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On January 8, 2018, SBA was born out of a unified vision for the future of insurance law, a vision that was led by a female majority partnership and one that did not follow the ancient rules of hierarchy and long expired tradition.
Not the First Stop: Reasonable Investigations Before Putting the Fund on Notice
When can an insurer properly place the Motor Vehicle Accident Claims Fund (the “Fund”) on notice in a priority dispute?
Guaranteed, Not God-Mode
This Supreme Court case has it all: guaranteed rebuilding cost, compliance cost exclusion, nullification, contract interpretation — find out what every insure…
Pay First, Dispute Later: Priority Matters
A recent LAT decision reaffirms the insurer’s obligation to provide timely benefits despite concerns over priority. Where claimants satisfy the low threshold …
Insurance Investigators Owe No Duty to Insureds for Claim Delays
In Smitten Baby Products Inc. v. FirstOnSite Restoration Ltd., 2025 ONSC 4281 (CanLII), the Ontario Superior Court dismissed a negligence claim against an insur…
Statutory Certainty vs. Flexibility: What Clouthier Means for Insurers
Divisional Court finds weekly benefits payable before submission of the disability certificate with reasonable explanation. In a significant decision, the Ontar…
LAT-titude for Success: Criterion 8 Update
The Licence Appeal Tribunal (“LAT”) released a steady stream of decisions addressing catastrophic impairment claims under Criterion 8, which concerns mental…