Claims
Despite Wawanesa’s recent legal victory in a coverage dispute in British Columbia, judges in that province appear to be struggling to interpret the statutory condition on material change in risk. Five years ago, Bob and Linda Schellenberg’s property in Chilliwack was damaged by fire. Their claim was denied by Wawanesa because it discovered a legal […]
By Greg Meckbach | February 3, 2020
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VANCOUVER – Several British Columbia communities are cleaning up and digging out after a storm swept over the southern part of the province on Friday, prompting flooding and landslides. Local states of emergency were declared in the Cowichan Valley on Vancouver Island and in the District of Kent in the Fraser Valley. Both areas were […]
By The Canadian Press | February 3, 2020
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The #MeToo movement has sparked a sharp increase in the number of victims coming forward. As a result, organizations are finding themselves caught up in insurance claims. For claims managers and adjusters, according to experts, that means handling the matter in ways you wouldn’t handle other cases. What’s unique about a #MeToo claim is that […]
By Adam Malik | January 31, 2020
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If an Ontario auto client gets injured while riding a dirt bike out of province, should accident benefits be payable? Echelon General Insurance Company is trying to bring this question before Canada’s top court. The Supreme Court of Canada announced Jan. 24 that Echelon has applied for leave to appeal a Court of Appeal for […]
By Greg Meckbach | January 30, 2020
With the Canadian army now finished its snow-clearing mission in St. John’s, and an eight-day state of emergency now lifted, RSA Canada’s claims team on the ground expects a slow and steady stream of claims from Newfoundland & Labrador’s record-breaking snowstorm last week. “What we’ve seen so far is that this event is developing a […]
By David Gambrill | January 29, 2020
Ride-hailing is common in many major Canadian cities, but the long-awaited arrival of Uber and Lyft in Metro Vancouver last week has produced lawsuits and a vow by Surrey’s mayor to keep the companies’ drivers off the streets. Premier John Horgan says competition brings challenges but the government developed safeguards to ensure a level playing […]
By The Canadian Press | January 29, 2020
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If you own a strata lot in Vancouver, can you use your unit for short-term accommodation through Airbnb? Yes, if your strata bylaws support short-term rentals in your building, according to Airbnb. But in two recent cases before the province’s Civil Resolution Tribunal, the tribunal concluded that a strata’s bylaws were unenforceable because they were […]
By Jason Contant | January 28, 2020
Selling your motorhome? Your insurance claim for a new windshield does not transfer over to the new owner of the motorhome, the B.C. Civil Resolution Tribunal confirmed recently. The tribunal thus rejected a claim that the province’s public insurer, Insurance Corporation of B.C. (ICBC), had breached its insurance contract and acted in bad faith when […]
By David Gambrill | January 28, 2020
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – The Armed Forces have wrapped up their mission in Newfoundland and Labrador after dispatching to the provincial capital more than a week ago to help with recovery from a historic blizzard. Premier Dwight Ball thanked the reservists and soldiers Tuesday for supporting residents after the Jan. 17 winter storm that dumped […]
By The Canadian Press | January 28, 2020
It’s been three years since brokers called for a government backstop for residential flood losses, but Ottawa is not specifically committing to any particular model of government-run insurance for homes at high risk of flood. At the moment it is “premature to speculate on a flood insurance program,” a spokesperson for the federal government’s public […]
By Greg Meckbach | January 27, 2020
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