Claims

Why it took four years to add snow removal contractor as a defendant in this slip-and-fall claim

A landscaping firm with a contract to spread salt and sand during the winter has been added as a defendant in a personal injury lawsuit in Ontario more than four years after an alleged slip-and-fall accident. 1323765 Ontario Inc., which operates as TQ Landscapes, is arguing that a lawsuit filed by Ibatete Vuniqi is barred […]

By Greg Meckbach | January 4, 2021

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How family protection endorsement works when multiple tortfeasors liable

A Court of Appeal for Ontario ruling that reduced an Ontario auto insurer’s liability by more than $500,000 is now final. The Supreme Court of Canada announced Dec. 10 it will not hear an appeal from Gregory Tuffnail, who was seriously injured in a collision in September 2009. At the time, Tuffnail’s insurer was State […]

By Greg Meckbach | December 16, 2020

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Another win for wedding vendors in a COVID cancellation dispute

A British Columbia couple who cancelled their August 2020 wedding due to pandemic concerns is not entitled by a force majeure (an ‘Act of God’) clause to a refund of $4,000 they paid the would-be venue in advance. The province’s civil resolution trial rejected an application by Melissa Appelt and Tyler Lawrence to order CPM […]

By Greg Meckbach | December 16, 2020

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What brokers need to do to place hospitality coverage

When it comes to the hospitality sector, insurers’ risk appetites are constantly changing and underwriters are especially concerned about clients who get most of their revenue from alcohol, a managing general agent reports. “A broker has to spend a lot of time on the phone or on e-mail trying to find out what markets are […]

By Greg Meckbach | December 16, 2020

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