is one of the fastest growing
sections in this newspaper. .

survey results:
‘The average reading time
for “€ach. -Sunday and
- Wednesday issue of the
News is. 31.5 minutes per
person. .

IN GENERAL INSURANCE —

ICBC effect

The general insurance
division.’ of the Insurance
Corporation of B.C. is
providing a stabilizing in-
‘fluence on the province’s
general. insurance industry,
according to the ICBC’s
Jatest annual report.

_ The report states that the
division is maintaining this
influence in all.areas of the
province—a market that is
**quite cyclical in nature.’’

“The current intense com-
petition for business will
~ .undoubtedly subside in time
and upward pressure on
insurance premiums will
return,’ said ICBC President
Robbie D. Sherrell.

‘*The corporation intends
to resist this roller coaster
effect on rates and provide
more consistently priced
insurance packages to the
residents of British Colum-
bia;” he said.

In its fifth year of
operation, the general insur-
ance division reported net
written premiums of $20.2
million on 99,000 net
policies. 7

Growth was less dramatic
than in earlier years due to a
highly competitive market-

‘cludes

‘stabilizing’ ©

. place. However, the general

insurance operation main-

tained its position as one of .

the largest tin the province,
covering more than one out
of ten residential risks.

The division provides a-

comprehensive range of in-
surance products for homes,
apartments, mobile homes
and pleasure craft, as well as
covering risks for business,
industry and institutional

establishments throughout —
the province. It does not.

restrict acceptance to prefer-
red risks.

In cooperation with the
Ministry of Education and
schools throughout the pro-
vince, the corporation’s loss
prevention department conti-
nued its efforts to further
reduce the potential for
major losses in public schools
as a result of arson and
vandalism.

The year saw an accelera-
ting trend in the installation

of protective systems such as |

intruder and fire alarms and
automatic sprinkler systems.

The annual report con-
by saying, ‘‘The
claims frequency increased
slightly during 1978 but_the
claims experience has been
extremely good.’’

Japan buys more |
U.S. auto parts

Japan’s major auto
manufacturers are pur-
chasing more parts from
abroad. Toyota, for
example, is buying more
than US$31 million worth in
1979, up from US$27 million
last year.

Mr. Paul

Corporate Executive Ap .
Gilmore. Senior Vice-President and Director, J. WO Almond.

LG

Nissan is increasing its
import spending to US$68
million, up from US$45
million, with windshields
from Canada among its
procured items.

J. W. Almond

intments.

“British Columbia has
increased its egg and milk
production and _ cattle
population over thé past four

years, in contrast to
downward trends across
Canada,” says Deputy

Agriculture Minister S.B.
Peterson, “This is a strong
indication of the resour-
cefulness of.our farmers and
of effective ministry policies
and programs.”

The record of B.C.’s
favourable agricultural
performance from 1975 to
1978 is contained in “B.C.
Agri-Facts Indicators”, a
recent ministry release
based on data from Statistics
Canada.

The review also shows the
number of farms in B.C. has
increased three per cent
since 1975, compared to a
nation-wide decrease of five
per cent. The province's
cultivated acreage has been
enlarged by five per cent,

MAD RUSH OF THE BIG CITY scems far away from this freighter lying at anchor in
North Vancouver as it waits to load its cargo (Peter Waugh photo) .

.C. farmer increases
uck national trend —

while the Canadian total has
remained constant in that
time.

The largest ~ changes
recorded are in rapeseed
production; B.C. produced
145 per cent more rapeseed
in 1978 than in 1975, while
the Canadian increase was
89 per cent.

Farm cash receipts in the
province have risen 31 per
cent in the past four years,
according to the review,
compared to a 19 per cent
increase in Canada as a
whole. Net farm income in
B.C. climbed 44 per cent,
while the national figure
dropped one per cent.

Egg production rose seven
per cent between 1975 and
1978 in the. province, but
dropped one per cent in
Canada. B.C. farmers were
producing four per cent
more milk at the end of the
period, while the national
figure was down to two per
cent.

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P Cc. Sutton

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R. B. Macdonald

Page 29, May 30, 1979 - North Shore News |

 B.C,’s cattle -population

- has risen four per cent in the

past four years, while the
Canadian total has dropped
12 per cent. For sheep, the
figures show B.C. up nine
per cent and Canada down
13 per cent. .

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