BCCA finds claim alleging surcharges levied on foreign currency constituted deceptive practice and breached member agreements did not fall within coverage as the credit union’s policy excluded coverage for service charges

12. December 2017 0
Insurance law – Liability insurance – Exclusions – Interpretation of policy – Appeals – Standard of review – Class actions Coast Capital Savings Credit Union v. Liberty International Underwriters, [2017] B.C.J. No. 2074, 2017 BCCA 362, British Columbia Court of Appeal, October 20, 2017, D.F. Tysoe, H. Groberman and G. Dickson JJ.A. A class action ...

“Transmission of force” doctrine applied in priority dispute

08. August 2017 0
The “transmission of force” doctrine did not apply to a motor vehicle that collided with a second motor vehicle, thereby diverting the second vehicle, which then hit a pedestrian. Automobile insurance – Benefits – Statutory provisions – Statutory Accident Benefits Schedule – Priority coverage – Leave to appeal – Standard of review Unifund Assurance Co. v. ACE INA Insurance Co., [2017] O.J. ...

Insured not entitled to long-term disability benefits under an insurance policy held by former employer

12. June 2017 0
The plaintiff was not entitled to long-term disability benefits under an insurance policy held by his former employer because the plaintiff did not make his claim until after his employment ceased. MacIvor v. Pitney Bowes Inc., [2017] O.J. No. 1161, 2017 ONSC 1550, Ontario Superior Court of Justice, March 7, 2017, A. Pollak J. On April 16, 2005, the plaintiff ...

BCSC exercises its discretion to award costs on a full indemnity basis in LTD insurance dispute

14. March 2017 0
The plaintiff insured was awarded solicitor-client costs against the defendant disability insurer. Insurance law – Disability insurance – Long term disability – Terms of policy – Rights and duties of insured – Costs – Special or increased costs – Third party action Tanious v. Empire Life Insurance Co., [2017] B.C.J. No. 85, 2017 BCSC 85, British Columbia Supreme ...

Insurer has duty to defend in pollution exclusion claim

14. March 2017 0
Because the pleading did not allege sufficient facts about how the pollution escaped from the insured’s underground storage tanks, there was a possibility that the claim fell within the exception to the pollution exclusion clause and the insurer had a duty to defend the insured. Insurance law – Commercial general liability insurance – Umbrella policies ...

Canada Pension Plan disability payments are not income for the purpose of survivor benefits calculations

19. September 2016 0
The appeal of a decision finding that Canada Pension Plan disability payments are not to be considered as income for the calculation of motor vehicle accident survivor benefits was dismissed. Insurance law – Automobile insurance – Benefits – No-fault coverage – Death benefits – Earned income – definition – Statutory provisions – Statutory interpretation Holtby-York ...