Insurance Law Conference 2021


Course Date: October 26, 2021

Full Course Materials
Total: 5h 18min
Total Ethics: 1h
Course Agenda ▼

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

Richard B. Lindsay, QC — Cornish Margolis Boyd, Vancouver
Gregory J. Tucker, QC — Owen Bird Law Corporation, Vancouver

Cyber Claims Update—Trends and Snares (9:05 – 10:05)

  • property damage and BI
  • litigation, class actions, sanctions, and multi-jurisdiction regulatory considerations 

Jeffrey Cornwell — Head of Forensic Accounting, Charles Taylor Adjusting, Encinitas, CA
Jane Dando — Specialist Adjuster - Financial Lines, Charles Taylor Adjusting, Dubai Br.
Michael Guy — Managing Director - Canada, Charles Taylor Adjusting, Toronto
Jay Jeworski — Senior Loss Adjuster, Charles Taylor Adjusting, Calgary

BREAK (10:05 – 10:15)

COVID–19 and Business Interruption Insurance—An Update (10:15 – 11:05)

  • FCA and London calling
  • Canada v. US developments

Terri Adams — Director, Specialist Adjusting, Charles Taylor Adjusting, London, England
Andrew N. Epstein — Lindsay LLP, Vancouver
Professor Erik S. Knutsen — Queen’s University, Faculty of Law, Kingston, ON

BREAK (11:05 – 11:15)

Causation in Insurance Claims (11:15 – 12:05)

  • how insurance causation is different than tort causation
  • concurrent causation in insurance
  • how to analyze a property or liability claim for causation issues

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

LUNCH BREAK (12:05 – 12:30)

The Duty to Defend (12:30 – 1:20)

  • review of the duty
  • case developments

Neil R. MacLean — Guild Yule LLP , Vancouver

BREAK (1:20 – 1:30)

ICBC and the Coming Motor Vehicle Insurance Re-Set (1:30 – 2:20)

  • the Ontario experience
  • lessons for BC counsel 

Moderator: Alison Hopkins — Sound Law LLP, Squamish
Elizabeth Harris — Morelli Chertkow LLP, Kamloops
Philippa G. Samworth — Dutton Brock LLP, Toronto

BREAK (2:20 – 2:30)

Who's on First?—Navigating Additional Insured (2:30 – 3:20)

  • the issues
  • what you need to pay attention to

Judith P. Kennedy — Alexander Holburn Beaudin + Lang LLP, Vancouver

Closing Remarks (3:20 – 3:30)

Richard B. Lindsay, QC — Cornish Margolis Boyd, Vancouver
Gregory J. Tucker, QC — Owen Bird Law Corporation, Vancouver