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A recent B.C. Supreme Court decision again highlights the need for insurers to undertake effective and fair investigations before denying a claim for coverage and ... Continued

In our article “A Brave New World” we took you through the history of the Insurance Amendment Act, 2009 (the “Act”) and the expected changes ... Continued

A local zipline operator (or at least their CGL insurer) is probably thanking their lawyers for doing such a good job drafting their wavier of ... Continued

An important feature of CGL insurance is that it provides “litigation cost” coverage: if the lawsuit against the insured alleges claims which may possibly fall ... Continued

Hanlon v. ING Insurance Company of Canada, 2011 BCSC 73 An unsuspecting Salmon Arm resident, Ms. Hanlon, had the misfortune of renting her home (the ... Continued

On July 29, 2010, the BC Court of Appeal released its decision in Bradley v. Groves, which effectively brought to an end the approach to ... Continued

The Supreme Court of Canada has just issued a significant and comprehensive judgment on CGL coverage for construction deficiencies and resulting damage. In Progressive Homes ... Continued

In 2006 Kelowna homeowners, Mr. Buchanan and Ms. Grace (the “Owners”), discovered a leaking public water valve near their property. The District repaired the valve ... Continued

In November 2007 Richard Beck killed his estranged wife, Karen Beck, and set fire to the family home where he had been residing alone since ... Continued

BC’s Strata Property Act, which governs condominiums in that Province, makes it mandatory for each strata corporation to obtain $2,000,000.00 of property damage and bodily ... Continued

This is the question the Court of Appeal addressed in the recent decision of Hannah v. I.C.B.C. 2010 BCCA 141 (“Hannah”). In Hannah, the Plaintiff ... Continued

Lost amidst the hoopla(w) of Olympic fever the Ministry of Finance released the Insurance Act Regulations Discussion Paper seeking industry comment and input on the ... Continued