Publications

Donati Maisonneuve, McKercher LLP, Northpoint Legal, SVR Lawyers, Alberta, Quebec, Saskatchewan, December 02, 2020 – COVID-19 has exposed us all to a lot of new challenges and risks. For insurers, those risks includes a number of new claims that have arisen directly from the pandemic. In this webinar, RMC lawyers from across Canada provide an update on three prevalent claims and the strategies insurers can use to defend them. Download...

Northpoint Legal, October 26, 2020 – In Nagy v. BCAA Insurance Corporation 2020 BCCA 270, a decision released this morning, the BCCA reversed a summary trial decision granting judgment to the insured and remanded the case back to the trial list. This case is relevant to anyone looking at coverage for first party losses and in particular where there are issues...

Northpoint Legal, October 07, 2020 – Sky Clean Energy Ltd. (Sky Solar (Canada) Ltd.) v. Economical Mutual Insurance Company, 2020 ONCA 558 The appeal concerned a form of insurance commonly used in the construction industry whereby the policy permits a contractor to add the project owner as an additional insured under its liability insurance policy, to cover the owner’s liability “arising...

Cox & Palmer, Donati Maisonneuve, McKercher LLP, Northpoint Legal, SVR Lawyers, Alberta, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, July 20, 2020 – COVID-19 has shuttered economies across the country and around the world. Despite the lack of physical damage, business insurers everywhere are facing an onrush of business interruption claims that will persist for some time to come. In this webinar, our national panel of insurance lawyers update viewers on the latest developments in business interruption claims,...