Slippery slope not expected or intended

14. September 2021 0
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 ...

Accident benefits to the detriment of the insured

14. September 2021 0
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 ...

Wrapping up the duty to defend

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 ...

Ambiguous exclusions are meaningless

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 does not change entitlement to Part 7 disability benefits

12. January 2021 0
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, ...

Not all bad faith results in punitive damages

12. January 2021 0
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 ...

‘Till liability do us part: wedding bartender’s joint liability results in deduction for underinsured motorist coverage

13. October 2020 0
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, ...

Insurance coverage for a rainy day

13. October 2020 0
Coverage granted under a flood endorsement in an all risks policy for entry of water due to heavy rainfall Insurance law – All-risk insurance – Exclusions – Interpretation of policy – Business interruption – Damages – Economic loss – Practice – Leave to appeal – Insured – Rights, duties and liabilities Le Treport Wedding & ...

Policy interpretation drives the bus

13. October 2020 0
Coverage granted under commercial automobile policy for bus involved in an accident the day after acquisition Insurance law – Automobile insurance – Ownership of vehicle – Material change in risk – Interpretation of policy – Duty to defend – Insurer – Rights, duties and liabilities PK Construction Ltd. v. Aviva Insurance, [2020] N.S.J. No. 252, ...