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Ride-hailing is common in many major Canadian cities, but the long-awaited arrival of Uber and Lyft in Metro Vancouver last week has produced lawsuits and a vow by Surrey’s mayor to keep the companies’ drivers off the streets. Premier John Horgan says competition brings challenges but the government developed safeguards to ensure a level playing […]
By Jason Contant | January 29, 2020
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If you own a strata lot in Vancouver, can you use your unit for short-term accommodation through Airbnb? Yes, if your strata bylaws support short-term rentals in your building, according to Airbnb. But in two recent cases before the province’s Civil Resolution Tribunal, the tribunal concluded that a strata’s bylaws were unenforceable because they were […]
By Jason Contant | January 28, 2020
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Selling your motorhome? Your insurance claim for a new windshield does not transfer over to the new owner of the motorhome, the B.C. Civil Resolution Tribunal confirmed recently. The tribunal thus rejected a claim that the province’s public insurer, Insurance Corporation of B.C. (ICBC), had breached its insurance contract and acted in bad faith when […]
By David Gambrill | January 28, 2020
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – The Armed Forces have wrapped up their mission in Newfoundland and Labrador after dispatching to the provincial capital more than a week ago to help with recovery from a historic blizzard. Premier Dwight Ball thanked the reservists and soldiers Tuesday for supporting residents after the Jan. 17 winter storm that dumped […]
It’s been three years since brokers called for a government backstop for residential flood losses, but Ottawa is not specifically committing to any particular model of government-run insurance for homes at high risk of flood. At the moment it is “premature to speculate on a flood insurance program,” a spokesperson for the federal government’s public […]
By Greg Meckbach | January 27, 2020
The former branch office manager of a B.C. brokerage has been banned from being a broker for a minimum of three years after she was convicted for misappropriating more than $16,000 of Insurance Corporation of B.C. (ICBC) funds for personal use. In issuing its disciplinary order, the province’s broker regulator, Insurance Council of B.C., said […]
By David Gambrill | January 27, 2020
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Allegations of sexual abuse have spiked in recent years, creating a new wave of complex insurance claims. Adding to that complexity is dealing with the wave of reports about incidents that took place decades ago. These older claims are proving to be the most challenging, says Rob Holmes, senior general adjuster with Crawford & Company […]
By Adam Malik | January 27, 2020
Years ago, an adjuster would be sent out to look at a claim after a client put their pot fresh off the stove directly on their linoleum countertop, leaving a round burn mark. Compare that to today, when a $50,000 basement flood claim might be handled entirely over the phone. That’s just one example of […]
By Adam Malik | January 24, 2020
British Columbia’s top court recently sided with a Hub International brokerage in a case in which a client sued the brokerage and the insurer for coverage that was denied because a building damaged by fire contained a legal medical marijuana grow op. In Schellenberg v. Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company, released Wednesday, the B.C. Court of Appeal […]
By Greg Meckbach | January 24, 2020
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Want to share basement flood horror stories with other brokers or home inspectors, and hear how industry peers tackled their problems? The Home Flood Risk Assessment Training Course, launched in 2018, now has discussion sessions, said Daniel Filippi, program manager of resilience and adaptation at the Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation. “The discussions are pretty […]
By Greg Meckbach | January 23, 2020
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