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Alberta Court of Appeal considers whether extended warranties are insurance products

  • Stikeman Elliott LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • September 1 2011

On July 21, the Alberta Court of Appeal released its decision in Brick Protection Corporation v. Alberta (Provincial Treasurer), in which it upheld a lower court's decision that a company selling extended warranties on appliances and furniture was not carrying on the business of insurance in Alberta at the relevant time

Regulatory jurisdiction

  • Stikeman Elliott LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • March 19 2010

In this case, the plaintiff Royal Bank (RBC) sought to enforce its mortgage rights against the defendants by way of summary judgment

Extended warranties

  • Stikeman Elliott LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • March 19 2010

The plaintiff, Brick Protection, offered a number of protection plans to customers purchasing merchandise at Brick Warehouse stores

Policy interpretation - accident & sickness insurance

  • Stikeman Elliott LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • March 19 2010

The respondent insured, who was a beneficiary under a group insurance policy issued by the appellant, contracted herpes as a result of having unprotected sex

Policy interpretation - fire insurance

  • Stikeman Elliott LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • March 19 2010

In this case from the Alberta Court of Queen's Bench, the applicants sought coverage as mortgagees under a standard mortgage clause in a fire insurance policy (the Policy

Court affirms priority entitlement of Canadian creditors to post-liquidation interest from Canadian branch of foreign insurance company

  • Stikeman Elliott LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • September 2 2009

On July 14, 2009, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice released its decision in Canada (Attorney General) v. Reliance Insurance Company, an application regarding the allocation of surplus arising from the liquidation of the Canadian branch (Reliance Canada) of U.S.-based Reliance Insurance Company (Reliance U.S.), a property and casualty insurer that was itself in liquidation

Landmark Alberta Court of Appeal decision upholds constitutionality of automobile insurance minor injury cap

  • Stikeman Elliott LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • June 17 2009

On June 12, 2009, the Alberta Court of Appeal released its landmark constitutional decision in Morrow v. Zhang, a case involving the appeal of a Court of Queen's Bench decision to strike down the Minor Injury Regulation (MIR) portion of Alberta's motor vehicle insurance regime