Insurance law – Homeowner’s insurance – Bodily injury – Exclusions – Duty to defend – Derivative claims – Actions – Intentional torts – Practice – Pleadings Co-operators General Insurance Co. v. Kane, [2017] B.C.J. No. 1920, 2017 BCSC 1720, British Columbia Supreme Court, September 27, 2017, S.C. Fitzpatrick J. The insured sought defence and indemnity ...
Automobile insurance – Actions – Intentional torts – Policies and insurance contracts – Coverage – Interpretation of policy – Defences to exclude coverage – Damages – tort claims CIT Financial Ltd. v. Insurance Corporation of British Columbia, 2017 BCJ No 753, 2017 BCSC 641, British Columbia Supreme Court, April 20, 2017, N. Kent J. This ...
Insurance law – Policies and insurance contracts – Good faith – Third parties – Subrogation – Insurer – Rights, duties and liabilities – Actions Bassett & Walker International Inc. v. Export Development Canada, [2017] O.J. No. 804, 2017 ONSC 618, Ontario Superior Court of Justice, January 27, 2017, J.T. Akbarali This action arises out of ...
Insurance law – Title insurance – Exclusion clauses – Policies and insurance contracts – Coverage – Interpretation of policy – Insurer – Rights, duties and liabilities – Actions Nodel v. Stewart Title Guaranty Co., [2017] O.J. No. 649, 2017 ONSC 890, Ontario Superior Court of Justice, February 8, 2017, W.M. Matheson J. This action arose ...
Insurance law – Liability insurance – Practice and procedure – Underlying action – Summary judgments Benedict v Continental Casualty Co., [2016] O.J. No. 6016, 2016 ONSC 7205, Ontario Superior Court of Justice, November 23, 2016, F. Kristjanson J. This action arose out of a coverage dispute triggered by an underlying action for conversion. The plaintiff ...
Insurance law – Automobile insurance – Coverage – Policies and insurance contracts – Duties and liabilities of insurer – Right of insurer to subrogation 2237466 Ontario Inc. (c.o.b. 409 Collision Centre (2011)) v. Intact Insurance, [2016] O.J. No. 6336, 2016 ONSC 7711, Ontario Superior Court of Justice, December 8, 2016, I.S. Bloom J. This action ...
Insurance law – Automobile insurance – Actions – Consent to drive – Valid driver’s licence – Passengers – Contributory negligence – Damages – Evidence – Settlement of action Caithesan v. Amjad, [2016] O.J. No. 4741, 2016 ONSC 5720, Ontario Superior Court of Justice, September 13, 2016, R. Charney J. The action arose from a ‘joy ...
Insurance law – Automobile insurance – Benefits – Ontario Motor Vehicle Accident Claims Fund – Unidentified motorist – Jurisdiction – Statutory provisions – Ordinarily resident, definition Silva v. John Doe, [2016] O.J. No. 4921, 2016 ONCA 700, Ontario Court of Appeal, September 23, 2016, E.A. Cronk, P.S. Rouleau and G. Huscroft JJ.A. This action arises ...
Insurance law – Automobile insurance – Underinsured motorist – Statutory provisions – Liability insurance – Motor vehicle accidents – Actions – Practice – Third parties – adding a party MacPherson v. White, [2016] B.C.J. No 1332, 2016 BCSC 1151, British Columbia Supreme Court, June 22, 2016, P.J. Pearlman J. This action arose out of a ...