
Insurer Bad Faith Damages: A USA-Canada Comparison
Published June 2004 Most people involved in the Canadian insurance industry are alternately amazed and appalled at the bad faith headlines emerging from the USA ... Continued
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Published June 2004 Most people involved in the Canadian insurance industry are alternately amazed and appalled at the bad faith headlines emerging from the USA ... Continued
Published February 1998 Updated February 2006* With the considerable assistance of Michal Jaworski Covenants to insure in commercial contracts can be a powerful mechanism for ... Continued
Published March 2006 While there are a variety of liability insurance policies available in Canada which contain coverages tailored to specific risks, industries or professions, ... Continued
Published February 2003 Updated 2007 In summer 2001 a Texas District Court awarded $32 million to a homeowner who sued their insurance company for the ... Continued
Published June 2008 Historically, the main responsibility of directors and officers of Canadian companies was to act in the best interests of their company. Accordingly, ... Continued
Published September 2008 *An earlier version of this paper was prepared by another Clark Wilson lawyer, Robert J. Lesperance. In 1994, British Columbia’s Insurance Act ... Continued
October 2007 On April 25, 2007, the British Columbia Provincial Government introduced Bill 31, the Human Rights Code (Mandatory Retirement Elimination) Amendment Act, 2007, which ... Continued
Nigel Kent is quoted in August 28 edition of The Vancouver Sun in the article titled Judgment generates court direction to councils. He comments on ... Continued
Published June 2009 Much legal literature has addressed the liability insurer’s “duty” to defend law suits against their insureds. The material tends to focus on ... Continued
Updated January 2010 For the past almost 40 years, primary auto insurance in British Columbia has been provided through a form of universal statutory coverage. ... Continued
The prudent professional would be well-advised to secure professional liability insurance as the risks and potential liability associated with the practice of professions continue to ... Continued
Revised March 2009 As more people throughout North America choose British Columbia as a place to vacation, conduct business and take up residence, accidents involving ... Continued