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The Ontario Insurance Adjuster Association (OIAA) held their 2011 Christmas Party at The Fairmont Royal York Hotel in Toronto on Dec. 14, 2011. Hundreds of partygoers gathered for this annual seasonal celebration from which the OIAA donated some proceeds from every ticket sold towards its charity of choice, Big Brothers and Big Sisters.
January 31, 2012
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On Dec 14, 2011 the Portuguese Insurance Professionals Association (PIPA) hosted its annual Christmas Luncheon in Toronto, where PIPA members brought guests to sample some Portuguese wine and food. Attendees included brokers, adjusters, underwriters and supporters. PIPA is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the insurance industry, foster professionalism and encourage academic excellence by providing […]
The Ontario Chapter of the Risk & Insurance Management Society (ORIMS) held its Christmas Luncheon on Dec. 15, 2011, at the Westin Harbour Castle in Toronto. More than 700 attended. In keeping with the spirit of giving, the ORIMS executive chose to raise funds for The Daily Bread Food Bank. More than $8,000 and hundreds […]
On January 18, the partners and staff of McCague Borlack LLP hosted their 18th annual ‘Christmas in January’ party. McCague Borlack LLP is the Ontario affiliate of the Canadian Litigation Counsel and the Harmonie Group. Members from both groups were in attendance to enjoy cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and networking.
The Ontario Court of Appeal ordered a re-trial in a case that apportioned liability for a rear-end collision on the basis that the trial judge failed to resolve divergent testimony.In Martin-Vandenhende v. Myslik, the Appeal Court notes Janice Martin-Vandenhende was traveling southbound on a street in Ridgetown, Ontario, returning home from her work at Home […]
By Canadian Underwriter | January 31, 2012
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Insurance companies in Ontario are now turning down an increasing percentage of requests for the assessment and treatment of serious (non-minor) injuries sustained by motor vehicle accident victims, according to a survey of Ontario rehabilitation providers. The Alliance of Community Medical and Rehabilitation Providers commissioned the survey, according to a press release on Jan. 19, […]
An auto body mechanic who had a verbal agreement with his employer, no paycheque or any other written record of his employment — and who completed only two weeks of work before he was seriously injured in an auto accident — is an employee for the purposes of calculating his income replacement benefits, an Ontario […]
A New Brunswick court has found that a man who suffered a closed head injury in a 2005 auto accident — which resulted in a lack of concentration, an inability to process information quickly and mental fatigue — is unable to engage in any occupation or employment for which he is suited by education, training […]
The estate of a pilot who died when he accidentally crashed his aircraft cannot collect insurance because the deceased pilot’s medical certificate had expired more than a year before the accident, the Alberta Appeal Court has ruled. The deceased pilot’s insurance policy, against which the estate made a claim, contains an exclusion clause related to […]
Psychological impairments can be combined with physical impairments for the purpose of determining whether an injured person meets the 55 per cent threshold for a catastrophic impairment of the whole person, the Ontario Court of Appeal has ruled in Kusnierz v. Economical Mutual Insurance Company. The ruling overturned the opposite finding made by an Ontario […]
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