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A broker has an obligation to help clients understand policy specifics and avoid coverage gaps, and it’s not necessarily going to save them if the client hasn’t reviewed the policy, the British Columbia Court of Appeal found recently in Alvaro v. InsureBC (Lee & Porter) Insurance Services Inc. The decision provides a cautionary reminder on […]
By Phil | May 6, 2022
3 min read
Insurance investigators need to be on their guard about sharing information with police, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP cautions.
By David Gambrill | May 5, 2022
Disco-era inflation may hurt insurance company bottom lines.
By Phil | May 5, 2022
2 min read
CALGARY – Nine years after a catastrophic flood caused billions of dollars in damage to parts of Calgary and surrounding communities, work is to begin on a dam to protect the area from rising water in the future. Premier Jason Kenney says the province has awarded a $744-million contract for the Springbank off-stream reservoir to […]
By Jason Contant | May 5, 2022
1 min read
Third-party drivers injured in a crash caused by the criminal action of a suicidal driver cannot claim more than $200K, an appeal court rules.
By David Gambrill | May 4, 2022
More than 35 years after a deadly tornado in Barrie, Ont. – the site of another strong tornado last year – the industry is still looking for modernizations to the Ontario Building Code and tornado protection construction practices. “Since before 1985, we have known that for a few hundred dollars a home we could largely […]
By Jason Contant | May 4, 2022
4 min read
VICTORIA – An automated alert system will be ready to warn British Columbians of spring flooding and summer wildfires but not yet for extreme heat, Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth said Tuesday. Farnworth told a news conference the Alert Ready system is all set for the spring thaw and will be in place by early […]
The tax trouble with buying unlicensed insurance.
By Phil | May 3, 2022
Certain insurance contracts in Quebec will soon be exempt from a legal requirement to pay insurance defence costs beyond policy limits.
By David Gambrill | May 3, 2022
A court upheld a $100,000 sublimit in a credit insurance policy, rejecting a a claim for the full $5.94-million policy limit.
By David Gambrill | April 28, 2022
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