Claims

Insurer must defend negligence case, despite pollution exclusion

Canada’s top court has essentially confirmed that an insurer’s duty to defend in a commercial insurance case involving a pollution exclusion will depend on the cause of the legal action. In refusing to hear an appeal by The Co-operators, the Supreme Court of Canada has effectively upheld an Ontario Court for Appeal decision that requires […]

By David Gambrill | June 3, 2022

3 min read

Why adjusters are feeling squeezed during Cat response

As NatCats increase in frequency, getting adjusters to the scene of a claim has been “tougher than it’s been in years past.” Claims experts blame economic strain and inflationary pressures, as well as to the ongoing war for talent.  Following the derecho storm that plowed through Ontario and Quebec in May, and the ongoing spring flooding […]

By Alyssa DiSabatino | June 3, 2022

3 min read

The insurance policy clause that saved this self-insurer

Clean Harbors Canada, one of largest hazardous waste haulers in North America, is not on the hook to pay the cost of first-party fire damage to a truck owned and operated by one of its contractors, an Ontario court has decided. On a job hauling for Clean Harbors, a 2007 Volvo transport truck was damaged […]

By David Gambrill | June 2, 2022

3 min read

B.C. government urges people to prepare for possible flooding as weather warms

TERRACE, BRITISH COLUMBIA – Warming weather is causing rivers to rise in northern British Columbia, prompting the province to encourage people to prepare for possible flooding.   A joint statement from the Ministry of Public Safety and Emergency Management B.C. says a warming trend this week is pushing temperatures to the highest yet this season and […]

By Jason Contant | June 2, 2022

2 min read