Claims
Canadian courts are dealing with pandemic business interruption cases at a glacial pace, prompting calls for legal reform
By David Gambrill | March 9, 2022
4 min read
A company CEO who has both personal and commercial auto insurance is not considered to be a “deemed insured” under the commercial auto policy if he has never before driven a company vehicle – even if he had access to the company vehicles, the Ontario Court of Appeal has ruled. Secondly, an insurer providing optional […]
By David Gambrill | March 8, 2022
3 min read
Partial shoulder tears are “minor injuries” under Ontario’s Minor Injury Guidelines (MIG), the License Appeal Tribunal has confirmed
By David Gambrill | March 7, 2022
2 min read
TOFINO, B.C. – A volunteer organization that has been cleaning up debris from a cargo ship that lost 109 containers off the B.C. coast last fall says the incident should be a wake-up call to the need for more urgent action. Alys Hoyland of the Surfrider Foundation’s Pacific Rim chapter in Tofino said urinal mats, […]
By Jason Contant | March 7, 2022
An insured isn't entitled to a $100K bad faith cost award based on how his travel insurers settled his bills with health care providers
By David Gambrill | March 4, 2022
AXA XL has named Kate Zhou as senior underwriter and Ian Lui as underwriter for its Canada energy business. Both are based in Toronto. Zhou will report to Jennifer Arezes, head of property, construction and energy in Canada, who called Zhou “one of the top energy underwriters in the country. Gaining Zhou’s experience, Arezes added, […]
By Phil | March 3, 2022
1 min read
Scott Thomas is the new head of Zurich Risk Services for Canada and Chris Snider is new head of sales and distribution.
By David Gambrill | March 2, 2022
The claims experience will become increasingly automated over the next three years, as many customers are handling their claims virtually – and this will impact insurance professionals’ daily work, a recent LexisNexis report predicts. LexisNexis Risk Solutions 2025 Claims Prediction includes forecasts for 2025 and notably states that the auto direct repair industry will […]
By Alyssa DiSabatino | March 1, 2022
A Fort McMurray, Alta., bowling alley is entitled to coverage for water damage despite its policy containing a clear flood exclusion.
By David Gambrill | March 1, 2022
Two creditor firms lost their bid to interpret a $500,000 policy sublimit as applying to each of their claims, instead of being an aggregate.
By David Gambrill | February 28, 2022
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