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The Court of Appeal for Ontario suggested this week that lawyers representing clients in lawsuits can discuss and review draft reports with expert witnesses and do not need to disclose all written communications. “While some judges have expressed concern that the impartiality of expert evidence may be tainted by discussions with counsel …. banning undocumented […]
By Canadian Underwriter | January 30, 2015
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The Insurance Corporation of British Columbia announced Thursday its investigation units last year advanced 131 fraud-related charges to crown attorneys, noting that DNA evidence was used to prove an ICBC customer prohibited from driving was actually behind the wheel at the time of an accident, while another customer with only basic auto coverage was caught […]
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The blizzard that hit the Northeast United States earlier this week – bringing with it high winds, deep snow, coastal flooding and power outages – was far less severe than forecast, with insured losses currently not expected to be high, AIR Worldwide reports. The blizzard primarily impacted eastern Long Island, southeastern Connecticut, Rhode Island, eastern […]
By Canadian Underwriter | January 29, 2015
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The United States Army Corps of Engineers warned Wednesday of flood risk posed by changing sea levels and the importance of land use planning and identified “high risk” areas such as the cities of Baltimore and Washington, D.C. The Corp of Engineers announced Wednesday it released its North Atlantic Coast Comprehensive Study (NACCS), which provides […]
The president of the World Bank suggested Tuesday that he anticipates that a proposal to help countries prepare for health catastrophes – which would likely involve insurance – is likely to be presented in the coming months. The proposal “would likely involve a combination of bonds and insurance instruments,” the World Bank stated in a […]
By Canadian Underwriter | January 28, 2015
NEW ORLEANS – An executive for the BP subsidiary that faces billions of dollars in possible fines for the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill testified Tuesday that it is uncertain whether other BP entities would step in to help pay a steep penalty. The day’s first witness was Richard Morrison, regional president and chairman […]
By Canadian Underwriter | January 27, 2015
A Toronto-based personal injury lawyer is challenging, on constitutional grounds, an amendment to Ontario’s Insurance Act that changes the dispute resolution for auto insurance claims. Currently, when there is a dispute over an auto insurance claim, both the insurer and claimant can apply for mediation with the Financial Services Commission of Ontario. If after mediation […]
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WASHINGTON – A tiny drone that crashed on the White House lawn Monday struck a sensitive area – and not just in the geographic sense. There’s big concern about those small devices in the U.S. intelligence community. So when a man said he was flying a drone for fun just after 3 a.m. in downtown Washington, […]
HALIFAX – Flights were cancelled and schools, government offices and universities throughout the Maritimes were closed Tuesday as a powerful winter storm unleashed stiff winds and brought heavy snowfall to the region. The messy system had already shuttered schools and businesses in the eastern United States, with thousands of flights also being cancelled. Environment Canada […]
By The Canadian Press | January 27, 2015
ROME – Prosecutors asked a court to convict the captain of the Costa Concordia and sentence him to 26 years in prison Monday for the 2012 shipwreck off Tuscany that killed 32 people, saying the term is hardly excessive given the death toll. Prosecutor Maria Navarro also asked the court to detain Capt. Francesco Schettino […]
By Canadian Underwriter | January 26, 2015
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