How to avoid turning the mishandling of a claim into a six-figure bad faith award
February 3, 2021 by David GambrillA Manitoba court decision ordering the province’s public auto insurer to pay a bad faith award of $350,000 serves as a cautionary tale to the industry that bad faith awards for mishandling a claim can be made even after a…
Court dismisses class action against insurers for handling of HST in auto AB claims
July 17, 2020 by David GambrillOntario’s Superior Court has quashed a proposed class action lawsuit against 16 Ontario auto insurers — a dispute related to insurers deducting HST tax from accident benefits paid out to minor auto accident injury victims — because only the LAT…
A provincial twist on the emergency suspension of limitation periods
June 4, 2020 by David GambrillWhile many Canadian courts continue to suspend two-year limitation periods for plaintiffs to file civil lawsuits against insurers and other defendants, Alberta’s clock has started running again as of June 1 – and for claims under the province’s Insurance Act,…
Does a business have to highlight a waiver of liability to a client?
April 4, 2019 by David GambrillA flood in an Alberta community centre flood has once again raised the legal issue of whether a claimant is obligated to read a commercial services contract thoroughly, or whether the defendant is obligated to highlight any waiver of liability…
DAS Broker Series Pt 3: Engage & Inform
June 3, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterEngage & Inform to Protect Your Clients’ Legal Rights Make sure to check out the other two videos in this series: Part One: An Introduction to DAS Broker Solutions Part Two: Build the Right Solutions for Your Group Clients Or…