Broker negligence and relief from forfeiture: Court finds no coverage for late-reported claim under excess “claims made and reported” professional liability policy
In Kestenberg Siegal Lipkus v Royal & Sun Alliance Ins. Co. (“Kestenberg”), the Ontario Superior Court addressed an insurance dispute where an insured party failed to properly inform their insurer of a claim due to their broker’s negligence. The insurance […]
Ontario Court of Appeal upholds intentional and criminal act exclusion in denying coverage to person found not criminally responsible
Overview In the case of Butterfield v. Intact Insurance Company, the Ontario Court of Appeal considered the issue of whether an insurer has a duty to defend an insured party that engaged in an intentional and criminal act when the […]
Ontario Superior Court of Justice applies pollution exclusion in denying coverage application
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice (the “Court”), sitting in Kitchener, recently ruled on a coverage application in Kin v. Ecclesiastical et al 2022 ONSC 1655[1]. The applicant sought coverage from Lloyd’s and the Court dismissed the application in its […]
