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TORONTO – A powerful windstorm is sweeping through southern Ontario, knocking out power to tens of thousands of people and disrupting travel in the air and on the roads. Environment Canada has issued a wind warning for the region, saying residents should brace for hazardous road conditions, reduced visibility and possible damage to buildings. The […]
By The Canadian Press | April 5, 2018
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Aviva Canada has a duty to defend a nurse who is being sued for privacy breach by a patient whose medical records were accessed in a Simcoe, Ontario hospital, the Court of Appeal for Ontario ruled in a decision released March 28. The patient, known in court records as J.L., is suing Norfolk General Hospital […]
By Greg Meckbach | April 3, 2018
In a priority dispute between insurers over accident benefits payments, the claimant does not necessarily have to be notified about the priority dispute at the same time as the other carrier, the Ontario Court for Appeal has ruled. The major caveat is that the claimant needs to be notified in enough time to participate in […]
By David Gambrill | April 2, 2018
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PHOENIX – The family of an Arizona woman killed when struck by an autonomous Uber vehicle apparently has reached a settlement with the company. Cristina Perez Hesano, an attorney for the daughter and husband of 49-year-old Elaine Herzberg, disclosed no details and responded Thursday to inquiries by The Associated Press by saying only that the […]
By Jason Contant | April 2, 2018
Drivers in Newfoundland and Labrador can thank the province’s improved financial situation for a lower tax burden on auto insurance premiums in 2018. If the province’s financial situation continues to improve, the government said it might consider reducing the tax even further, Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) told Canadian Underwriter Wednesday. When Newfoundland and Labrador […]
By Jason Contant | March 29, 2018
One Canadian insurer is not waiting for consumer take-up of its flood insurance coverage — it is automatically tacking the endorsement onto the policies of eligible clients who live in low-risk areas. Desjardins General Insurance Group (DGIG) told Canadian Underwriter that its flood coverage, Endorsement 16d, is automatically bonded to an eligible client’s policy. “We […]
By Jason Contant | March 23, 2018
Is your client looking after someone’s home? Be careful: a man describing himself as a “voluntary house-sitter” is now a defendant in a lawsuit arising from a flooded home. The plaintiffs, Jiang Wei and Xiu Qing Hu, filed a lawsuit in British Columbia against the defendants, including Alcon Construction Co. Ltd. The suit arose because […]
By Greg Meckbach | March 22, 2018
Ontario’s Court of Appeal has rejected an insurer’s appeal that might have helped to establish a tort of “negligent entrustment” in the province. In Ligaj v. Ismail, a decision released on Mar. 20, CUMIS General Insurance Company tried to make the case for the tort of negligent entrustment, which exists in other provinces, but not […]
By David Gambrill | March 22, 2018
Taxi cab companies and drivers are not reporting losses promptly (or at all), thereby escalating taxi insurers’ claims costs in Newfoundland and Labrador, according to a taxi claims review submitted to the province’s Public Utilities Board. “The factor identified by Cameron as having the biggest impact on loss experience was the manner in which taxi […]
By David Gambrill | March 21, 2018
As many as 25% of British Columbians say they don’t know if they have insurance for wildfire and severe weather emergencies, according to a survey released Monday by the provincial public safety ministry. Fewer than half of British Columbians have actually purchased insurance coverage for the hazards that concern them the most (earthquakes and wildfires), […]
By Jason Contant | March 21, 2018
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