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The impact of east London disaster on the P&C industry

Ten London, Ont. properties have “substantial” damage as a result of last week’s gas explosion, though it does not appear to be a major loss for Canada’s property and casualty industry as a whole. About twelve minutes after a vehicle hit a home the night of Aug. 14, there was a massive explosion, CTV News […]

By Greg Meckbach | August 22, 2019

3 min read

Insurers spar after passenger grabs steering wheel, causing accident

Should a motorist be liable if a front-seat passenger deliberately grabbed the wheel and took control, causing an accident? Insurers debate this, but judges say a client in this situation should not be liable. In McKay v. Park, released Monday, the Court of Appeal for Ontario upheld part of a 2018 ruling against TD Insurance […]

By Greg Meckbach | August 22, 2019

4 min read

These auto clients will no longer get a break for driving experience

For motorists whose driving experience is in a country other than Canada and the United States, one major insurer’s underwriting rules are about to change in one province. Nova Scotia’s auto insurance regulator recently gave The Personal Insurance Company permission to stop recognizing driving experience outside Canada and the U.S. in determining the client’s driving […]

By Greg Meckbach | August 21, 2019

2 min read

Ten-vehicle crash in Alberta kills three

CEREAL, Alta. – A Saskatchewan man says a well-timed pit stop may have helped him avoid getting caught in a fiery 10-vehicle crash in southeastern Alberta that killed three people. Dore Germo and his wife left Kelowna, B.C., on Monday after a holiday visiting friends and, after a night in Calgary, were on their way […]

By Greg Meckbach | August 21, 2019

2 min read