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Yes, it is a criminal offence for your client to canoe while impaired. The Ontario Court of Justice recently ruled that canoes are in fact “vessels” under the Criminal Code. The question came up in a trial of an Ontario man who has been charged with impaired operation of a vessel causing death, operating a […]
By David Gambrill | December 7, 2018
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An Ontario court has ruled that accident benefits should be deducted from tort damages using a “silo” approach rather than a strict matching (“apples-to-apples”) approach. In a lengthy and complex decision covering a wide variety of legal points, the Court of Appeal for Ontario used the silo approach for deducting Statutory Accident Benefits (SABs) from […]
By Jason Contant | December 7, 2018
Only about half of Canadians polled by Canada’s third largest insurer understand what kind of water damage is covered by their insurance policy, providing an opportunity for brokers to educate clients on the coverage. “For insurance brokers and agents, understanding someone’s unique insurance needs, discussing the increasing trend in water damage claims and the specific […]
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The Opposition BC Liberals have introduced a bill they say would bring ride-sharing to the province within three months and allow for private insurance coverage, re-igniting debate over public versus private coverage in British Columbia. The minority NDP government introduced legislation on Nov. 19, to allow ride-sharing companies to enter the B.C. market by next […]
By Jason Contant | December 5, 2018
A major insurer is calling for new laws prohibiting various forms of auto insurance fraud in Ontario. “As an industry we need a new set of provincial offences that will allow for the efficient and effective prosecution of fraud,” said Chris Lang, senior manager of fraud operations for Aviva Canada, in an interview. For example, […]
By Greg Meckbach | December 5, 2018
Ontario’s new government should require motorists to buy more liability coverage than is currently mandatory, a lawyer who represents claimants says. “I think everyone in the insurance industry would agree that $200,000 is far too low,” Joseph Campisi of Vaughan-based Campisi LLP Personal Injury Lawyers, said Wednesday in an interview. He is referring to mandatory […]
REGINA – Saskatchewan’s Crown utility says it’s dealing with a power outage crisis in large swaths of the province, including Regina, Weyburn and Moose Jaw. SaskPower warns that service may not be restored until late Tuesday at the earliest in some areas. Spokesman Jordan Jackle said crews are trying to assess the cause and do […]
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There needs to be a hybrid system of self-regulation in concert with regulatory discipline to handle interprovincial mobility issues for independent adjusters, says the president and CEO of an independent adjusting firm. “We need a hybrid system of self-regulation in concert with all of the regulators,” said Patti Kernaghan, president and CEO of Kernaghan Adjusters […]
By Jason Contant | December 4, 2018
If proposed rules affecting Ontario lawsuits are brought into place, insurers could be paying much less for plaintiffs’ expert witnesses, a lawyer suggests. Ontario has what it calls a “simplified procedure,” which is intended to make it simpler and cheaper to take lawsuits to court. The simplified procedure normally applies to lawsuits for less than […]
By Greg Meckbach | December 4, 2018
A $300 million professional liability insurance claim from a bank could be the subject of a court trial in Ontario. The Supreme Court of Canada announced last week it will not hear an appeal of Toronto-Dominion Bank, N.A. v. Lloyd’s Underwriter, released Dec. 21, 2017 by the Court of Appeal for Ontario. It started with […]
By Greg Meckbach | December 3, 2018
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