Insurance Law Conference 2020
Course Date: October 29, 2020
Total: 5h 8min
Total Ethics: 45min
Course Date: October 29, 2020
Welcome and Land Acknowledgement (9:00 – 9:05)
Vanessa C. Gauthier — Lindsay LLP, Vancouver
Richard B. Lindsay, QC — Lindsay LLP, Vancouver
Appointment of Outside "Cumis" Counsel in Canadian Insurance Law
(9:05 – 9:50)
Richard J. Berrow — Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, Vancouver
C. Michelle Tribe — Fraser Litigation Group, Vancouver
Business Interruption Insurance Update (9:50 – 10:20)
Andrew N. Epstein — Lindsay LLP, Vancouver
BREAK (10:20 – 10:35)
Business Interruption Insurance: London Calling (10:35 – 11:05)
- global update on COVID-19 BI (non-US & Canada)
- UK FCA test case—update on decision so far
Terri Adams — Director, Specialist Adjusting, Charles Taylor Adjusting, London
Insurance Industry Panel (11:05 – 11:55)
Moderator: Richard B. Lindsay, QC — Lindsay LLP, Vancouver
Terri Adams — Director, Specialist Adjusting, Charles Taylor Adjusting, London
Michael Caron, CIP, CRM — Director of Producer Group, Central Agencies Ltd., North Vancouver
Andrew N. Epstein — Lindsay LLP, Vancouver
LUNCH (11:55 – 12:30)
Dispute Resolution/Appraisals Pursuant to Section 12 of the Insurance Act (12:30 – 1:00)
Alex Eged — Richard Buell Sutton LLP, Vancouver
Duty to Defend Update (1:00 – 1:30)
Marie (Mimi) Willcock — Guild Yule LLP, Vancouver
BREAK (1:30 – 1:45)
Lawyer Negligence and Insurance-Related Errors (1:45 – 2:30)
Shelley A. Braun — Director of Underwriting and Claims, Lawyers Indemnity Fund, Law Society of BC, Vancouver
Richard Panton — Claims Counsel, Lawyer Indemnity Fund, Law Society of BC, Vancouver
Settlements (2:30 – 3:00)
Gregory J. Tucker, QC — Owen Bird Law Corporation, Vancouver
Concluding Remarks (3:00)
Vanessa C. Gauthier — Lindsay LLP, Vancouver
Richard B. Lindsay, QC — Lindsay LLP, Vancouver
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