Unlock a new power with the Court – the Superior Court in Royal and SunAlliance Insurance v. Ontario Provincial Police agreed to order productions from non-parties in the context of a priority arbitration. The Facts Royal and Sun Alliance Insurance (“RSA”)...
How Previously Married Claimants are Treated in the Context of Priority Disputes – the First of our Three-Part Series Dealing with the Definition of “Spouse” in the Insurance Act. The question of which insurer has priority of, or is liable to pay, an accident benefits...
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...
A priority dispute between Wawanesa, Northbridge and Allstate arose following the death of an insured truck driver. The truck driver had a policy of insurance on his personal vehicle (Allstate) and a policy of insurance on his work truck (Northbridge). His wife also...
Aviva v. Pafco, Allstate, MVACF, and Belair, Private Arbitration, Arbitrator Jones This was a preliminary issue hearing regarding whether the arbitration was limitation barred. O. Reg 283/95 requires that a priority arbitration be commenced within one year of...
