Topic Legal
MADD Canada pushes for feds to implement 2009 recommendations on impaired driving
April 25, 2013 by Canadian UnderwriterMADD Canada, along with a group of impaired driving victims, are sharing concerns with some members of Parliament in Ottawa Thursday, particularly their issues with a lack of progress in implementing a federal committee’s recommendations on ending impaired driving. The…
Risks for directors and officers higher than ever, but often aren’t fully understood: report
April 24, 2013 by Canadian UnderwriterThe risk for directors and officers to be in hot water is especially high right now, as regulators and other authorities are increasingly scrutinizing those at the top of the ladder, according to a new report from Willis. In a…
How a director of a failed company can still be on the hook for employees’ pay after resigning
April 22, 2013 by Greg Meckbach, Associate EditorA recent court decision means that directors of corporations regulated by the federal government could, in some cases, be held liable for unpaid wages even if they delivered a resignation letter, a blog post from law firm Heenan Blaikie LLP…
Ontario court rules against insurer denying defence costs
April 22, 2013 by Canadian UnderwriterAn Ontario court ruled last week against State Farm Fire and Casualty Company, which had settled an injury claim made against a horse racetrack and a property maintenance contractor but had declined to defend the racetrack operator. In June 2009,…
Ontario regulator warns of individual selling false insurance cards
April 22, 2013 by Canadian UnderwriterThe Financial Services Commission of Ontario (FSCO) has issued a warning to consumers that Bosko Kostovski is not licensed to do insurance business in the province. Police have charged Kostovski for fraud, forgery, and sale of false or invalid insurance…
Ontario court rules against auto accident claims fund after attempt to suspend uninsured driver’s licence
April 19, 2013 by Greg Meckbach, Associate EditorAn Ontario court recently ruled against the province’s Minister of Finance when the Financial Services Commission of Ontario’s payer of last resort tried to collect money from and threatened to suspend the licence of an uninsured driver who had been…
Distracted driving a factor in more fatalities than impaired driving: OPP
April 15, 2013 by Canadian UnderwriterIn Ontario, distracted driving-related fatalities surpassed impaired driving fatalities in 2012, according to the Ontario Provincial Police. Within the OPP’s jurisdiction, the police say 83 people were killed in motor vehicle accidents and close to 16,000 distracted driving charges were…
U.S. settlement reached in Toyota unintended acceleration recalls
April 8, 2013 by Canadian UnderwriterToyota Motor Corporation has agreed to pay $16 million to settle consumer protection claims brought by the Orange County District Attorney (OCDA) following the automaker’s recalls of certain vehicles in 2009 and 2010 related to unintended acceleration issues. The recalls…
FSCO issues ruling on minor injury guideline in disputed auto claim
April 3, 2013 by Canadian UnderwriterAn arbitrator for the Financial Services Commission of Ontario recently ruled against Belair Insurance Company Inc. in a claim which the carrier said fell under the minor injury guideline (MIG). The provincial government introduced in September 2010 a $3,500 cap…
Ontario court rules against scrap dealer who tried to use liability insurance to pay employee’s injury claim
April 3, 2013 by Greg Meckbach, Associate EditorThe Ontario Court of Appeal recently upheld a lower court decision in favour of Lombard General Insurance Company of Canada, which was sued by a Hamilton-based scrap metal dealer, for not defending or indemnifying it when it was sued by…
B.C. court admits as evidence insurance carrier’s letter marked ‘without prejudice’
April 1, 2013 by Canadian UnderwriterA British Columbia judge ruled last week against the estate of a woman killed in an auto accident, which is being sued by a man injured in the same collision. In the case of Alasdair Robert Coombs v. the estate…
B.C. judge rules against condo corporation that took more than two years to accept claims adjuster’s settlement offer
March 28, 2013 by Greg Meckbach, Associate EditorThe British Columbia Superior Court ruled earlier this week against a condominium corporation insured by The Dominion, which sued the owner of a neighbouring property in the Vancouver suburb of Surrey over water damage. On March 25, Mr. Justice Gregory…