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Natasha Cooke reappointed to Insurance Law Section Executive of Canadian Bar Association
June 4, 2026
Insurance Law
An insurer’s reputation for fairness and competence may be its most valuable asset. Harper Grey lawyers have protected the reputations of insurers and their insured since the firm was founded in 1907.
Our insurance lawyers work with clients to resolve claims with the best interests of their insureds and organizations in mind.
We serve regional, national and multinational insurers. We represent major self-insured businesses, working with their insurance partners to resolve claims. We also work with professional associations to develop and defend errors and omissions and risk-management programs.
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Insurance Law Services
- Bodily injuries.
- Commercial general liability.
- Commercial lines products - construction deficiencies, property loss, business interruption, products liability.
- Complex, multi-party claims.
- Criminal acts.
- Directors and officers liability.
- Environmental contamination.
- Errors and omissions.
- Occupiers liability.
- Personal lines products - property loss, motor vehicle liability, social host liability, defamation.
- Professional liability.
- Reinsurance.
- Subrogated matters such as geographic torts.
- Transportation related claims including aviation and marine cargo and equipment damage.
Practice Group Partners
Steven Abramson*
Managing Partner
Aaron D. Atkinson
Partner
Michael Hewitt*
Partner
Jonathan D. Meadows*
Partner
Joel A. Morris*
Partner
David Pilley
Partner
Michael Robinson
Partner
John P. Sullivan*
Partner
W. Sean Taylor*
Partner
Nigel Trevethan*
Partner
Adam R. Way*
Partner
Jennifer Woznesensky*
Partner
Kim J. Yee
Partner
Commentaries
Select Cases
Defending an insurer
Defending an insurer in an action against them by an insured who was alleged to have made misrepresentations in the application for insurance and renewal of that insurance. The insured had been sued in California for $250 million and sued the insurer who had denied defence and indemnity to the insured as a result of the misrepresentations.
Occupiers liability claims
Handling the majority of occupiers liability claims from one of the largest grocery store chains in the province.
Professional liability claims
Managing all professional liability claims for a provincial organization of home inspectors. We developed the errors and omissions program for this organization. It is now used throughout Canada.
Helicopter crash
Extracting a client from lengthy and expensive litigation relating to the failure of a key component in a helicopter that crashed.
Subrogated claim
Organizing a subrogated claim resulting from a power surge that prompted 200 property damage claims from a residential neighbourhood.
Appearing in the BC Supreme Court
Appearing in the BC Supreme Court in Swagger Construction v. ING Insurance Canada, the leading case regarding construction deficiency claims.
Deductibility of collateral benefits
Appearing twice before the Supreme Court of Canada to address the deductibility of collateral benefits paid to tort victims.
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Insurance Law Blog
Hold your horses! In some cases, the Court may review pleadings in order to decide whether two actions arise out of related circumstances such that they will be considered one claim under a responding policy. However, if that cannot be done, the Court may decline to decide coverage until findings of fact have been made in the underlying litigation
February 16, 2026
