How this Supreme Court ruling impacts contractor insolvency risk
November 3, 2020 by Greg MeckbachA recent Supreme Court of Canada ruling means construction clients need to be careful about contract wording that refers to insolvency or bankruptcy. With the Oct. 2 ruling, the Supreme Court of Canada has taken away a tool that a…
PACICC ups insolvency benefits to consumers
April 20, 2020 by David GambrillCanada’s property and casualty insurance companies have upped the benefit amounts they will pay out to policyholders in the wake of an insurance company insolvency. In addition, they have broadened coverage for some commercial specialty lines customers who were previously…
How commercial insurers are addressing this D&O coverage gap
September 21, 2018 by Greg MeckbachIf your corporate client goes under and occupies polluted land, what happens if individual directors are left on the hook to clean up environmental contamination? This is the subject of “long, complex discussions” that Aon Canada brokers are having with…