Edmonton office helping Canadians settle insurance fights

An organization that handles disputes about workplace health benefits, disability and other insurance has opened an Edmonton office in hopes of raising its profile with Western Canadians.
The Toronto-based OmbudService for Life and Health Insurance assists customers of approximately four dozen member companies making up almost every firm in the Canadian industry, acting executive director Brigitte Kent said Thursday.
The group, started in 2002, received 2,632 complaint inquiries last year from p