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Handling Claims with Multiple Policies – Webinar Recording

November 24, 2023

Insurers are often confronted with claims involving multiple policies and/or multiple jurisdictions. These claims immediately raise questions about coverage and shared defences. In this webinar, RMC lawyers from Ontario, Manitoba and Alberta review key case law, common claim scenarios and how best insurers should proceed when dealing with multiple policies

Part 1 – Multiple Policies

Amanda Kostek of CBM Lawyers discusses CGL and course of construction policies and the steps insurers should take when there are two or more polices with the same coverage.

Part 2 – Additional Insured

Fillmore Riley LLP’s Andrew Loewen discusses caselaw addressing the test for when an insurer will have an obligation to defend/indemnify an Additional Insured

Part 3 – The Vale Decision: Jurisdiction, Forum & Insurance Coverage

Blaney McMurtry’s Jason Mangano dives into the Ontario Court of Appeal’s Vale v RSA decision, a case of notable significance as it pertains to jurisdiction and forum matters in the context of complex long tail insurance coverage dispute involving over 90 policies issued in different locations covering risks all over the world.

 

Click here to download the ‘Handling Claims with Multiple Policies’ webinar slides.

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