Ontario’s Licence Appeal Tribunal has rejected a claim for auto accident benefits arising from psychological symptoms, finding that while these symptoms happened after the crash, they were not caused by the crash. Also, the adjudicator found the injured insured’s doctors…
In the wake of IFRS 17 accounting changes, Canada’s solvency regulator is requiring federally regulated P&C insurance companies to be more proactive in reporting any changes related to their appointed actuaries (AAs) and their peer reviewers. The regulator has also…
An applicant who was able to prove on a balance of probabilities that she should be removed from the minor injury guideline (MIG) because of a psychological impairment is entitled to additional accident benefits, Ontario Licence Appeal Tribunal adjudicator Nick…
Editor’s note: This is the first of a two-part series on the biomechanics of rider falls from e-scooters. Part 2 will appear next week. Canada’s capital is in the midst of its fourth electric scooter (or e-scooter) pilot program.…
The Ontario Trial Lawyers Association (OTLA) filed formal complaints this month against Aviva Canada and Licence Appeal Tribunal (LAT) adjudicator Thérèse Reilly, alleging the adjudicator was in a “conflict of interest” when she continued adjudicating LAT tribunal panels in insurance…
An applicant who failed to demonstrate her injuries weren’t minor cannot receive benefits beyond the minor injury guideline (MIG), an adjudicator determined in an Aug. 14 Licence Appeal Tribunal (LAT) decision (Reid v. Aviva General Insurance, 2023 ONLAT 20-015102/AABS – A). The MIG…
Hub International Limited, a Chicago-based brokerage with offices in 10 Canadian provinces and territories, has reported a privacy breach of data related to “a limited number of Canadians.” Hub posted a “notice of a data privacy event” online on Friday,…
A fidelity bond issued by Berkshire Hathaway does not cover the loss of an investment firm arising from a Ponzi scheme perpetrated by one of its underlying fund managers. The Ontario Superior Court decision will be appealed, counsel for the…
In the United States, the White House has floated the idea of a total ban on ransomware payments, a move that could change the role of a company’s chief information and security officer (CISO), says one expert on corporate information…
Ontario’s auto insurance regulator has used the phrase “systemic non-compliance” to describe how the province’s 12 largest auto insurance companies are approaching Ontario’s take-all-comers requirement. According to a Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario (FSRA) report, released Friday, market behaviour…
Police in Windsor, Ont., say they have recovered 138 stolen cars with a total value exceeding $9 million following a joint probe conducted with provincial investigators who specialize in organized crime. They say the probe, dubbed Project Fairfield, was launched…
Specialty insurance provider AXA XL has named Kirsten Andersen underwriting manager for its design professional insurance business in Canada. The business unit provides errors and omissions/professional liability insurance to architectural and engineering firms in Canada, according to the firm’s website.…