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5th Annual Post CICMA/CIAA Joint Conference Cocktail
March 1, 2011 by Canadian UnderwriterHundreds of insurance claims industry guests attended the 5th Annual Post CICMA/CIAA Joint Conference Cocktail on Feb. 8, 2011. Entitled ‘The Big Mingle,’ the event was inspired by the television show Mad Men. Giffin Koerth Forensics and Blouin Dunn LLP…
Ontario Insurance Adjusters’ Association Professional Development & Claims Conference
March 1, 2011 by Canadian UnderwriterMore than 150 exhibitors from across Canada appeared at the Ontario Insurance Adjusters’ Association (OIAA)’s Professional Development & Claims Conference in Toronto on Feb. 9, 2011. The event featured a trade show and seminars covering a wide variety of timely…
Ontario Divisional Court allows IMAX shareholder certification suit to proceed to trial
February 25, 2011 by Canadian UnderwriterA motion for leave to appeal Silver v. IMAX Corporation to the Ontario Divisional Court has been denied. IMAX is the first case to consider leave to proceed and class certification tests set forth in Bill 198.A lower court decision…
Long-term disability benefits with a long waiting period still “continuing income” to be deducted from IRBs: FSCO
February 25, 2011 by Canadian UnderwriterA long-term monthly disability payment featuring a significant waiting period is still an income continuation plan under Ontario’s Statutory Accident Benefits Schedule (SABS), and is therefore deductible from income replacement benefits (IRBs) paid to auto injury victims, an Ontario arbitrator…
Insurer not obliged to pay for independent counsel retained by insured to defend against damages beyond coverage limits: Ontario court
February 25, 2011 by Canadian UnderwriterAn insurance company does not have to pay for counsel retained by an insured to defend the insured’s interests in the event that damages exceed prescribed policy coverage limits, the Ontario Superior Court has ruled. In 137328 Canada Inc. (Alliance…
ICBC praises the role of facial recognition technology in obtaining convictions in identity theft cases
February 23, 2011 by Canadian UnderwriterTwo years after B.C.’s public insurer introduced facial recognition technology, the Insurance Corporation of B.C. (ICBC) says the new technology has had a dramatic impact on obtaining convictions for identity theft and fraud.“In 2010, the technology – which enables ICBC…
Quebec auto insurance protection agency ordered to pay $5,000 to auto injury victim for medical use of marijuana
February 22, 2011 by Canadian UnderwriterA Quebec administrative tribunal has ordered the province’s auto insurance protection agency to pay $5,000 to a Quebec man so he can grow and smoke marijuana in his home to help treat injuries he suffered as a result of a…
Golf cart driving illegally on the highway without insurance is still a “motor vehicle”: Ontario arbitrator
February 16, 2011 by Canadian UnderwriterA golf cart driving illegally along an Ontario highway without insurance is a “motor vehicle” for the purpose of determining accident benefits, an Ontario arbitrator has ruled.Wilhelmina Margaret Buckle was seriously injured on June 14, 2003, when she fell off…
Fewer Code of Conduct complaints against Ontario brokers in 2009-10: RIBO
February 16, 2011 by Canadian UnderwriterRegistered Insurance Brokers of Ontario (RIBO), the self-regulating body for Ontario’s brokers, opened 12 fewer complaint files related to Code of Conduct issues in 2009-10, according to latest annual report.This accounted for the main difference in the total number of…
BC Supreme Court finds cyclist at-fault in collision
February 15, 2011 by Canadian UnderwriterBritish Columbia’s Supreme Court has found a cyclist entirely at fault in a collision involving a car and a bicycle. In Ireland v. McKnight, Lionel Ireland, a doctor, was riding his bike home from work on Sept. 4, 2007 when…
Manitoba case puts host liability front-and-centre before the courts
February 14, 2011 by Canadian UnderwriterThe death of a Manitoba teen on her way home from a friend’s birthday party is bringing the issue of host liability back to the courts. A 15-year-old girl, Tamara Aller, died on her way home from a friend’s 18th…
IBAC commends government for new regulations extending consumer protection to Web sites
February 14, 2011 by Canadian UnderwriterThe Insurance Brokers Association of Canada (IBAC) says the federal government’s draft Bank Act regulations, which prohibit banks from promoting unauthorized insurance services on their Web sites, provide consumers “with clear protection from coercion by banks when it comes to…