Intact Financial $90.33 – Toronto symbol IFC

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INTACT FINANCIAL $90.33 (Toronto symbol IFC; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (416-341-1464; www.intactfc.com; Shares outstanding: 131.2 million; Market cap: $11.9 billion; Dividend yield: 2.6%) continues to announce innovative insurance policies aimed at new—but rapidly growing—markets. The company has just reached a final deal with the government of Alberta to offer insurance to drivers for Uber. That ride-sharing service lets consumers order transportation using a smartphone app. The drivers use their own personal vehicles. Uber is quickly spreading across Canada, and Intact’s new policies could be profitable ones for the insurer. Intact Financial is a buy. buy. …