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Do your cyber clients have buyer’s remorse?

Are you spending a lot of time dealing with “coverage leakage” and buyer’s remorse as it relates to cyber insurance? For smaller claims in particular, some clients may not have a cyber policy, but may try to recover out-of-pocket costs through traditional property policies, for example. One instance would be electronic vandalism coverage – where […]

By Jason Contant | April 11, 2019

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How this dry cleaner got sued over 50-year-old pollution

An Ottawa dry cleaner is liable for nearly $2 million in environmental clean-up costs resulting from spills that occurred at least 45 years ago, as a result of a Supreme Court of Canada ruling released Thursday. The top court’s ruling in Fraser Hillary’s Limited v. Eddy Huang, et al. did not involve an insurer but […]

By Greg Meckbach | April 11, 2019

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B.C. Wildfire Service monitoring grass fire near Pemberton

PEMBERTON, B.C. – Residents of the Lil’wat First Nation just east of Pemberton, B.C., are closely watching a grass and brush fire that broke out late Tuesday afternoon. The First Nation set up an emergency operations centre and warned residents of 15 properties to be ready to leave on short notice, although officials say no […]

By Greg Meckbach | April 11, 2019

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How Intact and Economical won this pollution coverage dispute

A court ruling against Economical and Intact over pollution exclusions in commercial general liability policies has been reversed. As a result, the insurers do not have to defend a Vancouver area dry cleaner against a lawsuit filed by its neighbours alleging soil contamination. Originally, British Columbia Supreme Court Justice Joyce DeWitt-Van Oosten ruled that Intact […]

By Greg Meckbach | April 10, 2019

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