Insurance law – Automobile insurance – Appeals – Priority coverage – Interprovincial issues – Statutory obligations – Arbitration Travelers Insurance Co. v. CAA Insurance Co., [2018] O.J. No. 4681, 2018 ONSC 3911, Ontario Superior Court of Justice, September 13, 2018., A. Pollak J. Travelers appealed a decision of a private arbitrator who determined that Travelers ...
Insurance law – Homeowner’s insurance – Coverage – Exclusions – Water damage – Practice – Summary judgment vs. trial Cotter v. Dominion of Canada General Insurance Co., [2018] B.C.J. No. 3136, 2018 BCSC 1527, British Columbia Supreme Court, September 5, 2018, D.C. MacDonald J. The insured brought an application for a declaration that he was ...
Insurance law – Bad faith – Rights and duties of insurer – Practice – Summary judgment – Settlement 3746292 Manitoba Ltd. v. Intact Insurance Co., [2018] M.J. No. 128, 2018 MBCA 59, Manitoba Court of Appeal, May 17, 2018, B.M. Hamilton, C.J. Mainella and J.A. Pfuetzner JJ.A. The Manitoba Court of Appeal heard an appeal ...
Insurance law – Automobile insurance – Unidentified motorist – Interpretation of policy – Appeals Funk v Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Co., [2018] A.J. No. 669, 2018 ABCA 200, Alberta Court of Appeal, May 25, 2018, R.L Berger, F.F. Slatter and P.A. Rowbotham JJ.A. The Alberta Court of Appeal considered whether the SEF No. 44 Endorsement on a ...
Insurance law – Property insurance – Subrogation – Fire – Landlord and tenant – Commercial tenancy – Leases, share of insurance cost – Appeals – Special case Royal Host Limited Partnership v. 1842259 Ontario Ltd., [2018] O.J. No. 2643, 2018 ONCA 467, Ontario Court of Appeal, May 18, 2018, A. Hoy A.C.J.O., R.G. Juriansz and ...
Insurance law – Fire insurance – Arson – Intentional acts – Evidence – Burden of proof – Appeals Bidart Estate v. Portage La Prairie Mutual Insurance Co., [2018] N.S.J. No. 224, 2018 NSCA 52, Nova Scotia Court of Appeal, June 15, 2018, J.E. Fichaud, C.A. Bourgeois and A.S. Derrick JJ.A. The insured appealed a trial ...
Insurance law – Property insurance – Covenant to insure – Additional named insured – Duty to defend Henry v. Thyssenkrupp Elevator (Canada) Ltd., [2018] O.J. No. 1391, 2018 ONSC 1659, Ontario Superior Court of Justice, March 14, 2018, J.F. Diamond J. The plaintiff sued the owner, property manager, and elevator maintenance company of a residential ...
Insurance law – Commercial general liability insurance – Duty to defend – Practice – Appeals Creative Door Services Ltd. v. Axa Pacific Insurance Co., [2018] A.J. No. 292, 2018 ABCA 98, Alberta Court of Appeal, March 13, 2018, C.A. Fraser C.J.A., P.T. Costigan and M.G. Crighton JJ.A. The insurer appealed an order that it was ...
Insurance law – Homeowner’s insurance – Right of insurer to subrogation – Practice – Appeals Douglas v. Stan Fergusson Fuels Ltd., [2018] O.J. No. 1266, 2018 ONCA 192, Ontario Court of Appeal, March 9, 2018, A. Hoy, A.C.J.O., P.S. Rouleau, C.W. Hourigan, M.L. Benotto and L.B. Roberts JJ.A. An insurer brought a subrogated action in ...