Claims
As Canadian P&C insurance industry leaders start to think about bringing employees back to the office, now is a good time to re-think the work required, the workforce skills that will be needed in the future, and what the future workplace might look like, according to a report by consulting firm Deloitte. The P&C insurance […]
By David Gambrill | July 21, 2020
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British Columbia homeowners who tried to sue the people who sold them the home for water damage allegedly caused by hydrostatic pressure lost their case at the Civil Resolution Tribunal. Seth Nanayakkara, Julia Wells and Linda Adams bought took possession of their home — purchased from Linda and John MacIntyre — in July 2019. The […]
By Greg Meckbach | July 20, 2020
2 min read
Ontario’s Superior Court has quashed a proposed class action lawsuit against 16 Ontario auto insurers — a dispute related to insurers deducting HST tax from accident benefits paid out to minor auto accident injury victims — because only the LAT has jurisdiction to hear Statutory Accident Benefits (SABs) claims in the first instance. Ontario’s Licence […]
By David Gambrill | July 17, 2020
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Some consumers who owe money on vehicle loans during the COVID-19 pandemic may be tempted to make false auto theft claims, an independent adjuster warns. “Insureds who are desperate for money may have the vehicle stolen and burned to ensure the vehicle is a total loss. In some cases, they may also strip the vehicle […]
By Greg Meckbach | July 14, 2020
A British Columbia motorist who was hit by an oncoming vehicle while turning left at a yellow light is 75% liable, not 100% liable as originally assessed by the insurer, the province’s Civil Resolution Tribunal (CRT) has ruled. Clayton Trenaman was driving south on Yale Rd. in Chilliwack this past October when he made a […]
Stymied by a B.C. Supreme Court ruling last year in Crowder v. British Columbia (Attorney General), B.C.’s attorney general is attempting once again to change court rules to limit expert evidence in vehicle court actions – a move that is similarly facing a constitutional challenge from the province’s trial lawyers. Bill 9, which received Royal […]
By David Gambrill | July 13, 2020
A hostile takeover of Canadian claims software vendor Symbility’s corporate parent could be in the works. CoreLogic Inc. announced last week its board of directors is rejecting a takeover offer from Senator Investment Group LP and Cannae Holdings Inc., which own about 15% of CoreLogic stock. Irvine, Calif.-based CoreLogic is publicly-traded. In 2018, CoreLogic bought […]
By Greg Meckbach | July 13, 2020
More than a dozen Canadian property & casualty insurers, including the largest in the nation, are named in a new proposed class-action lawsuit over business interruption coverage during the COVID-19 pandemic. The notice of action was filed July 6 with the Ontario Superior Court of Justice by law firms Koskie Minsky LLP and Merchant Law […]
By Greg Meckbach | July 10, 2020
The Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) has published an open letter to British Columbia Premier John Horgan, outlining concerns that the province’s Bill 11 may “stifle the limited competition that currently exists in BC’s optional auto insurance market,” a claim that the B.C. government strenuously denies. In particular, IBC in its letter highlights a new […]
By David Gambrill | July 9, 2020
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. – The RCMP say the bodies of three people have been found at the scene of a motel fire in downtown Prince George, B.C. Cpl. Craig Douglass says emergency services were called to the Econo Lodge City Centre Inn on Victoria Street around 9 a.m. Wednesday. He says fire crews tackled the […]
By The Canadian Press | July 9, 2020
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