Fifth Annual Sugar Shack

L’Association des experts en sinistre indpendants du Qubec (AESIQ) held its fifth Annual Sugar Shack on March 19. Over 280 industry colleagues were in attendance, including Reno Daigle, CIAA national president, and Charles Berthiaume, AESIQ president. •

March 31, 2009 | Last updated on October 1, 2024
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L’Association des experts en sinistre indpendants du Qubec (AESIQ) held its fifth Annual Sugar Shack on March 19. Over 280 industry colleagues were in attendance, including Reno Daigle, CIAA national president, and Charles Berthiaume, AESIQ president. •

Why insurers won their dispute over a $50-million excess policy

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Why insurers won their dispute over a $50-million excess policy

An insured is not entitled to coverage on a “claims made and reported” excess liability policy when it failed to report the claim to the excess insurer within the policy period, Ontario’s Appeal Court has confirmed. The insured, a law firm, argued it was entitled to professional liability coverage despite “imperfect compliance” with the claim […]

By David Gambrill | September 18, 2024

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After Calgary’s record-breaking storm, do homeowners have proper hail coverage?

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After Calgary’s record-breaking storm, do homeowners have proper hail coverage?

This summer’s hailstorm that caused over $2.8 billion in damage across the city of Calgary helps raise the question: do homeowners have sufficient coverage for their risk?  “Most home insurance policies cover damage caused by hailstorms, however the extent of the coverage and what the policy covers can vary,” says Steven Harris, licensed insurance broker […]

By Alyssa DiSabatino | September 24, 2024

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Beware of negligence lawsuits regarding property sale agreements

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Beware of negligence lawsuits regarding property sale agreements

Ontario’s Court of Appeal found a home insurer, in principle, has a duty to defend a claim against a homeowner in a property sale, because a lower court can’t assume the home insurance policy’s exclusion for ‘intentional acts’ such as fraud would apply to a buyer’s claim of negligence. Nonetheless, the home insurer does not […]

By David Gambrill | September 16, 2024

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