Claims

How this statutory benefits ruling hinged on the word “the”

Saskatchewan’s highest court has ruled in favour of the province’s government auto insurer in a case involving statutory death benefits paid collectively to three dependant children. The Court of Appeal for Saskatchewan’s ruling in Johnson v Saskatchewan Government Insurance, released last week, revolved around the interpretation of the province’s Automobile Accident Insurance Act (AIAA); in […]

By Jason Contant | November 5, 2019

3 min read

Power outage restoration enters “most difficult phase”: Hydro Quebec

MONTREAL – Hydro-Quebec says it is aiming to have all of the roughly 40,000 customers still without power Monday afternoon reconnected to the grid by Tuesday. The 1,400 employees working to restore power across the province following Friday’s windstorm have entered the most difficult phase, the utility’s president, Eric Martel, told reporters Monday. “For about […]

By Jason Contant | November 5, 2019

2 min read

Why this commercial food spoilage claim from ice storm was denied

If your client has coverage for business interruption and spoiled perishable food inventory, does that still kick in if the loss was caused by damage to power transmission lines off the client’s property? For a Toronto bakery, the answer is no. This is the result of a Court of Appeal for Ontario ruling in favour […]

By Greg Meckbach | November 4, 2019

3 min read

Heat Map

Reinsurers bore a large portion of the Fort McMurray wildfire losses. Now, they want better data on Canada’s high-risk areas

November 3, 2019

5 min read