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The curious case of whether the home insurance claim had actually been closed
March 2, 2020 by David GambrillThink your client is satisfied with how you handled their claim? Better get that in writing. Almost one year after sending a letter to B.C. homeowners confirming that their $232,000 home insurance claim had been closed, a B.C. insurance company…
Tenant’s insurer not liable for subrogated home fire claim arising from vehicle repair
August 18, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterA subrogated fire claim – arising from a tenant repairing his vehicle at home – is excluded from the tenant’s home policy because the fire arose from “use” of a motor vehicle, an Ontario court recently ruled. In June, 2007,…
Need for building code upgrades ‘did not come about’ due to ice damage: Alberta court
August 14, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterThe Supreme Court of Canada will not be hearing an appeal from an Edmonton shopping mall owner, whose award – of more than $500,000 against insurers, arising from a disputed claim involving building code upgrades – was reversed on appeal.…
Possible tornado touches down in Windsor area causing damage
August 24, 2016 The Canadian PressWINDSOR, Ont. – Multiple reports of a possible tornado touching down in southwestern Ontario flooded social media as a wild storm passed through Wednesday evening. Video of the funnel cloud forming over LaSalle from @TheWindsorStar reader Katie Lynn Maheux #YQG…
Corporate investigations on the rise, study suggests
May 24, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterCorporate investigations are on the rise, with over a quarter (27%) of businesses saying they have experienced a claim or investigation involving a director of their company in the past year, up from one in five in 2014. That was…