by Ankita Abraham | May 23, 2025 | Priority Dispute
In Echelon General Insurance Company v. Unifund Assurance Company, the Ontario Court of Appeal held that recovery of adjusting expenses, such as legal fees, adjuster’s fees, administrative costs, and disbursements, are generally not available in the context of...
by Michelle Panagiotakos | Apr 25, 2025 | Priority Dispute
Welcome to the final part of our series exploring the definition of “spouse” under section 224(1) of the Insurance Act. If you’re not feeling totally savvy on spousal status just yet, don’t fret – you will be by the end of this read! In Part One, we learned that...
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 Stas Bodrov | Apr 9, 2025 | Priority Dispute
Has this ever happened to you – an insured binds an automobile insurance policy, pays three months of the insurance premiums, and their fourth payment returns as an NSF? This is not an uncommon occurrence. It allows an insurer to terminate the policy for non-payment...
by Ethan Edwards | Apr 2, 2025 | Priority Dispute
Aviva v. MVACF, (February 25, 2025), Arbitrator Novick. The claimant was injured as an occupant in a single vehicle collision in May 2018. The identity of the driver was unknown. The claimant’s grandmother was a named insured of Aviva Insurance Company of Canada. The...
by Michelle Panagiotakos | Mar 14, 2025 | Accident Benefits, Priority Dispute
Dealing with Claimants Who Have Entered Voidable or Void Marriages in Good Faith in the Context of Priority Disputes – the Second of our Three-Part Series Dealing with the Definition of “Spouse” in the Insurance Act Welcome back to our series exploring the definition...
