A recent court case may broaden the application of the pollution exclusion in commercial liability coverage.
What recent American developments reveal about the potential future of cyber liability in Canada.
In Lloyd’s Underwriters v. Blue Mountain Log Sales Ltd., a B.C. court wrestled with the issue of pre-tender defense costs.
Peer-to-peer technologies are allowing individuals to offer rides in their cars to people for a fee, and to rent their houses to strangers. For adjusters, claims arising out of these new shared economies are anything but simple.
A look at equipment restoration and its effects on commercial claims across Canada.
Complex losses frequently necessitate the use of forensic experts, namely engineers. Even for seasoned adjusters, issues such as causation, coverage and surrounding circumstances may be too complicated in certain claims scenarios. That’s when they need to tap into the expertise of forensic specialists. Clear lines of communication, well-preserved evidence and as much advance notice as possible are the keys to the right working relationship, according to several forensic engineers.
Subsurface construction, such as shoring walls, can present clients and adjusters with unexpected exposures.
How to develop social media evidence in litigation to best effect.
An oil spill case shows the consequences of not naming an additional insured on a policy
Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty SE announced Tuesday that Bill Scaldaferri will be appointed chief executive officer for North America effective July 1, replacing Art Moossmann. Moossmann “will hand over his leadership responsibility” for AGCS North America to Scaldaferri from…
Adjusters can help with disaster assessment of post-tensioned reinforced concrete structures.
A bill proposing to mandate specific levels of insurance for Canadian railway operators – of $1 billion in some cases – was tabled March 30 in Ottawa for second reading in the House of Commons. MPs debated Bill C-52, the…