Builders’ Risk Insurance Claims and COVID-19
Will a builders’ risk policy respond to cover losses for site shutdown and delay as a result of COVID-19? The parties involved in construction projects ... Continued
COVID-19 and Third-party Liability Claims – the Business Exclusion in Homeowner Policies
The COVID-19 global pandemic has resulted in serious restrictions on how we go about our day-to-day lives and has led homeowners and insurers to raise ... Continued
COVID-19 and Third-party Liability Claims – Homeowner Insurance Policy Coverage
The COVID-19 global pandemic has resulted in serious restrictions on how we go about our day-to-day lives and has led homeowners and insurers to raise ... Continued
Provincial Order Limits Liability of Essential Service Providers – Liability & Coverage Considerations
On April 2, 2020, the Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General for British Columbia issued a Ministerial Order (the “Order”) under the Emergency Program ... Continued
CW Insurance Law COVID-19 Insurance Series-Effect of Suspension of Two Year Limitation Period
Effective March 26, 2020, British Columbia has suspended all mandatory limitation periods and time periods established by British Columbia enactments and laws by way of ... Continued
COVID-19: Effect of Suspension of Limitation Periods on Lien Claims
Clark Wilson LLP has previously provided you with alerts regarding Ministerial Order No. M086. The effect of the Order is to suspend all limitation periods ... Continued
COVID-19 and the Vacancy Exclusion in Homeowner Insurance Policies
The COVID-19 global pandemic poses an unprecedented risk to public health and safety and has already had a tremendous impact on our economy, forcing businesses ... Continued
Court Has Been Suspended – Impact of COVID-19 on Trials, Mediation, Discoveries and IME’s
As a result of COVID-19, our Supreme Court of British Columbia has set out certain requirements in order to protect the public: maintain and preserve ... Continued
COVID-19 And Business Interruption: Is It Covered By Your Commercial Property Policy?
The COVID-19 global pandemic poses an unprecedented risk to public health and safety and has already had a tremendous impact on our economy, forcing businesses ... Continued
Abuse Exclusion – Not A Straight Road To Denial of Coverage
The recent decision from Ontario in the case, Southside Muay Thai Academy Corporation v. Aviva Insurance Company of Canada, 2019 ONSC 6086, affirms that an ... Continued
Do Liability Waivers Even Work?
*The article was updated on April 15th, 2020 to reflect the Court of Appeal decision in the case of Apps v Grouse Mountain Resorts Ltd. ... Continued
The Pot is not Stirred, the Court of Appeal Confirms – Marijuana Grow Op Is Material Change in Risk
A 2019 B.C. Supreme Court decision dismissing an insurer’s claim for damages against a homeowner insurance company was recently upheld on appeal in Schellenberg v. ... Continued