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If you think the most expensive floods in Canadian history were big, you haven’t seen anything yet. “The manifestation of climate change and extreme weather events is still yet to come,” said Blair Feltmate, head of the Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation at the University of Waterloo, Monday. “I personally do not believe the Calgary […]
By Greg Meckbach | April 11, 2018
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The property and casualty insurance industry needs to get a better understanding of wildfire risk in Canada because we will experience more disasters like Fort McMurray in the future, a reinsurance company executive warned Monday. “We think [the industry] needs to understand better the nature of [wildfire] risk because it is so inter-related with other […]
Waivers intended to reduce liability risk for sports and recreation companies should not protect those companies from lawsuits under the Consumer Protection Act, the Ontario government contends. In a ruling released March 28, the Court of Appeal for Ontario overturned two earlier court rulings that essentially said waivers can be unenforceable when defendants are sued […]
By Greg Meckbach | April 9, 2018
3 min read
As auto insurance premiums go up, Aviva Canada is going after healthcare providers and legal professionals who are conspiring to submit false or inflated claims. Fraud is a “key” reason auto insurance premiums are rising in Ontario and the government needs to do more to stop it, Aviva said in an April 5 press release. […]
EDMONTON – Provincial officials are keeping a close eye on creeks and streams across Alberta as temperatures start to rise. During last week’s monthly snow survey by Alberta Environment and Parks, all of the river basins across the province still had higher than average snowpacks. “In the mountains, there is a little bit more snow […]
By Jason Contant | April 9, 2018
Your client’s liability for negligent drone use is a gray area. Here’s what insurers should consider when assessing the civil liability of drone operators.
By Sean Tindale, Lawyer, Partner, Hughes Amys LLP | April 8, 2018
5 min read
A recent Court of Appeal for Ontario ruling is “great news” for insurers of sports and recreations clients, such as ski resorts, paintball, and dirt biking, a lawyer told Canadian Underwriter Thursday. In a decision released March 28, the court ruled that two people suing ski resorts where they were injured are subject to the […]
By Greg Meckbach | April 7, 2018
For Canadian businesses, institutions and government agencies, ransomware and cyberbreaches have become an epidemic. Just five years ago, cyber risk ranked Number 15 in the annual Allianz Risk Barometer; this year, it has skyrocketed to Number 2.1 If you have been paying attention to the recent cyber hacks of massive organizations such as Equifax and […]
By Cary Schneider, Partner, Beard Winter LLP; and Greg Markell, President, CEO, Ridge Canada Cyber Solutions | April 5, 2018
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A homeowner whose insurance did not cover the full cost of cleaning up his furnace oil spill was recently awarded $473,000 in legal costs after he sued the fuel company. The December 2008 incident, in which hundreds litres of oil spilled into a lake in Ontario’s cottage country, cost $2 million to clean up. The […]
By Greg Meckbach | April 5, 2018
EDMONTON – The Alberta government has introduced legislation to better define roles and responsibilities for decision-makers when natural disaster strikes. The proposed changes, tabled by Municipal Affairs Minister Shaye Anderson, will also provide minimum emergency management training for elected officials and others. Anderson’s bill will be used as the basis for further discussion this summer […]
By The Canadian Press | April 5, 2018
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