Topic Claims Canada Archive
3 things that can reduce risk of property cat loss recurrence: Aviva Canada CEO
August 24, 2021 by Greg MeckbachFire resistant cement board siding, hail-resilient asphalt shingles and backwater valves are among the measures property owners can implement now to protect their assets from climate-related disasters, Aviva Canada CEO Jason Storah suggested Tuesday. “We have enough scientific data to…
Should public workers’ compensation protect clients from liability for mental stress caused by harassment?
August 23, 2021 by Greg MeckbachOntario’s workers’ compensation tribunal was wrong when it decided that a Niagara Falls hotel can’t be sued by a former worker who alleges she was forced to quit after suffering harassment, the provincial Divisional Court has ruled. As a result…
Regarding Henri: How this tropical storm could impact Atlantic Canada
August 23, 2021 by Greg MeckbachRip tides and waves of up to four metres could affect the Nova Scotia coast once the remnants of Hurricane Henri reach Atlantic Canada Monday. “No significant wind is expected over Maritimes land areas at this time,” Environment Canada said…
Intact Centre, Insurance Bureau react to latest Liberal election promise
August 19, 2021 by Greg MeckbachWednesday’s Liberal election promise answers a call from Canada’s property and casualty insurance industry for a national standard for scoring properties on their resilience to weather-related disasters. In a speech in British Columbia Wednesday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promised a…
Lawsuit claims CN, CP railways at fault for sparking fire that wiped out B.C. town
August 19, 2021 by THE CANADIAN PRESSVANCOUVER – A proposed class-action lawsuit alleges Canadian Pacific and Canadian National railways caused or contributed to the wildfire that destroyed the Village of Lytton, B.C. The B.C. Supreme Court statement of claim filed Wednesday alleges the fire was set…
This insurer has ‘much more stringent underwriting criteria’ in cyber
August 18, 2021 by Greg MeckbachAggregation and systemic risk in cyber insurance means commercial carriers need to build up more capital for large widespread losses, suggests the CEO of a Bermuda insurer. Within cyber lines, Axis Capital Holdings Limited reduced its limits and increased deductibles,…
Why future care damages exceed $1.2 million in this auto tort case
August 18, 2021 by Greg MeckbachA British Columbia judge has awarded $1.26 million, in future care costs, to a plaintiff who was hit by a car in 2015. In Pevach v. McGuigan Estate, released Aug. 3, Justice Gordon Funt of the Supreme Court of British Columbia…
Maritime farmers ship hay to drought-stricken Prairies
August 18, 2021 by Amanda Stephenson - THE CANADIAN PRESSCALGARY – Farmers in the Maritimes are pitching in to help their drought-stricken Prairie counterparts facing a “devastating” situation. On his farm in the Annapolis valley north of Halifax on Tuesday, Tim Marsh was busy baling hay that will ship…
Supreme Court of Canada won’t reverse this municipal liability finding
August 17, 2021 by Greg MeckbachAn August 12 Supreme Court of Canada decision means a Toronto-area municipality remains not liable for an electric shock suffered by a teenager at a public sports field. Zoe Onley was 18 when she was placing soccer on a wet…
How to help clients mitigate water damage risk
August 17, 2021 by Canadian Underwriter StaffWith water damage claims due to infrastructure failures costing the industry much more per year than natural catastrophes, brokers need to be more proactive in helping clients understand coverages and risk mitigation strategies. Infrastructure and plumbing related water damage is…
How insurers plan to advocate for climate adaptation in federal election
August 17, 2021 by Greg MeckbachAdapting properties and communities to be more resilient to climate-related disasters should be a federal election issue, an Insurance Bureau of Canada official told Canadian Underwriter Monday. “We will be very active throughout the federal election in advocating for adaptation…
Forest fire in northern New Brunswick still burning but now considered contained
August 17, 2021 by THE CANADIAN PRESSFREDERICTON – Fire officials in New Brunswick say a forest fire in the north of the province is now contained. The blaze has burned about 64 hectares east of Mount Carleton Provincial Park. The provincial forest fire report says 60…