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Mother Nature’s wrath

Alberta continues to endure the most expensive insured weather events in Canada.  What’s happening and what can be done about it?

December 7, 2020

5 min read

‘The most litigated insurance concept’

A lot of things can go wrong when a client agrees to add a counter-party to a contract as an additional insured. Here’s what your clients can do to reduce the risk of a nasty coverage dispute

December 6, 2020

4 min read

COVID contact tracing is not working, commercial brokerage warns

COVID fatigue and the difficulty in tracing the close contacts of people who test positive for the novel coronavirus are among the reasons Canada is experiencing such high case counts, an Aon Canada expert suggests. The Canadian Press reported Thursday there are now 389,775 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Canada. Quebec reported Wednesday a new […]

By Greg Meckbach | December 3, 2020

3 min read

How courts assess liability of auto dealer that leaves keys in unlocked running vehicle

A police officer injured in a collision with a stolen truck has lost his bid to seek compensation against the dealership from which the truck was stolen; with Canada’s top court refusing to hear the case, the end result is that auto dealer was not liable for leaving keys in an unlocked running vehicle. On […]

By Greg Meckbach | December 2, 2020

5 min read