Insurance law – Homeowner’s insurance – Fire – Breach of policy – Good faith – Interpretation of legislation – Damages – Punitive damages – Practice – Summary judgments Green Estate v. Sonnet Insurance Co., [2022] B.C.J. No. 768, 2022 BCSC 709, British Columbia Supreme Court, May 3, 2022, W.B. Milman J. An executor brought an ...
Insurance law – Property law – Landlord and tenant – Criminal acts – Exclusions – Marijuana – Illegal activity – Interpretation of legislation – Retroactive application of legislation – Practice – Leave to appeal Lin v. Weng, [2022] O.J. No. 2150, 2022 ONCA 367, Ontario Court of Appeal, May 9, 2022, K.N. Feldman, K.M. van ...
Insurance law – Automobile insurance – Limitation of actions – Running of limitation period – Statutory provisions – Duties and liabilities of insurer – Duties and liabilities of insured Nebozuk v. Northbridge General Insurance Corp., [2022] A.J. No. 375, 2022 ABQB 212, Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench, March 17, 2022, B. Summers J. The insured ...
Insurance law – Homeowner’s insurance – Commercial general liability insurance – Duty to defend – Duties and liabilities of insurer – Duties and liabilities of insured Security National Insurance Co. v. Gore Mutual Insurance Co., [2022] O.J. No. 1603, 2022 ONSC 2083, Ontario Superior Court of Justice, April 4, 2022, J.M. Fragomeni J. The insured owned ...
Insurance law – Property insurance – Interpretation of policy – Ambiguity – Exclusions – Contra proferentum rule – Insured – Rights and duties of insured 2102908 Alberta Ltd. v. Intact Insurance Co., [2022] A.J. No. 284, 2022 ABQB 175, Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench, February 28, 2022, S.E. Richardson J. The insured operated a bowling ...
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 – Life insurance – Misrepresentation in obtaining insurance – Fraud – Criminal offences – Duties and liabilities of insured – Policies and insurance contracts – void Ab Initio Costanza (Litigation guardian of) v. Desjardins Financial Security Life Assurance Co., [2022] O.J. No. 226, 2022 ONSC 432, Ontario Superior Court of Justice, January 18, ...
Insurance law – Homeowner’s insurance – Statutory provisions – Interpretation – Bad faith – Appraisals – Appraiser – Practice – Leave to appeal Campbell v. Desjardins General Insurance Group, [2022] O.J. No. 719, 2022 ONCA 128, Ontario Court of Appeal, February 15, 2022, M.L. Benotto, D.M. Brown and A.L. Harvison Young JJ.A. The insurer appealed ...
Insurance law – Property insurance – Exclusions – Pollution – Duty to defend – Practice – Breach of contract vs. negligence – Leave to appeal Hemlow Estate v. Co-Operators General Insurance Co., [2021] O.J. No. 7078, 2021 ONCA 908, Ontario Court of Appeal, December 20, 2021, J.C. MacPherson, J.M. Simmons and I.V.B. Nordheimer JJ.A. The ...
