Insurance Blogs hosted by Canadian Underwriter
Insurance Blogs hosted by Canadian Underwriter
Mobile technology has become indispensable to consumers, who contributed to an 80% growth in mobile web traffic in 2013. In fact, a recent Nielsen study reports that 40% of insurance research is conducted on mobile devices, and that 25% of…
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Full disclosure here. I worked with Justice Douglas Cunningham on his review of Ontario’s Dispute Resolution System (DRS) and fully support his recommendations. In the process of coming up with his recommendations, Justice Cunningham listened to a lot of users…
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The Superior Court has released a new decision on whether an insured violated a statutory condition in the standard Ontario Automobile Policy. In O’Connell v. The Personal Insurance Company, the applicant’s girlfriend asked to borrow his vehicle, insured with The Personal,…
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If we as an industry are to have any shot at all of reducing the impact of sewer backup and basement flooding, we have to start cutting through the myths, misinformation, exaggeration, conventional wisdom and everything else that is getting…
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Kinkade v. 947014 Ontario Inc. c.o.b. as The Silver Dollar, 2014 ONSC 1599, involved a successful motion by the defendant adult entertainment facility for a defence in this action by the plaintiff who sustained personal injuries when shot in the leg…
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Canadian businesses lose an estimated $5 billion annually as a result of cargo theft. Organized by a sophisticated network of criminals, cargo theft involves stealing trucks or trailers full of merchandise to sell for a quick profit. This organized crime…
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It is unfortunate that insurance is continually being influenced by politics. It is frequently used by a party to gain votes prior to an election or simply to stay in power. Currently the Liberal Party (Liberals) in Ontario needs the…
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In Kassburg v. Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada, Ontario Superior Court Justice Ellies dismissed the LTD insurer’s motion for an order that the plaintiff’s action is limitation-barred. The defendant insurer asserted that there was a one-year limitation under the contract…
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Whenever a large natural hazard event takes place and things didn’t quite go as desired (and they seldom do), you can bet that you will hear from certain quarters that the storm/flood/wildfire/earthquake “was just too big, there was nothing we…
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In Stewart v. TD General Insurance Company, a three-member panel of the Ontario Divisional Court dismissed the appeal from the motion judge’s ruling that the plaintiffs were entitled to just $1,000 for each of their 11 stolen marijuana plants that…
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Rapid advances in technology have brought a new level of convenience to customers. Communication channels such as e-mail, mobile web and social media are now in active use for conducting insurance business. More than ever, brokers will need to market…
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Anton Tchajkov, a corporate lawyer at Norton Rose Fulbright Canada, has published an article on the subject of mergers and acquisitions within the insurance industry. The opportunity for growth is cited as the main driver for many of these transactions.…
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The Ontario government has introduced new legislation “Fighting Fraud and Reducing Insurance Rates Act” to reduce auto insurance costs, fight fraud and protect consumers. IBC welcomes the proposed legislation, which reflects several recommendations from the property and casualty insurance industry.…
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The Ontario Superior Court has released a summary judgment decision in a motor vehicle accident tort action dealing with a limitation period issue. The decision appears to be the first of its kind since the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision…
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