Insurance law – Property insurance – Proof of loss – Duties and liabilities of insurer – Practice – Breach of contract – Notice – Appeal – Standard of review Westland Insurance Co. v. Pounden, [2021] B.C.J. No. 783, 2021 BCCA 156, British Columbia Court of Appeal, April 16, 2021, M.E. Saunders, S.D. Frankel and J. ...
Insurance law – Automobile insurance – Statutory Accident Benefits Schedule – Benefits – Attendant care – Practice – Leave to appeal – New trial Pucci v. Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Co., [2020] O.J. No. 1758, 2020 ONCA 265, Ontario Court of Appeal, April 24, 2020, D.H. Doherty, D.M. Brown and J.A. Thorburn JJ.A. The insured brought ...
Insurance law – Commercial general liability insurance – Duty to defend – Exclusions – Interpretation of policy – Class actions Laridae Communications Inc. v. Co-operators General Insurance Co., [2020] O.J. No. 2124, 2020 ONSC 2198, Ontario Superior Court of Justice, May 8, 2020, A. Pollak J. An unauthorized party accessed documents from a secured section ...
Insurance law – Property insurance – All-risk policy – Exclusions – Defective workmanship – Interpretation of policy – Practice – Leave to appeal Condominium Corp. No. 9312374 v. Aviva Insurance Co. of Canada, [2020] A.J. No. 493, 2020 ABCA 166, Alberta Court of Appeal, April 28, 2020, F.L. Schutz, R. Khullar and D. Pentelechuk JJ.A. ...
Insurance law – Property insurance – Agents and Brokers – Duties and liabilities of agent – Breach of contract – Failure to obtain reasonable coverage – Practice – Leave to appeal 2049390 Ontario Inc. v. Leung, [2020] O.J. No. 935, 2020 ONCA 164, Ontario Court of Appeal, March 3, 2020, D.H. Doherty, D.M. Brown and ...
Insurance law – Accident and sickness insurance – Priority coverage – Interpretation of policy – Entitlement to benefits – Practice – Appeals – Standard of review Liberty Mutual Insurance v. Intact Insurance, [2019] N.J. No. 392, 2019 NLCA 76, Newfoundland and Labrador Court of Appeal, December 20, 2019, B.G. Welsh, L.R. Hoegg and W.H. Goodridge ...
Insurance law – Fire insurance – Extension – Interpretation of policy Be In Christ Church of Canada (c.o.b. Welland Brethren in Christ Church) v. Intact Insurance Co., [2019] O.J. No. 6485, 2019 ONSC 7412, Ontario Superior Court of Justice, December 20, 2019, D.L. Edwards J. A dispute arose following a fire loss. The insurer obtained ...
Insurance law – Life insurance – Misrepresentation by insurer – Practice – Summary judgments Kulp Estate v. Cumis Life Insurance, [2019] O.J. No. 6541, 2019 ONSC 7495, Ontario Superior Court of Justice, December 23, 2019, W.U. Tausendfreund J. The insurer brought a summary judgment motion to dismiss the insured’s claims on the basis that there ...
Insurance law – Accident and sickness insurance – Priority coverage – Arbitration – Enforcement of award – Insurer – Rights, duties and liabilities Pembridge Insurance Co. v. Sovereign General Insurance Co., [2019] O.J. No. 6590, 2019 ONSC 7291, Ontario Superior Court of Justice, December 16, 2019, J. Kimmel J. Pembridge appealed from the award of an ...
