Insurance law – Medical travel insurance – Coverage – Good faith, Breach of – Damages – Punitive damages – Costs – Special or increased costs – Practice – Appeals – Duties and liabilities of insurer Stewart v. Lloyd’s Underwriters, [2022] B.C.J. No. 349, 2022 BCCA 84, British Columbia Court of Appeal, March 3, 2022, G.J. ...
Insurance law – Life insurance – Misrepresentation in obtaining insurance – Third parties – Limitation of actions – Duties and liabilities of insurer – Agents and brokers – Negligent misrepresentation Verrier Estate v. Manufacturers Life Insurance Co., [2022] B.C.J. No. 378, 2022 BCSC 348, British Columbia Supreme Court, March 4, 2022, Master J.W. Bilawich. The ...
Insurance law – Property insurance – Appraisal – Practice – Discovery Arvanitopoulos v. Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Co., [2021] O.J. No. 6230, 2021 ONSC 7309, Ontario Superior Court of Justice, November 4, 2021, B. McAfee Associate J. The insurer sought an order under Rule 32 of the Ontario Rules of Civil Procedure that its experts be ...
Insurance law – Commercial general liability insurance – Duty to defend – Practice – Parties to an action 2748355 Canada Inc. Aviva Insurance Co. of Canada, [2021] O.J. No. 6741, 2021 ONSC 7925, Ontario Superior Court of Justice, December 1, 2021, S. Woodley J. A property manager applied for a declaration that the insurer of ...
Insurance law – Liability insurance – Wrap up policies – Duty to defend – Interpretation of policy – Deductible Distillery S.E. Development Corp. v. Temple Insurance Company, [2021] O.J. No. 1535, 2021 ONSC 1908, Ontario Superior Court of Justice, March 23, 2021, P.M. Perell J. The insureds were the developer and a subcontractor involved in ...
Insurance law – Homeowner’s insurance – Material change in risk – Relief against forfeiture Dubroy v. Canadian Northern Shield Insurance Co., [2021] B.C.J. No. 402, 2021 BCSC 352, British Columbia Supreme Court, March 3, 2021, L. Marchand J. On January 20, 2019, a home owned by the insured was destroyed by fire. In May 2016, ...
Insurance law – Automobile insurance – Exclusions – Commercial use vehicle – Statutory provisions [interpretation] Bonn v. Echelon Insurance, [2021] N.S.J. No. 59, 2021 NSSM 2, Nova Scotia Small Claims Court, February 8, 2021, Adjudicator A.M. Richardson, QC The insurer denied coverage based on the carrying of passengers for compensation or hire exclusion after the ...
Insurance law – Liability insurance – Errors and omissions policy – Coverage – Limit on liability – Interpretation of policy – Costs – Special or increased costs – Practice – Appeal – Summary judgments Surespan Structures Ltd. v. Lloyds Underwriters, [2021] B.C.J. No. 243, 2021 BCCA 65, British Columbia Court of Appeal, February 12, 2021, ...
Insurance law – Homeowner’s insurance – Misrepresentation – Material change in risk – Fraud – Practice – Appeal Nagy v. BCAA Insurance Corp., [2020] B.C.J. No. 1563, 2020 BCCA 270, British Columbia Court of Appeal, October 7, 2020, M.E. Saunders, E.A. Bennett and J.C. Grauer JJ.A. The insurer appealed a summary trial decision that found ...
