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Hurricane Larry reached Placentia Bay, Nfld. shortly before midnight Friday night. Environment Canada warned southeastern Newfoundland residents Friday that high winds could topple trees, leading to downed power lines. At 11:57 p.m. Atlantic time (12:27 a.m. local time), the center of the Category 1 hurricane was moving into Placentia Bay, Environment Canada reported. Separately, Newfoundland […]
By Greg Meckbach | September 11, 2021
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Flooding could affect property clients Sept. 10 in the Placentia Bay area of Newfoundland, as winds off the coast may reach 130 kilometres per hour and some areas could get about 50 millimetres of rain. “Hurricane Larry is expected to impact eastern Newfoundland this Friday with wind, rain, large waves, and possible coastal flooding,” Environment […]
By Greg Meckbach | September 9, 2021
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A British Columbia condo corporation that charged a unit owner $25,000 for common property repairs has been ordered to reverse $15,000 of the charge. Claire Adamson owns a strata unit which she rents out. Adamson lives at a different address. On Feb. 25, 2020, a water leak from Adam’s unit damaged common property. In B.C. […]
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Large Atlantic Ocean waves will soon affect Canada’s east coast as Hurricane Larry continues to move north. UPDATE – Hurricane Larry makes landfall in eastern Newfoundland “Significant swells will begin to reach the east coast of the United States and Atlantic Canada later today and continue affecting these shores through the end of the week,” […]
By Greg Meckbach | September 8, 2021
Large waves could hit Canada’s Atlantic coast this Thursday as Hurricane Larry moves north, Environment Canada warns. UPDATE – What we know so far about Canadian Hurricane Larry claims On Tuesday morning, the Category 3 hurricane was causing winds of nearly 200 kilometres per hour in the North Atlantic Ocean. At 5 a.m. Eastern time, […]
By Greg Meckbach | September 7, 2021
Recognized COVID-related losses are about US$40 billion for the global reinsurance industry, A.M. Best Company Inc. said in a reported released Aug. 30. Original estimates of insured COVID losses “easily exceeded” twice that US$40 billion figure, “with around half the recorded losses attributed to the reinsurance segment, but final settled amounts may take many years […]
By Greg Meckbach | September 3, 2021
Tall grass and vegetation are not good choices for areas to park or store construction equipment, trucks, recreational vehicles, campers, trailers or trucks. This is because rodents tend to like tall grass, Northbridge Insurance warns. “If buildings, vehicles, and equipment are left unattended and unoperated for long periods, there is a high chance of rodents […]
By Greg Meckbach | September 2, 2021
A British Columbia court has ruled in favour of Northbridge General Insurance Corporation in a dispute with XL Specialty Insurance Company over liability coverage arising from a strata power failure. Both insurers wrote policies for PCA Valence Engineering Technologies Ltd., which is being named in a lawsuit filed by a B.C. strata corporation. Allegations against […]
By Greg Meckbach | September 1, 2021
A British Columbia-based brokerage is calling for statutory change to standardize the extension of insurance coverage for policyholders affected by active wildfires in the province. “We’ve had a few situations where some customers have been left without insurance at a time they need it most. We were battling to find them coverage or extend their […]
By Melissa Shin | September 1, 2021
An Ontario court has refused a plaintiff’s request to tell a jury about the statutory deductible, of nearly $40,000 for pain and suffering, in motor vehicle accident tort claims. “The jury is not asked to determine how much the plaintiff is to receive. That is the role of the judge,” Justice Judy Fowler Byrne wrote in […]
By Greg Meckbach | August 31, 2021
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