Claims

Is this how much pandemic coverage costs?

Famed tennis tournament The Wimbledon Championships has been buying pandemic coverage at a cost of millions of dollars per year for nearly two decades. And it’s set for a claims payout this year, according to a data analytics company. GlobalData, based in the United Kingdom, released a report saying that Wimbledon — considered the most […]

By Adam Malik | April 14, 2020

3 min read

Meet the restauranteur who’s taking the industry to court over pandemic BI coverage

Believe it or not, some commercial clients expect business interruption insurance to cover loss of income if the business gets interrupted, even if the cause of the interruption is a pandemic. Regina restaurant owner Thomas Siarkos is one such client. “I have been in the business 31 years and I always paid for insurance and […]

By Greg Meckbach | April 14, 2020

5 min read

Coronavirus triage protocols: Hard choices over ventilator shortages shouldn’t put doctors at legal risk

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. Author: Jocelyn Downie, James Palmer Chair in Public Policy and Law, University Research Professor, Dalhousie University Across Canada, the coronavirus pandemic is increasing the demand for […]

By Jason Contant | April 14, 2020

4 min read

Brokers seek four relief measures for hard-hit commercial clients

Canadian insurers have rolled out a number of measures to help Canadian homeowners, drivers and business owners in need over the past week, and now Canada’s national broker association is discussing with insurers additional relief measures for commercial clients affected by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.  Insurance Brokers Association of Canada (IBAC) president Kent Rowe told […]

By Jason Contant | April 13, 2020

4 min read