Topic Claims Canada Archive
Barrie tornado will cost more than originally estimated
October 28, 2021 by Greg MeckbachA bad storm system this past July will probably cost the industry about $100 million. On July 15, several tornadoes touched down in central Ontario. One caused irreparable damage to dozens of homes in Barrie, about 100 kilometres north of…
Hurricane Larry will probably cost the industry this much
October 27, 2021 by Greg MeckbachInsurers will probably pay out $25 million towards claims from Hurricane Larry. That is the initial estimate from Catastrophe Indices and Quantification Inc. (CatIQ), the Insurance Bureau of Canada said Wednesday in a press release. Hurricane Larry made landfall on…
Why this city owes duty of care in $1 million personal injury lawsuit
October 21, 2021 by Greg MeckbachA Supreme Court of Canada ruling released Thursday means a British Columbia municipality is facing a new trial, in a $1-million lawsuit, filed by a woman who was seriously injured after parking her car after a snowstorm. In City of…
Ontario auto claim reduces employment insurance sickness benefits: federal judge
October 20, 2021 by Greg MeckbachAn Ontario auto claimant is facing a reduction in federal employment insurance (EI) benefits because she was getting income replacement benefits with her auto insurer. In 2019, Antonina Sennikova was involved in a motor vehicle accident that prevented her from…
How coffee whitener and aluminum dust can pose a fire risk
October 19, 2021 by Greg MeckbachClients could be surprised at the fire and explosion risk to which they are exposed if they are in the 3D printing business or produce dust of any kind. “It is easier to name the dusts that are not explosible…
Supreme Court to consider disclosure of cockpit voice recordings in aviation accident lawsuits
October 15, 2021 by Greg MeckbachThe Supreme Court of Canada will hear arguments, from federal aviation accident investigators, that cockpit voice recordings should not be made available to personal injury plaintiffs who are trying to sue an airline over an accident in Halifax. On March…
Why the Supreme Court of Canada validated this limitation-of-liability clause
October 15, 2021 by Greg MeckbachA software consulting firm that was sued in Quebec for $6.25 million can rely on a limitation of liability clause in its consulting and integration contract, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled in a decision released Friday. In 6362222 Canada…
Ontario auto claimants seek leave to appeal HST dispute to Supreme Court
October 13, 2021 by Greg MeckbachA dispute over the handling of sales tax in Ontario auto accident benefits claims could reach the Supreme Court of Canada. In 2018, several auto clients filed lawsuits in Ontario against accident benefits insurers. Plaintiffs allege those carriers either included…
Auto client loses GAP insurance coverage dispute
October 6, 2021 by Greg MeckbachA New Brunswick judge ruled last week in favour of a guaranteed asset protection (GAP) insurance provider that denied a claim from a motorist who borrowed money to buy a vehicle which was later destroyed by fire. In 2017, Jason…
Liberty Mutual Canada VP dies in plane accident
October 6, 2021 by Greg MeckbachA Montreal-based claims executive with Liberty Mutual is one of eight people who died Sunday after an airplane crashed in Italy. Julien Brossard, who was Liberty Mutual Canada’s vice president of specialty claims, joined the insurer in 2012. A Pilatus…
A fire season like none other
October 6, 2021 by Jason Contant, Online EditorEven as B.C. wildfires continue to burn, investigations begin and claims start rolling in.
Tornado blows change through Ontario bylaws
October 5, 2021 by Jason Contant, Online EditorMunicipalities respond to series of tornadoes with new rules governing building construction.