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...
In a recent decision an Ontario court found that an insurer has a duty to defend both the main action and a third party claim in a privacy class action stemming from the disclosure of an allegedly defamatory report authored by the Family and Children Services of...
It seems like ages ago the WHO proclaimed that the COVID-19 virus was officially a pandemic. Since then, countless countries implemented quarantine rules, some more restrictive than others, forcing residents to physically isolate themselves in an effort to slow the...
COVID-19 has and will pose a number of challenges for the insurance industry. It will have an effect on claims handlers, brokers, insureds and insurers. No one will be spared. Already we are seeing significant disruption to the industry in the U.S., with calls both at...
In January 2019, I blogged about the summary judgment decision of Demetriou v. AIG Insurance Co. of Canada, which arose as a result of an alleged theft of an expensive ring. At that time, I noted that the motions judge focused on fraud and the decision was silent on...
The recent decision of Traders General Insurance Company v. Elizabeth Gibson asked the question, “Am I my [mother]’s keeper?” in the context of coverage for third party bodily injury claims under a homeowner policy. In this case, the answer was “No, you are her...
