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‘Should be an alarm bell’: Calls for action after fatal fires on First Nations

Monias Fiddler says time is moving slowly for the Sandy Lake First Nation as the community feels the immense weight from the loss of three children in a house fire last month.   Grant Meekis, 9; Remi Meekis, 6; and Wilfred Fiddler, 4, died when their home was engulfed in flames on the Oji-Cree First Nation […]

By Jason Contant | February 14, 2022

4 min read

Insurers lose privilege bid after mill’s internal explosion investigation

Six insurance companies and a pulp and paper manufacturing company, Fortress Specialty Cellulose, have lost their bid to have a PowerPoint presentation about the cause of a commercial explosion protected under litigation privilege. In rejecting their argument, the Superior Court of Quebec found that only documents exclusively made for the purpose of preparing for litigation […]

By David Gambrill | February 11, 2022

3 min read

Are businesses covered for damage caused by the Freedom Convoy?

More than a week after the “freedom convoy” rolled into Ottawa, some in the P&C industry are discussing whether or not business interruption claims due to civil disobedience are insured risks.   Ottawa’s downtown centre has been paralyzed with vehicles and tents blocking roads for days, as protestors call for an end to Ottawa’s COVID […]

By Alyssa DiSabatino | February 7, 2022

3 min read

Court tosses fraudulent $300K contents claim after farm fire

The Court of Appeal of Manitoba has dismissed a case in which a claimant provided no evidence for his $300,000 claim for contents lost in a fire that destroyed his farm.    In the original trial, Frenchie’s Farm and Ranch Ltd v Peace Hills Insurance Company, the lower court ruled the plaintiff was not entitled […]

By Alyssa DiSabatino | February 2, 2022

3 min read