In Ontario, a person injured in a motor vehicle accident does not have to seek compensation from third parties

01. October 2009 0
An insured under the uninsured coverage provisions of Ontario’s standard O.A.P. 1 is only disentitled to recover under the uninsured coverage in O.A.P. 1 based on the negligence of an insured joint tortfeasor where the joint tortfeasor’s insurer admits liability to pay or where the insured obtained a judgment against the joint tortfeasor. Loftus v. ...

Concealing a leased vehicle could void the insurance

The client of an Insured did not conceal her vehicle from the Insurer when she parked it several blocks from her residence in order to avoid repossession. MFI Mobil Finance (2006) Inc. v. Insurance Corp. of British Columbia, [2009] B.C.J. No. 1009, April 14, 2009, British Columbia Provincial Court, S.D. Dley Prov. Ct. J.