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November 25, 2019 – Overpayments commonly occur when an insured is paid an income replacement benefit (IRB) and subsequently receives retroactive Long Term Disability benefits (LTD) or Canada Pension Plan (CPP) benefits. Each are deductible from IRB, and their retroactive nature may require an insurer to claw back an overpayment made to an insured. Recovering an overpayment is governed...

November 25, 2019 – Ontario’s Court of Appeal recently clarified in Hunt v Peel Mutual Insurance Company the circumstances in which an insurer has a duty to defend an occupant of a vehicle insured under its policy. Read More

November 25, 2019 – As of January 1, 2020, the rules governing Simplified Procedure under the Rules of Civil Procedure in Ontario will change. The highlights include: The monetary limit will increase from $100,000.00 to $200,000.00; The time limit for conducting oral examinations will increase from two hours to three; Trials will be limited to five days, by summary trial with...

October 29, 2019 – At some point on many insurance claims, a decision must be made to bring in external counsel. In this YRMC Boot Camp webinar, insurance lawyers Robert Affleck and Kamara Willett from McKercher LLP in Saskatchewan and Jennifer Therrien from Kelly Santini LLP in Ottawa, provide a series of helpful recommendations on how to work most...