Publications

SVR Lawyers, Alberta, February 24, 2023 – Recent changes to the rules about reviving a corporation will be of particular interest to insurers. While a corporation that has been struck from the corporate record likely will not have much in the way of financial contribution, it could uncover additional insurance coverage that could contribute to a settlement or resolution. Read More

Blaney McMurtry LLP, Ontario, January 27, 2023 – Click here to download a copy of the article. Over the course of almost three years, the COVID-19 pandemic wreaked unparalleled, economic havoc across the world. Those in the insurance industry questioned, quite early on, how insurance products would respond. Currently in Canada, one of the hottest insurance topics is the insurability of the economic...

Cox & Palmer, New Brunswick, January 26, 2023 – After suffering injuries in a motor vehicle accident, the plaintiff was placed off work and provided with loss of income benefits under Section B of her policy through Aviva. The plaintiff received these benefits for 104 weeks. She was subsequently cleared to return to work and did so for the following 13 months, before she...

Blaney McMurtry LLP, SVR Lawyers, Alberta, Ontario, November 30, 2022 – In a world of complex contractual relationships, the allocation and transfer of risk requires parties turn their minds to issues of insurance. Nowadays, both custom and standard-form contracts frequently require one party to purchase insurance for the other as a requirement of doing business. Affording coverage to an “additional insured” is a common part of...