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Rehab clinic in Ontario convicted for submitting false invoices and treatment plans, fined $50,000
May 13, 2011 by Canadian UnderwriterPioneer Rehabilitation Clinic Inc. has pleaded guilty to knowingly making false or misleading statements to an insurer in order to obtain payment for goods and services provided to an insured in the Ontario Court of Justice in Toronto on May…
IBC issues bulletin to insurers about notification requirements, AB payments in anticipation of possible postal strike
May 13, 2011 by Canadian UnderwriterIBC has issued a legal bulletin providing information to insurers about handling notification of policy terminations, as well as payment of accident benefits claims, in the event of a possible postal strike.Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers…
Quebec regulator offers $1.6 million in compensation to victims of investment scheme in connection with former insurance broker
May 11, 2011 by Canadian UnderwriterQuebec’s financial services regulator, the Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF), is paying out $1.6 million in compensation to 28 investors defrauded in an investment scam in connection with former insurance broker and financial advisor Carole Morinville.In August 2010, the AMF…
Manitoba court green-lights election of appraisal and arbitration process seven years after loss date
May 11, 2011 by Canadian UnderwriterOver the objections of Temple Insurance Company, the Court of Queen’s Bench of Manitoba has allowed a dispute around a builders’ risk property insurance policy to proceed to the appraisal process seven years after the initial loss date. The Winnipeg…
B.C. privacy commissioner rules insurers must give consumers explicit notice that credit scores will be used for underwriting
May 10, 2011 by Canadian UnderwriterB.C.’s Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner has ruled that Economical Mutual Insurance Company must stop collecting and using credit scores until it provides customers with appropriate notification as required by the Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA).The order notes…
Saskatchewan removes access to auto injury benefits for convicted car thieves
May 5, 2011 by Canadian UnderwriterThe Saskatchewan government introduced the necessary amendments to its auto insurance legislation to remove access to all auto injury benefits for convicted car thieves.Under the current legislation, convicted auto thieves injured in a motor vehicle collision can access all the…
Nova Scotia auto insurance review interim report recommends doubling standard auto accident benefits package, with ‘buy down’ option
May 4, 2011 by Canadian UnderwriterNova Scotia’s auto insurance review is recommending that the province raise its standard auto insurance accident benefits package from its current level of $25,000 to $50,000, and then including a provision to allow policyholders to ‘buy down’ to a basic…
Pleading negligent supervision is not the same as asserting vicarious liability in policy exclusion case: Newfoundland court
May 2, 2011 by Canadian UnderwriterNegligent supervision is not the same as vicarious liability and therefore does not fall under a policy exclusion based on “ownership, use, or operation” of an all terrain vehicle (ATV), the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador’s trial division found…
Silencing Hired Guns
May 1, 2011 Craig Harris, Freelance writerNew Ontario court rules place a higher level of judicial scrutiny on the role of expert witnesses, particularly in complex cases involving medical diagnoses.
Seductive Solution?
May 1, 2011 J. Brian Reeve, partner; Laurie LaPalme, partner; Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLPFunds withheld arrangements offer a tempting – but not risk-free – way to obtain credit for unregistered reinsurance under OSFI’s new Guideline B-3.
Winning Reinsurance Arbitration
May 1, 2011 Angus H. Ross, ARIAS-US accredited arbitrator, former chairman, Reinsurance Research Council of CanaFive rules to help make reinsurance arbitrations work for you – or at least help you keep your self-respect.
Sugar Bush Breakfast
May 1, 2011 by Canadian UnderwriterWICC Ottawa Chapter held a Sugar Bush Breakfast at the National Arts Centre on Apr. 1. More than 230 industry supporters came out to enjoy typical light sugar bush food fare, live music and even maple taffy on snow —…