Claims
More than a week after the “freedom convoy” rolled into Ottawa, some in the P&C industry are discussing whether or not business interruption claims due to civil disobedience are insured risks. Ottawa’s downtown centre has been paralyzed with vehicles and tents blocking roads for days, as protestors call for an end to Ottawa’s COVID […]
By Alyssa DiSabatino | February 7, 2022
3 min read
The Court of Appeal of Manitoba has dismissed a case in which a claimant provided no evidence for his $300,000 claim for contents lost in a fire that destroyed his farm. In the original trial, Frenchie’s Farm and Ranch Ltd v Peace Hills Insurance Company, the lower court ruled the plaintiff was not entitled […]
By Alyssa DiSabatino | February 2, 2022
The cost of cleaning up orphaned oil and gas wells across Canada could skyrocket between 2020 and 2025, says a new report from Canada’s parliamentary budget officer. Provincial regulators require oil and natural gas companies to close inactive or abandoned well sites. But when there is no known financially viable operator capable of addressing the […]
By Alyssa DiSabatino | January 31, 2022
2 min read
The Insurance Council of Manitoba (ICM) has fined a licensee from Crawford & Company a total of $10,000 – $5,000, plus an additional $5,000 for the assessed partial investigation costs – for failing to ensure adequate on-site supervision of the firm’s employees. Specifically, in a decision released Jan. 18, council found that an Level 4 Manitoba-licensed […]
By Alyssa DiSabatino | January 26, 2022
Agents are king with consumers during the pandemic, but companies are struggling with billing, phone wait times, and policy cancellations.
By David Gambrill | January 25, 2022
Claimants who sought a settlement with insurers over HST tax being deducted from their accident benefits lost their battle in court
By David Gambrill | January 24, 2022
A mining company’s business interruption losses were subject to a $10-millon sublimit, not a policy limit of $250 million, a court decided.
By David Gambrill | January 21, 2022
In a swimming tragedy, the City of Revelstoke, B.C., has been found 35% liable for failing to repaint a ‘No diving’ sign on a park raft.
By David Gambrill | January 19, 2022
B.C. small claims court distinguished between a true lease agreement (insurable) and a financing agreement (not insurable).
By David Gambrill | January 14, 2022
4 min read
The windstorm that swept across Ontario, Quebec and the Atlantic provinces between Dec. 11 and 14 caused more than $152 million in insured damage, according to estimates from Catastrophe Indices and Quantification Inc. (CatIQ). The eastern Canada windstorm brought strong winds to Ontario and Quebec, along with heavy rain and wind to parts of the Atlantic provinces, namely Newfoundland […]
By Alyssa DiSabatino | January 13, 2022
1 min read
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