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GOODSOIL, Sask. – Environment Canada confirms winds that flattened a northwest Saskatchewan campground over the weekend were the result of tornadoes. The agency says in a weather summary of the incident that a severe thunderstorm moved through the Murray Doell Campground area in Meadow Lake Provincial Park on Saturday. It says people reported golf-ball-sized hail, […]
By Greg Meckbach | July 2, 2019
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Where is Canada now on its journey towards using pre-fill data for Canadian home insurance application forms? Step 1 in the process is isolating which questions on the form use data that can be pre-filled. A standard home insurance form in Canada can have roughly 40 or more questions. “I think the industry is really […]
By Jason Contant | June 27, 2019
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If a major disaster such as an earthquake hits Canada, are some Canadian insurance companies simply “too big to fail”? After the financial crisis of 2007-08, the systemic risk of multiple companies going bankrupt following an extreme catastrophe event is uppermost in the minds of Canada’s property and casualty insurers. Insurance Bureau of Canada is […]
By David Gambrill | June 27, 2019
BRACEBRIDGE, Ont. – Ontario is launching a $1-million pilot project to help communities protect against effects of extreme weather after several in central and eastern parts of the province saw flooding this spring. The government has already activated a disaster recovery assistance program for them, which helps cover emergency expenses and the costs to repair […]
By Greg Meckbach | June 27, 2019
2 min read
Continental Casualty Company (CNA Canada) must pay both mandatory and optional accident benefits to an injured pedestrian after a judge set aside the decision of an arbitrator in a priority dispute. Arbitrator Kenneth Bialkowski concluded in an April 2018 decision that CNA was the priority insurer over Chubb Insurance Company of Canada, reasoning that claimant […]
By Jason Contant | June 26, 2019
If you have clients who are riding their bikes this summer, how does liability insurance work if they get into an accident? “Specialty cyclist insurance policies do exist, but my understanding is they are not very common,” said Ari Krajden, a partner with Toronto law firm Kawaguchi Krajden LLP. Liability for bicycle accidents is “typically” […]
By Greg Meckbach | June 26, 2019
Insurers are calling on greater collaboration with law enforcement to help fight auto insurance fraud. The cost of auto insurance fraud is overwhelming, and no one industry can tackle it alone, Don Forgeron, president and CEO of the Insurance Bureau of Canada, told the annual meeting of the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police in […]
By Adam Malik | June 24, 2019
What happens when your client’s property is damaged and the insurer disagrees with the claimant on how much work is needed to restore it? Some of these claims disputes can result in lawsuits, when the claimant brings the insurer to court alleging breach of contract. But the courthouse is not the only place to resolve […]
By Greg Meckbach | June 24, 2019
It won’t surprise at least one lawyer to hear about insurance claims stemming from the Toronto Raptors championship parade. There were plenty of exposures present during the event on June 17, mainly because of a lack of resources available and poor planning by organizers which led to the inability to appropriately control the crowds, said […]
By Adam Malik | June 21, 2019
If you are using today’s climate models to predict the frequency and severity of tomorrow’s severe weather, your estimates could be off, suggests a recent convocation speaker at a major Canadian university. Recent unusual patterns in the jet stream are “tied to some of the most damaging extremes we have seen in recent years,” said […]
By Greg Meckbach | June 21, 2019
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