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statement of claim
Insurers can’t ask for leniency on time limits, but then enforce them on claimants
November 9, 2022 by David GambrillAn insurer involved in settlement negotiations can’t ask a claimant for leniency on time limits, but then demand the claimant adhere to strict limitation periods for serving a statement of claim, an Alberta court has ruled. The court thus granted…
Tenant’s insurer not liable for subrogated home fire claim arising from vehicle repair
August 18, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterA subrogated fire claim – arising from a tenant repairing his vehicle at home – is excluded from the tenant’s home policy because the fire arose from “use” of a motor vehicle, an Ontario court recently ruled. In June, 2007,…
Judicial determination on interpretation of property Cat XOL with reinsurers sought
July 18, 2017 by Angela StelmakowichAlberta Motor Association Insurance Company is looking to divide the loss arising out of the Fort McMurray wildfire, which exceeded a duration of 168 hours, into six multiple loss occurrences in line with its reading of its property catastrophe excess…
Alberta Motor Association takes legal action to recover money from reinsurance companies providing Fort McMurray wildfire coverage
July 13, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterThe Alberta Motor Association Insurance Company (AMA) has announced that it has filed a statement of claim with the Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta to take “legal action to recover money owed to it by a number of companies…
SGI pursues legal action against two liquor establishments following four impaired driving deaths
July 6, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterSaskatchewan Government Insurance (SGI) announced on Thursday that it has pursued legal action for the first time against two liquor establishments in connection with an impaired driving case that claimed a family of four in January 2016. SGI said in…
Injured federal worker’s lawsuit against employers can proceed
January 13, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterThe Supreme Court of Canada announced Thursday it will not hear an appeal from a construction worker who was named in a statement of claim by a federal employee in Whitehorse, paving the way for an injured worker to sue…