May 16, 2018 | Priority Dispute
Does Uber’s fleet policy with Intact provide primary accident benefits coverage to passengers who do not have their own auto insurance policies? The first arbitration decision on this issue says “yes”. Background In July 2016, FSCO approved a new standard fleet...
Apr 25, 2018 | Court Proceedings, Priority Dispute
Is a school bus company making a bus available for an employee driver’s regular use “at the time of the accident”, if she is not allowed to use the bus at the time of an accident? In TD Insurance v. Dominion, the claimant worked for a school bus company, providing...
Mar 27, 2018 | Court Proceedings, Priority Dispute
As Ontario’s auto insurance industry was waiting anxiously, the Court of Appeal for Ontario released an interesting decision on priority dispute notices to claimants. In Dominion v. Unifund, an accident benefits claimant was not notified of the priority dispute...
Feb 2, 2018 | Priority Dispute
Co-operators v. Intact and Northbridge, Private Arbitration, Arbitrator Novick In this priority matter, the claimant was struck as a pedestrian after disembarking his tractor trailer, of which he had regular use. He applied for SABS benefits to his wife’s personal...
