. However, poor investment returns negated many of these options. Class actions lawsuits have been filed against several firms.

Class actions (Civil procedure), Cases, Class action lawsuits, Insurance industry, Life insurance industry, Life insurance, Contracts, Insurance policies, London Life Insurance Co., Enright, Paul

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The written word: for some, job contracts offer added security

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Employment contracts are not necessary for most employees, other than senior executives, because Canadian law usually provides employees more rights than most employment contracts. Advice is provided to help executives evaluate an employment contract.

Compensation and benefits, Negotiation, mediation and arbitration, Corporate officers, Severance pay, Golden parachutes

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Canada's top women CEOs

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Eight women who were trailblazers in becoming CEOs of Canadian companies are profiled. They include Sheelagh Whittaker, Maureen Kempston Darkes, Bobbie Gaunt, Diane McGarry, Dee Parkinson-Marcoux, Carol Stephenson, Joy Calkin and Peggy Witte.

Management, Cover Story, Women executives, Gaunt, Bobbie, Whittaker, Sheelagh, Witte, Peggy, Darkes, Maureen Kemptson, McGarry, Diane, Parkinson-Marcoux, Dee, Stephenson, Carol, Calkin, Joy

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