Insurance & Risk, Analysis, Events and Careers
Claims
The question of whether a municipality is protected from liability for a pedestrian’s injury arising from city staff’s snow removal decisions is headed to the Supreme Court of Canada. The top court announced Thursday it will hear an appeal from the City of Nelson, British Columbia, where Taryn Marchi parked her car Jan. 6, 2019, […]
By Greg Meckbach | August 20, 2020
4 min read
This article was originally published on The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Disclosure information is available on the original site. Authors: Ryan P. Mulligan, Associate Professor of Civil Engineering, Queen’s University, Ontario and Andy Take, Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Queen’s University, Ontario Just over […]
By Jason Contant | August 20, 2020
5 min read
Motor vehicle accident lawsuits in Ontario are often decided by juries, and one personal injury lawyer would like to change this. “I don’t see a valid cause as to why juries should be retained at all in civil trials,” said Nathan Tischler, a lawyer with Campisi LLP, who frequently represents claimants before the courts and […]
By Greg Meckbach | August 19, 2020
3 min read
A recent Ontario Court of Appeal decision, in which a fan was injured by a hockey puck during a game, may lead to a shift toward joint claims handling at the outset of a claim when two insurers are potentially liable, says one legal commentator. “The finding that both insurers had a concurrent duty to […]
By David Gambrill | August 19, 2020
PENTICTON, B.C. – British Columbia’s unusually quiet wildfire season ended abruptly as a fire flared in the southern Okanagan, forcing hundreds from their homes. Smoke from the blaze, above Skaha Lake near Penticton, was first spotted Tuesday afternoon and by midnight about 10 square kilometres of bush had been charred. The Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen […]
By Jason Contant | August 19, 2020
Although some commercial clients may start “suing everybody” because their business interruption insurance did not cover income lost during the pandemic, brokers could not have obtained broad-scale pandemic coverage for all clients even if they wanted to because the exposure to insurers is in the trillions, the head of Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc. suggests. […]
By Greg Meckbach | August 18, 2020
TORONTO – Some private schools afraid they’d be blamed if a student gets COVID-19 are considering waivers to absolve them, but experts say that wouldn’t stop a parent from suing or a school from racking up legal bills. Toronto lawyer John Schuman says he’s provided “a couple of clients” with contracts that essentially have parents […]
By Jason Contant | August 18, 2020
Three things in life are inevitable — death, taxes, and the transition to IFRS 17. With the country now over what appears to be the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic thus far, Canada’s solvency regulator, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI), has issued new timelines related to federally regulated Canadian P&C insurance […]
By David Gambrill | August 17, 2020
The legal status of a release that excludes a personal injury claimant from pursuing further claims arising out of the incident “of any kind or nature whatsoever” against the City of Corner Brook, Nfld., is headed to the Supreme Court of Canada. The city contends that the release shields it from a third-party lawsuit initiated […]
By Greg Meckbach | August 14, 2020
6 min read
An Ontario court has ordered FM Global to pay compound pre-judgment interest of US$14.8 million (about CAD$21 million) on a $25-million court award. The business interruption claim arose out of a 2009 leak at the Chalk River, Ont., nuclear reactor. Based on this court award, insurance companies engaged in a protracted BI claim will want to […]
By David Gambrill | August 14, 2020
We use cookies to make your website experience better. By accepting this notice and continuing to browse our website you confirm you accept our Terms of Use & Privacy Policy.