Topic Adjusters
CIAA comments on use of foreign adjusters following Calgary hail event
July 3, 2020 by Canadian Independent Adjusters’ AssociationTORONTO, ON, JULY 2, 2020/insPRESS/ – The Canadian Independent Adjusters’ Association (CIAA) has been asked for comment in recent social media postings related to the use of insurance claims adjusters from the USA by Canadian insurers in response to the recent…
What was abnormal about June Calgary hail storm
July 2, 2020 by Greg MeckbachAlberta’s hailstorm in mid-June was so severe that some homes suffered interior damage as a result, an independent adjusting firm reports. “We have seen skylights completely blown out to the point that the hail that impacted that skylight also impacted…
How a property owner can be liable when a motorcycle hits a wayward donkey
July 2, 2020 by Greg MeckbachA Supreme Court of Canada decision released Thursday means a construction materials supplier is partly liable for injuries suffered by a motorcyclist who collided with a donkey that escaped from a rural property. In 2009, Amir Youssef was riding his…
Dam threatened by water levels in rural Manitoba, some residents evacuate
July 2, 2020 by THE CANADIAN PRESSRIVERS, Man. – A rural Manitoba mayor says some people and livestock have been evacuated from his community because high water levels are threatening a dam. Rural Municipality of Riverdale Mayor Todd Gill says 38 households in the Little Saskatchewan…
How the P&C industry can lead change in long-term care homes
June 30, 2020 by Greg MeckbachInsurers could be instrumental in pushing nursing homes and long-term care facilities to improve the way they manage the risk of a disease outbreak, a Toronto-based personal injury lawyer suggests. “As a plaintiff’s personal injury lawyer, I usually don’t see…
Three injured, including firefighter, in house fire in Toronto’s Little Italy
June 29, 2020 by THE CANADIAN PRESSTORONTO – Two residents and a firefighter have been injured in an early morning house fire in Toronto’s Little Italy neighbourhood. Emergency crews were called to a home near College Street and Manning Avenue at 1:25 a.m. for a fire…
How ‘actual cash value’ could be affecting some Alberta hail victims
June 26, 2020 by Greg MeckbachIf some Alberta homeowners are only getting a small fraction of the cost to repair properties damaged in the recent hail storm, that could be the result of choosing a policy that only covers actual cash value, Insurance Bureau of…
What the court said about parents’ liability when hosting teen drinking parties
June 25, 2020 by David GambrillParents hosting a house party in which minors are drinking alcohol and smoking marijuana must be reasonable — but not perfect — when protecting teens against “foreseeable” risks, a B.C. court ruled in a recent social host liability case. The…
Public reaction to insurers ‘could get ugly’ after Calgary hail storm: Broker
June 25, 2020 by Greg MeckbachThe industry’s reputation could take a beating in the aftermath of the devastating June 13 Alberta hail storm if misleading rumours are spread by people who do not understand how insurance works, an official with the province’s broker association warns.…
Truck fire in Nova Scotia turns propane cylinders into projectiles
June 25, 2020 by THE CANADIAN PRESSDEBERT, N.S. – A cleanup is underway in Debert, N.S., after a transport truck carrying over 1,000 propane cylinders caught fire. Nobody was injured in Sunday’s blaze on the Plains Road, which turned a large number of the nine-kilogram cylinders…
This Nissan seatbelt lawsuit will have more than 100 witnesses
June 24, 2020 by Greg MeckbachVehicle manufacturer Nissan is facing a lawsuit in British Columbia over rear seatbelts, in a case that demonstrates how legal defence costs can multiply in a hurry. The plaintiff, Arshdeep Singh Sidhu, was nine years old in 2008 when he…
How pandemic could complicate claims adjusting after Alberta hail storm
June 22, 2020 by Greg MeckbachThe COVID-19 pandemic could complicate the movement of adjusters if help is needed from south of the border to deal with the aftermath of the recent southern Alberta storm. “I think customers by and large are recognizing that it’s complicated…