Insurance law – Homeowner’s insurance – Duty to defend – Exclusions – Bodily injury – Intentional acts – Duties and liabilities of insurer R.C. v. Western Assurance Co., [2022] O.J. No. 21, 2022 ONSC 100, Ontario Superior Court of Justice, January 5, 2022, K. Muszynski J. The insureds sought a defence under their homeowner’s policy ...
Insurance law – Property insurance – Business interruption insurance – Economic loss – Subrogation – Right of insurer to subrogation – Loss of income – Practice – Summary judgments – Duties and liabilities of insurer Imperial Metals Corp. v. Factory Mutual Insurance Co., [2022] B.C.J. No. 66, 2022 BCSC 73, British Columbia Supreme Court, January ...
Insurance law – Liability insurance – Public entity – Duty to defend – Property damage – Occurrence – Exclusions AIG Insurance Co. of Canada v. Lloyd’s Underwriters, [2021] O.J. No. 4339, 2021 ONSC 5372, Ontario Superior Court of Justice, August 4, 2021, W. Black J. The insured city was sued by homeowners for slope degradation ...
Insurance law – Automobile insurance – Statutory Accident Benefits Schedule – Deductible – Future benefits Rix v. Koch, [2021] B.C.J. No. 1710, 2021 BCSC 1526, British Columbia Supreme Court, August 5, 2021, D. MacDonald J. Following trial in a motor-vehicle claim, the defendants applied post-trial to make deductions to the cost of future care award ...
Insurance law – Liability insurance – Wrap up policies – Property damage – Duty to defend – Exclusions – Construction development – Duties and liabilities of insurer GFL Infrastructure Group Inc. v. Temple Insurance Co., [2021] O.J. No. 1538, 2021 ONSC 1909, Ontario Superior Court of Justice, March 23, 2021, P.M. Perell J. The insureds ...
Insurance law – Liability insurance – Claims made policy – Renewals of policies – Duty to defend – Exclusions – Interpretation of policy – Duties and liabilities of insurer Backyard Media Inc. v. HDI Global Specialty SE, [2021] O.J. No. 1583, 2021 ONSC 2341, Ontario Superior Court of Justice, March 29, 2021, F.L. Myers J. ...
Tort settlement’s reduction to long term disability benefits does not affect deductibility from no fault accident benefits. Insurance law – Accident and sickness insurance – Group insurance – Long term disability benefits – Statutory provisions – Double recovery – Practice – Leave to appeal Lindblad v. Insurance Corp. of British Columbia, [2020] B.C.J. No. 1738, ...
Non-contracting beneficiary of a group benefits policy could enforce payment of benefits but not a lump sum for future benefits. Insurance law – Accident and sickness insurance – Group insurance – Long term disability benefits – Good faith, breach of – Damages – Aggravated damages – Punitive damages – Practice – Leave to appeal Gascoigne ...
Underinsured motorist coverage allows deduction of available insurance proceeds from jointly liable parties Insurance law – Automobile insurance – Underinsured motorist – Third parties – Subrogation – Right of insurer to subrogation – Practice – Leave to appeal – Jury trials Tuffnail v. Meekes, [2020] O.J. No. 2371, 2020 ONCA 340, Ontario Court of Appeal, ...
