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 ...
Insurance law – Commercial general liability insurance – Terms of policy – Breach of policy – Relief against forfeiture – Limitation of actions – Insurer – Rights, duties and liabilities SVIA Homes Ltd. v. Northbridge General Insurance Corp., [2019] O.J. No. 6514, 2019 ONSC 7459, Ontario Superior Court of Justice, December 18, 2019, W.S. Chalmers ...
Insurance law – Automobile insurance – Uninsured motorist – Consent to drive – Statutory provisions – Practice – Summary judgments Ip v. Olokun, [2019] O.J. No. 2970, Ontario Superior Court of Justice, June 4, 2019, J. Leiper J. The owner of a vehicle that was involved in a motor vehicle accident (Smith) brought a motion ...
Insurance law – Homeowner’s insurance – Business exclusion – Agents and brokers – Failure to advise of exclusion clauses – Vicarious liability – Breach of contract – Practice – Summary judgments Lynk v. Cooperators General Insurance Co., [2019] A.J. No. 746, 2019 ABQB 417, Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench, June 5, 2019, J.M. Ross J. The defendant ...
Insurance law – Homeowner’s insurance – Proof of loss – Material change in risk – Misrepresentation in obtaining insurance – Practice – Summary judgments Chase v. Personal Insurance Co., [2019] B.C.J. No. 1066, 2019 BCSC 936, British Columbia Supreme Court, June 11, 2019, K.W. Ball J. The defendant insurer brought a summary trial application seeking a ...
Insurance law – Homeowner’s insurance – Proof of loss – Void Ab Initio – Material change in risk – Misrepresentation in obtaining insurance – Practice – Summary judgments Nagy v. BCCA Insurance Corp., [2019] B.C.J. No. 1063, 2019 BCSC 930, British Columbia Supreme Court, June 11, 2019, V. Jackson J. The defendant insurer brought a ...
Insurance law – Automobile insurance – Third parties – Excess liability – Practice – Settlement of action House (Litigation Guardian of) v. Baird, [2019] O.J. No. 1312, 2019 ONSC 1712, Ontario Superior Court of Justice, March 15, 2019, C.D. Braid J. The parties to a series of claims arising out of a motor vehicle accident sought ...
Insurance law – Life insurance – Key man insurance – Beneficiaries – Practice – Summary judgments – Appeal – Evidence Brown v. Laurie, [2019] O.J. No. 1164, 2019 ONCA 175, Ontario Court of Appeal, March 6, 2019, J.M. Simmons, M.H. Tulloch and D.M. Brown JJ.A. The defendant/appellant appealed a partial summary judgment granted in favour of ...
