Claims
Ontario’s legal regulator has revoked the license of a Richmond Hill paralegal for professional misconduct, finding that he misrepresented himself to insurance companies in accident benefits claims. In addition, the Law Society Tribunal ordered Roland Spiegel to pay the regulator $175,000, representing only a portion of the law society’s legal fees. The tribunal’s decision on […]
By David Gambrill | May 11, 2018
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Climate change was top of mind Monday for executives at Economical Insurance, which was hit with 11 weather catastrophes in 2017. “Climate change has resulted in many more significant losses from water and wind events,” said Gerald Hooper, a former chair of Economical on Monday at his last annual meeting Monday as an active director. […]
By Greg Meckbach | May 11, 2018
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OTTAWA – A garage owner should not be held responsible for the terrible injuries a teen suffered when he and a friend stole a car from his lot and crashed it in a “tragic set of events,” the Supreme Court of Canada said Friday. In a split 7-2 decision, the court overturned earlier rulings that […]
By The Canadian Press | May 11, 2018
Claims adjuster Crawford & Company (Canada) Inc. is anticipating “numerous water damage claims to homes, business and automobiles” as a result of the flooding in New Brunswick. Shelley Landry, director of operations of Crawford Canada’s Atlantic region, told Canadian Underwriter Thursday that as water levels continue to drop, “we will likely see an increase in […]
By Jason Contant | May 10, 2018
A claimant does not have to intend to deceive an insurance company in order to make a “willfully false statement” on a proof of loss, thus voiding the insurance policy, an Ontario court has ruled. In Pinder v. Farmers’ Mutual Insurance, the Ontario Superior Court distinguished between “fraud,” involving an intentional act to deceive an […]
By David Gambrill | May 10, 2018
The mid-April ice storm in southern Ontario and Quebec cost insurers more than $190 million, Catastrophe Indices and Quantification (CatIQ) said Thursday. CatIQ has reported more than 15,000 insurance claims, including 1,800 car collisions, due to the storm. Strong winds, flooding, heavy snow and ice build-up swept through Ontario and Quebec from April 14-16. Aon […]
Belair Direct has succeeded in quashing an auto insurance claim that illustrates how rehab and assessment clinics can potentially abuse Ontario’s accident benefits law. In its ruling in Belair Direct Insurance Company v. Green, an accident benefits case, the Ontario Superior Court referenced a parallel court action between Belair Direct and a rehab centre, which […]
By David Gambrill | May 9, 2018
WINNIPEG – An extremely dry spring in the eastern Prairies has meant an early start to fire season and in some cases trains are being suspected as the cause. “It is tinder dry,” said David Phillips, senior climatologist for Environment Canada. “The only thing that has prevented a burning inferno is that it has only […]
By Jason Contant | May 9, 2018
It’s been more than two years since Economical Insurance’s mutual policyholders voted in favour of demutualization and it’s not clear how much longer the process will take – assuming it happens at all. “This process was much more complex and time consuming than any of us could have predicted,” Gerald Hooper, a retiring member of […]
By Greg Meckbach | May 8, 2018
The wind storm that struck Ontario and Quebec on May 4 and 5 will significantly test the capacity of insurers, independent adjusters, call centres and restoration contractors, Crawford and Company (Canada) Inc. told Canadian Underwriter Monday. Generally speaking, wind claims are pretty straightforward from a coverage standpoint, “so capacity, across the industry, is likely to […]
By Jason Contant | May 8, 2018
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