Newsletter June 12, 2018 Published In: Insurance Law Newsletter – 12.June.18 Case Summary: The insurer was a person “person lawfully entitled to” a vehicle under the Repair and Storage Liens Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. R. 25, despite not having resolved the underlying claim with the insured Written By: Michael J. Robinson
Newsletter June 12, 2018 Published In: Insurance Law Newsletter – 12.June.18 Case Summary: The insured employee was entitled to long-term disability benefits for a brain injury suffered on a company trip despite applying for benefits after his employment ceased because the policy did not exclude coverage for claims arising during the course of employment Written By: Michael J. Robinson
Newsletter June 12, 2018 Published In: Insurance Law Newsletter – 12.Jun.18 Case Summary: The actual cash value of a ring was held to be the replacement cost without any deduction as the policy did not set out how such a deduction would be calculated and there was no evidence the ring had depreciated in value Written By: Dionne H. Liu
Newsletter June 12, 2018 Published In: Insurance Law Newsletter – 12.Jun.18 Case Summary: Insured received coverage from automobile policy for an injury sustained when he was pushed while closing his van’s sliding door Written By: Dionne H. Liu
Newsletter June 12, 2018 Published In: Insurance Law Newsletter – 12.Jun.18 Case Summary: Insurance coverage for mortgage fraud was not excluded where the mortgage proceeds were paid to the borrower’s lawyer despite an exclusion clause where payment of mortgage proceeds was made to any person or entity other than the borrower Written By: Dionne H. Liu
Newsletter June 12, 2018 Published In: Insurance Law Newsletter – 12.Jun.18 Case Summary: The insured sought coverage under his Ontario automobile insurance policy following an accident on an uninsured ATV in British Columbia. The ATV was not covered by the policy because the ATV was not an “automobile” under the Ontario policy. Written By: Dionne H. Liu
Newsletter June 12, 2018 Published In: Insurance Law Newsletter – 12.Jun.18 Case Summary: The insurer was not acting in bad faith or in breach of the terms of the policy when it discontinued coverage after the insured refused to attend a medical examination without being able to video record the examination Written By: Dionne H. Liu
Newsletter June 12, 2018 Published In: Insurance Law Newsletter – 12.Jun.18 Case Summary: If notifying an insured of cancellation of coverage by registered mail, the onus to prove that the mail reached the post office is on the insurer Written By: Dionne H. Liu
