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Ontario’s new government is promising to address property risk with a “new climate change plan,” but one of the first things it has done is table legislation scrapping a program that charges people for carbon emissions. “We know that the climate in Ontario is changing,” Rod Phillips, Ontario’s Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks, […]
By Greg Meckbach | August 21, 2018
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Manitoba Public Insurance Corporation (MPI) is reporting an increase in auto insurance fraud, including false claims for income replacement benefits. “Disturbingly, the corporation’s special investigation unit is seeing an increase in fraudulent activity,” the province’s public auto insurer reported Friday. In one case, a claimant said he was unable to work. But it turns out […]
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TORONTO – Lawyers have filed a lawsuit on behalf of six of the 15 people injured in a bombing at a restaurant west of Toronto, alleging the business failed to take precautions to prevent the incident. Each plaintiff is suing the Mississauga, Ont., restaurant where the bombing happened – Bombay Bhel – and the corporation […]
By The Canadian Press | August 21, 2018
Although property damage as a result of the wildfires in British Columbia has been “light” so far this year, the industry must remain vigilant as this could change quickly, said Glenn McGillivray, managing director of the Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction (ICLR). Canada’s largest insurer, Intact Insurance, told Canadian Underwriter Monday that they have seen […]
By Jason Contant | August 20, 2018
A Saskatchewan company facing a possible fine of $1 million arising from an alleged environmental offence could have its case heard by the Supreme Court of Canada. The case centres around the validity of an environmental protection order. In Canada, environmental protection laws hold companies and their directors and officers liable for failing to comply […]
By Greg Meckbach | August 17, 2018
MONTREAL – Quebec’s top court will allow Just For Laughs founder Gilbert Rozon to appeal a decision that authorized a class-action lawsuit brought against him by several women for alleged harassment and sexual assault. Quebec Court of Appeal Justice Mark Schrager ruled Wednesday that three of his colleagues will hear Rozon’s legal challenge on a […]
By Jason Contant | August 17, 2018
If a parent does not give permission to a child to drive the car, then if the child gets into a serious accident, a court could order the parent to produce the underwriting file to prove they did not grant the child permission to drive. In Sidhu v. Toor, released Tuesday, a parent was named […]
By Greg Meckbach | August 16, 2018
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BRITT, Ont. – From a helicopter flying over a smouldering swath of northeastern Ontario, Garry Harland has a clear view of where the firefighters under his command are working to extinguish a massive blaze that’s become known as Parry Sound 33. The incident commander is focused on bringing the wildfire that has been burning for […]
By Jason Contant | August 16, 2018
Spring flooding in New Brunswick may have been “historic” and “record-setting,” but it didn’t meet the $25-million threshold of a catastrophe event. Catastrophe Indices and Quantification (CatIQ) told Canadian Underwriter Monday the flooding was a “notable event,” meaning it caused between $10 million and $25 million in property damage. At the time, Canadian Press reported […]
By Jason Contant | August 14, 2018
After her home burnt down, a homeowner tried to get the proposed rebuild to fit the quotation of an insurer, contributing to a breakdown in the relationship between the homeowner and the contractor. The dispute led to a lawsuit to which the insurer (TD Insurance) was not a party. Mary Aylward’s home near the Bay […]
By Greg Meckbach | August 14, 2018
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