Claims
The Canadian Independent Adjusters’ Association (CIAA) has proposed a “national emergency licensing protocol” to address mobility issues facing independent adjusters in Canada. It has also proposed a national licensing qualification, a longer-term solution that would require legislative changes to Insurance Acts in jurisdictions where the regulator is a Superintendent of Insurance. Provinces regulated by Insurance […]
By Jason Contant | December 10, 2018
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An insurer’s duty to defend under a provision in a commercial general liability (CGL) form is applicable to the insurance policy as a whole, the Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta has ruled. In a decision released Friday, the court denied an appeal from Intact Insurance Company. The insurer argued that a collection of its […]
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Reinsurance is extremely important but could get too expensive in certain areas, industry leaders said at a recent event. Some insurance companies today are “dialing up their reinsurance protection – property and cat risk in particular in the United States,” Colm Holmes, president and chief executive officer of Aviva Canada, said Dec. 6 during a […]
By Greg Meckbach | December 10, 2018
Industry
Properly segmenting data within an “ocean” of information can make the difference between champ and chump, speakers suggested at KPMG’s recent insurance conference. “I think the biggest change that most people are grappling with is the amount of data that has become available,” Colm Holmes, president and CEO of Aviva Canada, said Dec. 6 during […]
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Commercial
REGINA – Saskatchewan has approved ride-hailing regulations but it could be a while before companies and drivers hit the road in the province’s two biggest cities. Rules are to take effect on Dec. 14 but the minister responsible for Saskatchewan Government Insurance said he doubts services such as Uber or Lyft will be available then. […]
By Greg Meckbach | December 7, 2018
Auto
Health clinics and auto repair centres involved in auto insurance fraud should be named in an online database that is easily accessible to consumers, Aviva Canada suggests. “The fact that there is a small but sophisticated minority out there who take advantage of the system – for their own benefit and in so doing, are […]
Impaired drivers need more than just speculation to prove that a breathalyzer test may not be valid – they must put forward evidence to prove it, the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled. The decision is of interest to the insurance industry in part because it raises the standard for impaired drivers to challenge their […]
By David Gambrill | December 7, 2018
Yes, it is a criminal offence for your client to canoe while impaired. The Ontario Court of Justice recently ruled that canoes are in fact “vessels” under the Criminal Code. The question came up in a trial of an Ontario man who has been charged with impaired operation of a vessel causing death, operating a […]
CORRECTION: An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated that A.M. Best had changed its outlook for the global reinsurance sector from ‘Stable’ to ‘Negative.’ In fact, the outlook changed to ‘Stable’ from ‘Negative.’ Canadian Underwriter apologizes for the error. A.M. Best has changed its outlook for the global reinsurance segment to stable from […]
An Ontario court has ruled that accident benefits should be deducted from tort damages using a “silo” approach rather than a strict matching (“apples-to-apples”) approach. In a lengthy and complex decision covering a wide variety of legal points, the Court of Appeal for Ontario used the silo approach for deducting Statutory Accident Benefits (SABs) from […]
By Jason Contant | December 7, 2018
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