Jury instructions on general damage awards must include reasons for cap on damages
March 31, 2008 byA trial judge erred in a personal injury case when he informed a jury as to the existence of a $300,000 cap on non-pecuniary damage awards, but did not explain the policy reasons for the cap, the Ontario Court of…
Ontario court declines to apply 2007 insurance decision retroactively to 2002 case
March 31, 2008 byThe Ontario Superior Court has dismissed a motion for summary judgment by Pilot Insurance Company to end a court action against it by the province’s Motor Vehicle Accident Claims Fund (The Fund). The Fund, administered by the province’s ministry of…
National Standing Committees 2007 -2008 (April 01, 2008)
March 31, 2008 byAESIQ Denis Duchesne Cunningham Lindsey Canada Limited 1250 Guy Street, Suite 1000 Montreal, PQ H3H 2T4 Phone: (514) 938-5400 Fax: (514) 938-5445 E-mail: dduchesne@cl-na.com ADVISORY Reno Daigle, CIP, CLA, FCIAA Crawford & Company (Canada) Inc. 326 McIntyre Street W. North…
Ice Storm today may generate twice the losses than a decade ago
January 31, 2008 byA recurrence of the 1998 Ice Storm today would result in total insured losses of between US$1 billion and US$3 billion — potentially twice the US$1.3- billion cost incurred in 1998, according to a retrospective report by Risk Management Solutions…
Preferred Collision Repair Shops:
January 31, 2008 by David GambrillIs it enough to produce quality data to quantify performance?
Brian Taylor Award
January 31, 2008 byLori Swetnam, CIP (Hons) of The Co-operators is shown with Fred Plant, current National President of CIAA receiving The Brian D. Taylor Professional Award for her accomplishment as the Top Chartered Insurance Professional in New Brunswick. •
Fairfax and Cunningham Lindsey seal the deal with Stone Point
January 31, 2008 byFairfax Holdings Limited and Cunningham Lindsey Group Inc. have closed a transaction pursuant to an agreement with Trident IV, L. P., a private equity fund managed by Stone Point Capital LLC. According to the agreement, Stone Point acquired a 51…
Notification period doesn’t depend on insured’s co-operation
January 31, 2008 byIn an insurer’s investigation of an accident benefit claim, the non-cooperation of an insured accident victim doesn’t necessarily determine whether or not an insurer had sufficient time to serve notice on other insurers to dispute benefit payment obligations. The Ontario…
Lloyd’s of London Anniversary
January 31, 2008 byLloyd’s of London celebrated 75 years in Canada with a special presentation and reception held at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts in November 2007. •
Aon predicts 2008 will be even warmer than 2007
January 31, 2008 byThe first half of 2008 will likely bring warmer weather in southern Canada and increased storm activity in the southern United States, Aon’s Annual Global Climate and Catastrophe Report: 2007 says. The period between January and May 2008 will mainly…
On the scene (February 01, 2008)
January 31, 2008 byGiffin Koerth has added two new engineers to the roster — James Wheeler and Val Chlistovsky. “Both gentlemen bring our property division strong expertise and continue to fulfill Giffin Koerth’s desire to always improve our level of service to the…
WICC Ontario Breakfast
January 31, 2008 byNeil Crone, actor, comic, cancer survivor and national cancer spokesperson, provided his perspective on life, health and the power of laughter at the Nov. 7, 2007 Annual WICC Ontario Breakfast at the Arcadian Court in Toronto. Crone, “actor/improviser/ writer/all-round good…
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