By: Dylan J. Cox, Partner Introduction In Sir Corp v. Aviva,[1] an Ontario judge dismissed an application by a restaurateur for a declaration of coverage for business interruption losses. The losses resulted from orders made in March 2020, following the outbreak of...
By: Nabil Mahmood, Litigation Associate Introduction In AIG Insurance Company of Canada v. Lloyd’s Underwriters,[1] the Court of Appeal for Ontario (ONCA) considered to what extent extrinsic evidence could inform a duty to defend analysis. The Court rejected the...
By: Dylan J. Cox, Litigation Associate Introduction In KBK No. 11 Ventures Ltd. v. XL Insurance Company Ltd.,[1] the BC Supreme Court (“BCSC”) ruled for the insureds in a petition brought after their insurer, XL Insurance Company (“XL”) refused to defend an action...
By: Dylan J. Cox, Litigation Associate Introduction In GFL Infrastructure Group Inc. v. Temple Insurance Company,[1] the Ontario Court of Appeal (ONCA) ruled for the insureds on an application brought after two insurers (the “Insurers”) refused to defend an action...
By: Dylan J. Cox, Litigation Associate Introduction In 202135 Ontario Inc. v. Northbridge General Insurance Corporation,[1] the Ontario Court of Appeal (ONCA) ruled for the insured on an issue raised by its claim for business interruption losses caused by the Covid-19...
By: Christiaan A. Jordaan, Partner Last year we reported on Northbridge General Insurance Corp v Ashcroft Homes-Capital Hall Inc, in which Justice Perell gave a primer on insurance appraisals in Ontario. (See our prior post here.) In a recent decision, the Ontario...
