by Julianne Brimfield | Apr 21, 2025 | Accident Benefits, Priority Dispute
The Statutory Accident Benefits Schedule and O. Reg. 283/95 require that an insurer promptly provide an application for accident benefits (OCF-1) and other relevant forms to a person once the insurer is advised of an intention to apply for accident benefits. O. Reg....
by Julianne Brimfield | Mar 7, 2024 | Accident Benefits
In 2019 the legislature amended the SABS to confirm that the med/rehab limits are exclusive of HST. But when exactly is HST payable in accident benefits claims? HST has been a hot topic in accident benefits over the past few years, spawning class action lawsuits, a...
by Julianne Brimfield | Sep 8, 2022 | Accident Benefits
The Divisional Court has recently weighed in on the deductibility of EI benefits from an income replacement benefit owing to an insured person after an accident. The Court held that all EI benefits are deductible as “gross employment income”. Section 4(1) of the SABS...
by Julianne Brimfield | May 7, 2021 | Coverage, Tort
It seems like you can get anything delivered these days: pizza, clothing, cosmetics, groceries, alcohol – the list is endless. Most people making these deliveries are using their personal vehicles. Yet how many people are informing their insurers of the business...
by Julianne Brimfield | Jun 16, 2020 | Coverage, Priority Dispute
This priority dispute/coverage case has an unusual set of facts. The claimant was involved in a single vehicle accident in Nunavut while working in Nunavut. The vehicle she was driving at the time was owned and insured in Nunavut. However, the claimant was from...
