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Brokerage wins limited injunction against regulator’s new rule
July 19, 2023 by David GambrillFS Insurance Brokers (FSIB), a B.C. insurance broker that has common ownership with a strata property management company, has won a limited injunction against a new rule proposed by the province’s broker regulator, pending judicial review of the new rule.…
Flood warning for part of northwest B.C., other rivers rising as heat grips province
May 17, 2023 The Canadian PressVANCOUVER — A flood watch covered the Skeena region of northwestern British Columbia Tuesday as unseasonably warm temperatures swelled rivers in many areas of the province. B.C.’s River Forecast Centre posted the warning for the Skeena and Bulkley rivers and…
Broker suspended for a year after covering for his son in auto accident
April 17, 2023 by David GambrillA veteran B.C. broker had his broker licence suspended for one year after trying to protect his son by falsely claiming to police and the public auto insurer that he was the driver in his son’s hit-and-run accident. In addition…
South B.C. highway passes see more snow, Avalanche Canada urges caution as storm hits
March 13, 2023 The Canadian PressVANCOUVER — The first day of spring is exactly one week away, but extreme winter conditions still persist on British Columbia’s southern and southeastern mountain passes as snowfall warnings are posted for most routes. Environment Canada says anywhere from 15…
Appeal Court green-lights key feature of B.C.’s no-fault auto reform
May 12, 2022 by David GambrillA central pillar of the B.C. government’s auto insurance reform — that the province’s Civil Rules Tribunal (CRT) has exclusive jurisdiction to determine minor injuries below $50,000, and not the courts — has been found constitutional by the B.C. Appeal…
B.C.’s auditor general says more work needed to assess risk of fraud in public sector
March 17, 2022 The Canadian PressVICTORIA – British Columbia’s auditor general says the government’s framework to manage fraud in the public service is well underway, but it’s not fully developed. Michael Pickup says in a news release that fraud risk management in the province is…
Global insurance law firm expands its Canadian presence
June 23, 2021 by David GambrillGlobal insurance law firm Clyde & Co will be entering the B.C. market through a merger with SHK Law Corporation in B.C., effective July 1. The terms of the merger were not disclosed. B.C.’s property and casualty insurance market is…
How these auto reforms could reduce liability exposure for hospitality clients
May 10, 2021 by David GambrillB.C.’s move towards a form of no-fault auto insurance could wind up reducing liability exposure for commercial insureds in the hospitality and other high-risk sectors, according to a recent blog by Borden Ladner Gervais LLP. The province’s no-fault amendments came…
Appeal Court adds new twist to court battle over auto reforms
April 19, 2021 by David GambrillB.C.’s Court of Appeal has temporarily suspended parts of a recent decision by the B.C. Supreme Court, which found that it is unconstitutional for the province’s Civil Resolution Tribunal (CRT) to determine minor injuries and decide claims of up to…
Blizzard warning issued for southern B.C. region
January 15, 2020 The Canadian PressVANCOUVER – A powerful snowstorm that has closed part of Highway 1 east of Vancouver, shuttered every public school and university across southern Vancouver Island and Metro Vancouver, has now led to a rare blizzard warning for a region just…
Winter storm lashes B.C. with high winds, heavy precipitation
January 2, 2020 The Canadian PressVANCOUVER – Another wicked winter storm is set to churn across most of British Columbia, dumping heavy rain on Metro Vancouver, parts of Vancouver Island and the central and inner south coasts, while bringing snow, wind or freezing rain to…
What’s happening with police report on B.C. wildfire that destroyed more than 200 structures
September 18, 2019 THE CANADIAN PRESSKAMLOOPS, B.C. – The RCMP investigation into the cause of a massive wildfire that destroyed homes and charred nearly 2,000 square kilometres of land in British Columbia has now been passed to the BC Prosecution Service for consideration of charges.…