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Insurers should be giving more thought to planning how to rebuild economies in the aftermath of a crisis, a reinsurance executive urges. “To my mind, what is often seemingly forgotten is the piece of economic resilience,” says Alex Kaplan, head of North America and senior vice president of Global Partnerships at Swiss Re. “The aftermath, […]
By David Gambrill | February 9, 2018
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With its cap on minor injury awards announced Tuesday, British Columbia’s government monopoly auto insurer is moving towards a model used by other provinces that have private auto insurance systems, Insurance Bureau of Canada says. Awards for pain and suffering for minor injuries in auto bodily injury lawsuits will be capped at $5,500 starting on […]
By Greg Meckbach | February 9, 2018
QUEBEC – Ottawa’s plan to legalize marijuana is causing a rift with Quebec over how many plants are allowed to be grown at home. The federal government’s bill allows Canadians to cultivate up to four pot plants, while Quebec doesn’t want its citizens to grow any. Quebec Government House Leader Jean-Marc Fournier said Thursday the […]
By The Canadian Press | February 9, 2018
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When consumers fly unmanned aerial vehicles as a hobby, will their home insurance policies cover them for any lawsuits arising from property damage or personal injury caused by the drones? For the most part, aircraft is excluded in the wording of home insurance policies, Christina Polano, partner with Thomas Gold Pettingill, suggested to the 51st […]
By Greg Meckbach | February 8, 2018
REGINA – Preliminary figures show that in 2017 Saskatchewan recorded its lowest traffic fatality numbers since the 1950s. Saskatchewan Government Insurance says in a release that there were 102 deaths last year compared with 125 in 2016. SGI says the last time Saskatchewan recorded fewer traffic deaths was in 1954, when 74 people were killed […]
By The Canadian Press | February 8, 2018
Insurance and traffic laws probably need to change when motorists start sharing the road with driverless cars, a speaker told claims specialists Tuesday. There are now vehicles on the roads with limited self-driving capabilities (as opposed to having no steering wheel or pedals), but the driver must be ready to take over if necessary, said […]
By Greg Meckbach | February 7, 2018
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Liability risk for operators of unmanned aerial vehicles (commonly known as drones) will be affected by past court rulings concerning parked vehicles, a lawyer suggested Tuesday during a claims conference. And based on precedents set in the vehicle cases, it appears as though commercial drone users may be more exposed to liability than individual hobbyists […]
A trucking and excavation company in Nova Scotia is immune from tort liability because it was acting under orders from the local fire department in a botched attempt to demolish a burning building, a Nova Scotia court has ruled. The case concerns a fire in Amherst, Nova Scotia that started in August in an adjacent […]
By David Gambrill | February 7, 2018
Fancy kitchen faucets that start and stop with a wave of the hand–or a feline paw–have contributed to some curious flood claims. In his presentation about appliance fires and flood claims, Mazen Habash, president of forensic engineering firm Origin and Cause, spoke about the new (and rare) kind of risk presented by curious kitties last […]
By Jason Contant | February 7, 2018
A catastrophically impaired driver can claim expenses incurred for attendant care services provided by his mother, a personal support worker [PSW] who was not employed when she cared for her son at the time of his accident, an Ontario arbitrator has ruled. Although the mother was not employed, she nevertheless qualifies a PSW because of […]
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