Rhodes & Williams expands with new merger
October 10, 2018 by Jason ContantThe Rhodes & Williams Group of Companies has merged with Caiger-Watson Insurance Brokers Ltd. The latter brokerage will operate under the name of Caiger-Watson Insurance Brokers, a division of Rhodes & Williams Limited. Clients of Caiger-Watson will continue to be…
How Millenials are helping stop distracted driving
October 7, 2018 by Jason ContantMillenials – the ever-connected, technologically savvy age group – are actually most likely to ask a driver to stop using their mobile device if they are a passenger, a new Travelers Canada survey has found. Distracted driving has been cited…
The lengths to which this lawyer went to represent her auto accident victim
October 4, 2018 by Greg MeckbachThe Supreme Court of Canada has refused to hear the appeal of a personal injury lawyer who is out of pocket $30,000 after she tried to prevent a hospital from taking a vehicle accident claimant off life support. The lawyer…
Police make arrests in alleged vehicle cloning operation
October 4, 2018 The Canadian PressEdmonton police say three people face charges in an alleged vehicle identification number cloning operation. Police say they uncovered the scheme last week when they searched a home, where they say they found a stolen BMW and Mercedes, as well…
The Co-operators acquires personal and commercial lines brokerage in Quebec
October 3, 2018 by Jason ContantThe Co-operators has acquired Robert Poirier & Associés, Courtier d’assurance inc. (Assurance Robert Poirier), a personal and commercial lines brokerage in Gatineau, Que. Guelph, Ont.-based The Co-operators has seen steady growth in Quebec over the past several years, and acquiring…
Over 80 collisions in one day after record Alberta snowstorm
October 3, 2018 Lauren Krugel - THE CANADIAN PRESSCALGARY – Streets and sidewalks were a slushy, slippery mess but the sun was shining brightly in Calgary on Wednesday after a record-breaking autumn snowstorm walloped parts of southern Alberta. The city’s director of roads, Troy McLeod, said more than…
A ‘lessee’ is not necessarily the person who paid for the rented vehicle
October 2, 2018 by David GambrillA “lessee” under Ontario’s Insurance Act is the person whom the rental company would sue to enforce the rental contract, a court reaffirmed Monday. In Aviva v. Wawanesa, the Ontario Superior Court decided a recent priority dispute between insurers. The…
Bank of Canada studying issues around a central bank digital currency
October 2, 2018 The Canadian PressCALGARY – The Bank of Canada is looking at the key questions around the design of a digital currency and the issues surrounding such an idea, a senior Bank of Canada official said Monday. However, deputy governor Timothy Lane told…
How this auto claimant won additional pain and suffering damages
October 1, 2018 by Greg MeckbachThe controversial 2017 Saadati ruling from the Supreme Court of Canada was one reason an auto accident victim recently got an increase in pain and suffering damages. In Saadati’s lawsuit, a judge with the Supreme Court of B.C. awarded pain…
How driverless vehicles may make crash injuries worse
October 1, 2018 by Jason ContantThe severity of some accidents may increase as vehicles become driverless, in part because driver orientation will change, a crash reconstructionist told Canadian Underwriter in an interview last week. Currently, drivers are sitting in their seats, properly belted with their…
Could smart cities be held liable for driverless car crashes?
September 27, 2018 by Jason ContantFully autonomous vehicles that communicate with other vehicles and city infrastructure will create a brand new exposure for insurers and municipalities. Traditionally, when there is a pedestrian bodily injury claim from a vehicle accident, there is two parties – the…
Car surfing covered by auto insurance, court finds
September 27, 2018 by David GambrillAuto insurance covers “car surfing,” in which a person rides on the top or rear of a moving vehicle, an Ontario court has found. “Car surfing or attaching oneself to a vehicle, while reckless and dangerous, is not a more…