Claims
Psychological impairments can be combined with physical impairments for the purpose of determining whether an injured person meets the 55% threshold for a catastrophic impairment of the whole person, the Ontario Court of Appeal has ruled in Kusnierz v. Economical Mutual Insurance Company.The Appeal Court ruling overturned the opposite finding made by an Ontario Superior […]
By Canadian Underwriter | January 3, 2012
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Ontario's Court of Appeal finds that a single policy of commercial insurance can contain separate notice conditions applicable to separate areas of coverage.
By Michael S. Teitelbaum, Senior Partner, Hughes Amys LLP | December 31, 2011
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An Ontario court finds that implied warranties associated with leased products apply not only at the outset of the term of the lease, but for its entirety.
December 31, 2011
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Insurance companies and adjusters are using social media to investigate claims, even as Canadian case law is evolving on evidence and admissibility. The bigger question may be whether companies have formal policies that govern access to claimant social media information.
By Craig Harris, Freelance Writer | December 31, 2011
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This is the second part of a two-part series chronicling Vanessa Mariga's week-long trip to the Canadian North to trace the connections between climate change, ice thaws, polar bears and insurance.
By Vanessa Mariga, Associate Editor | December 31, 2011
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Advanced technology and cost pressures have caused insurance companies and law firms to develop new ways of doing claims business together.
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Blouin Dunn LLP hosted an Open House on Nov. 3, 2011 to showcase their new office at 199 Bay Street (Suite 4805, Commerce Court) in Toronto. More than 150 attended and enjoyed great food, drinks, music and the magnificent view of the Toronto Harbour, CN Tower and downtown skyline.
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The 56th Annual Black Tie Dinner of the Toronto Insurance Conference (TIC) was held at the Four Seasons Hotel in Toronto on Nov. 10. Guest speaker was Stephen Lewis, one of the world’s most influential speakers on human rights, social justice and international development. Formerly a United Nations special envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa, he […]
Friends of Hughes Amys LLP gathered at the Irish Embassy in Toronto for the firm’s annual Holiday Cocktail Party on Nov. 30. The event included a photo booth, in which people could have their pictures taken wearing accessories such as wigs, hats, etc. Attendees enjoyed hors d’ouevres such as oysters while listening to music and […]
Insurers aren’t the only targets in fraudulent health care claims, health care practitioners are also being targeted, warned the Financial Services Commission of Ontario (FSCO) in a bulletin.FSCO describes a common scenario in which clinic owners/operators and others in the system misuse the signatures and credentials of health care practitioners. “They steal a heal care […]
By Canadian Underwriter | December 21, 2011
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