Insurance Law Conference 2022


Course Date: October 14, 2022

Full Course Materials
Total: 5h 50min
Total Ethics: 30min

Welcome and Land Acknowledgement (9:00 – 9:05)

Raymond LeeProgram Lawyer, CLEBC, Vancouver
Richard B. Lindsay, KC
Cornish Margolis Boyd, Vancouver

Gregory J. Tucker, KCOwen Bird Law Corporation, Vancouver

Cyber Insurance: Liability, Exposures, and Coverage (9:05 – 9:35)

  • the differing triggers for coverage in the Canadian market
  • the unique exclusions in a cyber policyare there differences?
  • underwriting trendswhat to look for in a cyber policy given the "hard market"
  • the hot cyber coverage issues that are emerging in Canada

Eric Dolden  Dolden Wallace Folick LLP, Vancouver

BREAK (9:35 – 9:40)

Practical Issues with Insurance Policy Interpretation (9:40 – 10:45)

Professor Erik S. Knutsen Queen’s University Faculty of Law, Kingston, ON

BREAK (10:45 – 10:55)

Case Comment: Loblaws Companies Limited v. Royal and Sun Alliance Insurance Company of Canada (10:55 – 11:25)

Gregory J. Tucker, KCOwen Bird Law Corporation, Vancouver

BREAK (11:25 – 11:30)

Sexual Harassment/Sexual Misconduct: Policies, Coverage, and Practice (11:30 – 12:30)

Hollis A. Bromley Alexander Holburn Beaudin + Lang LLP, Vancouver
David G. Butcher, KC
Wilson Butcher, Vancouver
Sandra L. Kovacs KazLaw Injury Lawyers, Vancouver

LUNCH BREAK (12:30 – 1:00)

The Top 5 Issues for Policy Holders (1:00 – 1:45)

Brian Hunt SecureHarbour Consulting Inc., Vancouver
C. Michelle Tribe Fraser Litigation Group, Vancouver

BREAK (1:45 – 1:50)

The Future of Motor Vehicle Insurance (1:50 – 2:50)

Moderator: Richard B. Lindsay, KCCornish Margolis Boyd, Vancouver
Sarah A. BevanBarrister, Legal Services Branch, Ministry of Attorney General, Victoria
Nina BindraSolicitor, Legal Services Branch, Ministry of Attorney General, Victoria
William S. Dick, KC — Murphy Battista LLP, Kelowna
Jason McDanielICBC – Corporate Law Department, North Vancouver

BREAK (2:50 – 3:00)

The Canadian P&C Industry and Climate Change (3:00 – 3:45) [pre-recorded]

  • are climate change extreme weather events making some areas uninsurable/unaffordable?
  • climate change and private sector liability policies
  • the impact of greenwashing claims on D&O carriers
  • indirect claims against property owners, builders, and engineers
  • property damage to building from extreme weather or subsidence

Heather Sanderson  Sanderson Law, Calgary

BREAK (3:45 – 3:55)

Pollution Exclusion Case Law Update: What to Make of Hemlow Estate? (3:55 – 4:25)

  • what the law has been
  • what did Hemlow Estate decide?
  • is Hemlow Estate an outlier?

Nigel L. Trevethan Harper Grey LLP, Vancouver

Concluding Remarks (4:25 – 4:30)

Richard B. Lindsay, KCCornish Margolis Boyd, Vancouver
Gregory J. Tucker, KCOwen Bird Law Corporation, Vancouver