Insurance
The success of Stewart McKelvey’s insurance practice is based in large part on the understanding of the importance of effective claim management and the need for cost-effective solutions. One of the core areas of our practice is representing insurers carrying out business in Atlantic Canada, including:
- Automobile claims
- Professional liability
- Property
- Life, health, long- and short-term disability
- Hospital liability
- Marine insurance
- Construction and major casualty claims
Our diverse and regionally-based resources allow for effective management of and response to virtually any insurance issue. Our clients include major Canadian and international insurers and reinsurers, underwriters at Lloyd’s, insurance brokers and agents, and investment banks. We have also advised governments and their regulatory agencies on legislative and regulatory issues affecting the insurance sector.
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Insights
Throughout the year, our insurance lawyers provide written insights and updates on recent case law and legislation in the region and beyond. To learn more about relevant topics, click on one of the following titles:
- Cap or no cap? Court of Appeal confirms damages are substantive law in interprovincial tort claims
- Supreme Court of Canada denies leave to appeal of Alberta ruling on post-death life insurance conversion (Part II)
- Supreme Court of Canada denies leave to appeal of Alberta ruling on post-death life insurance conversion
- More limits: NSCA tightens the test for disallowing a limitations defence
- Car-Sharing Comes to PEI – Insurance Implications
- Discovering a Denial: Recent Ontario decision sheds light on discoverability of claims against LTD insurers
- The clock is ticking: Limitation periods vs. settlement privilege in Balsom v. Rideout
- Corner Brook (City) v. Bailey: Canada’s top court clarifies the law of releases
- Business interruption and COVID-19: A UK perspective
