Insurance law – Automobile insurance – Third parties – Duty to defend – Limitation of actions – Jurisdiction – Uninsured motorist Harte v. Lavrov, [2018] O.J. No. 3965, 2018 ONSC 4368, Ontario Superior Court of Justice, July 26, 2018, R.A. Lococo J. A vehicle owned by the insured rear-ended the plaintiff in Ontario. The insured’s ...
Insurance law – Automobile insurance – Breach of policy – Good faith – Estoppel – Duties and liabilities of insurer – Waiver Bradfield v. Royal and Sun Alliance Insurance Co. of Canada, [2018] O.J. No. 4072, 2018 ONSC 4477, Ontario Superior Court of Justice, July 20, 2018, A. Sosna J. This action arose out of ...
Insurance law – Homeowner’s insurance – Builder’s risk policy – Coverage – Water damage – Interpretation of policy – Subrogation – Practice – Summary judgments Maio v. Mer Mechanical Inc., [2018] O.J. No. 3800, 2018 ONSC 4426, Ontario Superior Court of Justice, July 18, 2018, P.A. Schreck J. The plaintiffs were homeowners who acted as ...
Insurance law – Liability insurance – Exclusions – Interpretation of policy – Rights and duties of insurer – Multiple policies – Different insurer Economical Mutual Insurance Co. v Optimum West Insurance Co., [2018] B.C.J. No. 1312, 2018 BCSC 1116, British Columbia Supreme Court, July 5, 2018, G.S. Funt J. Economical insured D. Wong and acknowledged ...
Insurance law – Property insurance – Valuation of property – Actual cash value – Duty to indemnify – Appeals Gore Mutual Insurance Co. v. Carlin, [2018] O.J. No. 3696, 2018 ONCA 628, Ontario Court of Appeal, July 11, 2018, K.N. Feldman, C.W. Hourigan and D.M. Brown JJ.A. The insurer advanced $750,000 to the insured to ...
Insurance law – Liability insurance – Notice – Duty to defend – Relief against forfeiture – Interpretation of policy Toronto District School Board v. Ontario School Boards’ Insurance Exchange, [2018] O.J. No. 3689, 2018 ONSC 4198, Ontario Superior Court of Justice, July 11, 2018, C.J. Brown J. The insurer denied coverage to the insured school ...
Insurance law – Title insurance – Exclusions – Coverage – Latent defect Breen v. FCT Insurance Co., [2018] O.J. No. 3260, 2018 ONSC 3644, Ontario Superior Court of Justice, June 14, 2018, M.P. Eberhard J. The insured purchased a cottage in 1999, which had been built years earlier by a previous owner pursuant to a ...
Insurance law – Liability insurance – Errors and omissions policy – Interpretation of policy – Notice Surespan Structures Ltd. v. Lloyd’s Underwriters, [2018] BCJ No. 1251, 2018 BCSC 1058, British Columbia Supreme Court, June 27, 2018, Winteringham, J. The petitioners, Surespan Structures Ltd. (“Surespan”) and HGS Limited (“HGS”), sought a declaration that they were insureds ...
Insurance law – Bad faith – Rights and duties of insurer – Practice – Summary judgment – Settlement 3746292 Manitoba Ltd. v. Intact Insurance Co., [2018] M.J. No. 128, 2018 MBCA 59, Manitoba Court of Appeal, May 17, 2018, B.M. Hamilton, C.J. Mainella and J.A. Pfuetzner JJ.A. The Manitoba Court of Appeal heard an appeal ...
Insurance law – Automobile insurance – Unidentified motorist – Interpretation of policy – Appeals Funk v Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Co., [2018] A.J. No. 669, 2018 ABCA 200, Alberta Court of Appeal, May 25, 2018, R.L Berger, F.F. Slatter and P.A. Rowbotham JJ.A. The Alberta Court of Appeal considered whether the SEF No. 44 Endorsement on a ...