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Will the Ontario government get around to reforming liability for slips and falls on ice before the winter ends? Bill 118, which passed second reading June 6, is intended to make it easier for clients to defend themselves against lawsuits from plaintiffs saying they slipped and fell on ice. But after more than a month […]
By Greg Meckbach | January 9, 2020
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Intact Financial Corp. is pegging its catastrophe claims at $115 million for the fourth quarter of 2019 alone, more than double the figure for the same period in 2018. Intact released its $115 million estimated catastrophe loss Tuesday. The company has yet to release its full financial results for 2019. The actual current-year catastrophe loss […]
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Ottawa’s bills for dealing with natural disasters neared half a billion dollars in two of the last three years amid a warning to Canadians that this country was one of the worst affected by climate change in 2018. Data from Public Safety Canada lists the average annual bill for disaster assistance at $430 million over […]
By Jason Contant | January 9, 2020
An Ontario municipality was recently found not liable for an electrical hazard created when a light pole at a sports field was struck by lightning, allowing the light to continue functioning while letting current leak into the ground near the pole. On Aug. 15, 2012, Zoe Onley, then 18, was placing soccer at the Iroquois […]
By Greg Meckbach | January 8, 2020
How should risk managers handle situations where their workers could encounter hazards off site? A recent Supreme Court of Canada ruling in favour of Canada Post could provide some guidance, a lawyer suggested Tuesday to Canadian Underwriter. “It is now clear that federal employers, in most cases, do not have a statutory obligation to conduct […]
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OTTAWA – Canadian wildfire experts say Canada is very vulnerable to the kind of devastating wildfires ravaging Australia right now. More than 12.5 million acres (about 5.1 million hectares) of bushland have burned in Australia since October and prime forest-fire season is just now getting underway. Multiple heat waves and a lengthy and widespread drought […]
By Jason Contant | January 8, 2020
Condo corporations in Alberta that are having trouble finding insurance might be able to get help from the Insurance Bureau of Canada. IBC announced Tuesday it is “engaging” a risk manager who can make practical recommendations to condominium corporations to reduce their risk. The risk manager has yet to be named, an IBC spokesperson told […]
By Greg Meckbach | January 7, 2020
An insurer suspicious about a vehicle accident obtains evidence that the occupants of the different vehicles were talking by phone to one another. But without knowing exactly who was talking and what the vehicle occupants were talking about, this type of phone record does not necessarily point to a conspiracy – at least in the […]
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HALIFAX – Another snowstorm is headed for Atlantic Canada. Environment Canada has issued snowfall warnings for much of Nova Scotia, saying between 15 and 25 centimetres of snow is expected on Wednesday – along with northerly gusts reaching 70 kilometres per hour. Anyone heading outside can expect reduced visibility in blowing snow throughout the day, […]
By Jason Contant | January 7, 2020
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ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – People in eastern Newfoundland reached for their shovels Monday morning as the region was walloped by the first major winter storm of the year. Environment Canada issued storm warnings and special weather statements for the St. John’s region and areas north along the coast up to Gander, though Gander’s warning was […]
By Jason Contant | January 6, 2020
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