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Northbridge has to pay out on a hotel’s liability insurance policy resulting from theft of a guest’s car, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled in a decision released Friday. Lombard, now known as Northbridge, provided both property and liability insurance to 3091-5177 Québec inc., a company that operates the Éconolodge Aéroport in Montreal. That hotel […]
By Greg Meckbach | October 21, 2018
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FREDERICTON – New Brunswick’s Court of Appeal has ordered an insurance company to pay over $3.3 million to the Catholic Diocese of Bathurst to cover the cost of compensation for decades of sexual abuse by priests. In a ruling released Thursday, Justice Marc Richard says Aviva Insurance Company of Canada breached its contract when it […]
By The Canadian Press | October 21, 2018
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Claims adjuster Crawford & Company (Canada) Inc. sees auto, commercial and workplace-related losses as the Top 3 claims arising from the legalization of marijuana. Auto losses related to cannabis usage; commercial losses to cannabis producers, retailers and distributors; and employee risk in the form of workplace health and safety, as well as workers’ compensation (occupational) […]
By Jason Contant | October 18, 2018
Does a pollution liability indemnification agreement made in 1985 by a provincial government apply when the same government tries to force companies to pay environmental remediation costs 26 years later? Ontario judges disagree, so the question is now before the Supreme Court of Canada, which announced Thursday it is allowing Resolute Forest Products Inc. and […]
By Greg Meckbach | October 18, 2018
Winnipeg police issued a ticket on the first day of cannabis legalization. Police posted a picture of a ticket for consuming cannabis in a motor vehicle on Twitter. The ticket carries a $672 fine. Police say the ticket was issued in the morning and they reminded people that while consuming cannabis is now legal – […]
By The Canadian Press | October 18, 2018
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The tornadoes that struck the Ottawa-Gatineau area on Sept. 21 cost the industry $300 million in insured damage, the Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) said Wednesday. Of that, $200 million was for insured damage on the Ontario side, and $100 million was for damage in Quebec, IBC said, citing data from Catastrophe Indices and Quantification […]
By Jason Contant | October 17, 2018
A dispute between a condominium corporation and a unit owner – ultimately arising from frozen water pipes – has landed at the Supreme Court of Canada. In 2015, the condominium board of the Erindale Village complex passed a resolution requiring each unit owner to pay a deposit of one months’ rent. In the past, the […]
By Greg Meckbach | October 17, 2018
WINNIPEG – Manitoba drivers who use a hand-held cellphone behind the wheel will face stiffer penalties as of Nov. 1. Fines will jump to $672 from $203, and the number of demerit points will increase to five from two. Drivers will be subject to a three-day roadside licence suspension for the first offence and a […]
By The Canadian Press | October 17, 2018
Large-severity commercial property losses could be the upshot of the legalization of marijuana on Oct. 17, an insurance lawyer cautions. “I see there being more property loss-type claims coming out of these large [marijuana-growing] facilities, particularly the greenhouse facilities,” Aaron Murray, partner at Beard Winter LLP, told Canadian Underwriter recently. “They’ve got thousands of square […]
By David Gambrill | October 11, 2018
3 min read
Michael roared toward the Florida panhandle as a Category 4 hurricane Wednesday, with long-range forecasts predicting its remnants could dump heavy rains on Nova Scotia if it passes south of the province as expected. The brutish storm has grown swiftly into what could be one of the panhandle’s worst hurricanes in memory, with destructive winds, […]
By The Canadian Press | October 11, 2018
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