Publications

Fillmore Riley LLP, Manitoba, December 30, 2013 – On June 14, 2012, an Act to amend The Insurance Act of Manitoba, aptly titled “The Insurance Amendment Act”, received Royal Assent. The Insurance Amendment Act introduces sweeping changes to both the form and content of The Insurance Act. As of December 2013, none of the amendments has been proclaimed, meaning that they are not...

Fillmore Riley LLP, Manitoba, January 09, 2013 – In the provinces whose auto insurance schemes include a no-fault, public component, there is often contention as to where liability for bodily injuries arising out of auto accidents and the ability to sue will ultimately lie. The provinces in question all have legislative schemes providing for insurance coverage to compensate for bodily injuries incurred as...

Fillmore Riley LLP, Manitoba, July 14, 2012 – There has been a lot of commentary in the media about naïve Canadians inadvertently failing to provide full disclosure on their applications for travel and disability insurance.  A CBC Marketplace episode highlighted a number of situations where people completed insurance applications, thinking they were covered in case of illness or medical expenses.  In the broadcast,...

Fillmore Riley LLP, Manitoba, July 18, 2011 – This article considers insurance issues which arise on the insolvency of an insured.  In particular, we look at the obligation of trustees in bankruptcy to maintain existing coverage, and the competing concern which some insurers have, that the insolvency of the insured constitutes a material change of the risk. Section 24(1) of the Bankruptcy &...