Join Risk Management Counsel of Canada (RMC) for an insightful webinar tailored specifically for claims handlers and adjusters, focusing on key strategies to navigate bad faith claims and reduce legal risks. Bad faith claims can result in costly litigation, substantial punitive damages, and reputational harm for insurers, making it essential to understand and manage these […]
By Keith Gallop | January 23, 2025
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Settlement offers play a critical role in every disputed file. But what are the most effective strategies for making and responding to them? And what are the consequences of getting it wrong? Join us on September 25th for a comprehensive webinar where you’ll gain valuable insights into the art of crafting and responding to settlement […]
By Keith Gallop | September 3, 2024
Our panel of YRMC lawyers from across Canada will explore how damage awards for chronic pain and psychological injuries are treated in different jurisdictions. During the webinar, panelists will present four recent case examples from the Courts. After hearing the facts of the case, you’ll have the chance to vote on what the courts awarded […]
By Keith Gallop | May 16, 2024
Determining the future earning capacity of a plaintiff is an important, but complex part of the claims settlement process. In this YRMC webinar for new claims handlers and adjusters, our panel will discuss the factors that are used to calculate compensation for loss of income due to accidents or injuries. The panel will also explore […]
By Keith Gallop | March 1, 2024
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Insurance claims may start out on a claims handler’s desk, but that doesn’t mean the insurer is necessarily liable. In this YRMC webinar for new claims handlers and adjusters, our panel will provide an introduction to three different but common scenarios where the insurer is not financially responsible for covering the loss. #1 – Broker […]
By Keith Gallop | January 9, 2024
Insurers are often confronted with claims involving multiple policies and/or multiple jurisdictions. These claims immediately raise questions about coverage and shared defences. In this webinar, RMC lawyers from Ontario, Manitoba and Alberta will review key case law, common claim scenarios and how best insurers should proceed when dealing with multiple policies Part 1 – Multiple […]
By Keith Gallop | October 31, 2023
Across the country slip & fall are one of the most common claims made against insured businesses and their insurer. While these claims may seem straight-forward at first, there are many elements to each file that must be considered when evaluating risk and considering settlement potential. In this YRMC webinar for new claims handlers and […]
By Keith Gallop | August 29, 2023
Our panel of YRMC lawyers from across Canada will explore how damage awards for similar injuries are treated in different jurisdictions. During the webinar, panelists will present five recent case examples from the Courts. After hearing the facts of the case, you’ll have the chance to vote on what the courts awarded before hearing what […]
By Keith Gallop | June 13, 2023
Recent changes in legislation have resulted in important changes to the rules around limitation periods. In Ontario, Bill 118 amended the Occupiers’ Liability Act and impacts when and how slip and fall claims can be made. In Manitoba, an entirely new Limitations Act has been introduced. In this YRMC webinar, Tor Potter from Kelly Santini […]
By Keith Gallop | May 18, 2023
In a world of complex contractual relationships, the allocation and transfer of risk requires parties turn their minds to issues of insurance. Nowadays, both custom and standard-form contracts frequently require one party to purchase insurance for the other as a requirement of doing business. Affording coverage to an “additional insured” is a common part of […]
By Keith Gallop | October 31, 2022
Disagreements over future earnings, future capacity and future cost of case can be major stumbling blocks when trying to settle a claim. In the webinar for insurance claims handlers and adjusters, RMC lawyers from New Brunswick, Ontario and Alberta will discuss the principles used to assess these claims, recent trends in awards from the courts […]
By Keith Gallop | October 18, 2022
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