Insurance Law Conference 2015


Course Date: September 11, 2015

Introduction

Recent Judicial Focus on the Scope and Use of Expert Testimony

  • limits on counsel in retaining and instructing experts for litigation purposes
  • assessing your experts and their duties
  • dealing with “bias” and exploring its judicial definition and application in practice

The Honourable Mr. Justice Patrice Abrioux — Supreme Court of BC, Vancouver
Dennis C. Quinlan, QC — QA Law, Vancouver

Getting a LEG up: Recent Developments with the Faulty Design and Workmanship Exclusion

  • current developments in the interpretation and application of the exclusion
  • Ledcor v. Northbridge Insurance et al (Alberta)
  • PCL Constructors v. Allianz Global Risks et al (Ontario)
  • Acciona v. Allianz Global Risks et al (British Columbia)

Greg J. Tucker — Owen Bird Law Corporation, Vancouver

Networking Break

Best “Frenemies” Forever: Exploring the Complex Relationship between Primary and Excess Insurers

  • issues that arise between primary and excess insurers
  • defining what is primary and what is excess
  • the duty and right to defend
  • how to avoid a subrogated bad faith claim

Sandra L. Kovacs — Lindsay LLP, Vancouver

Leaps of Faith and Bounds of Logic: Understanding the Science Behind Civil Litigation Outcomes

  • what neuroscience and psychology are teaching us about decision making
  • decisions in court and in settlement negotiations
  • judges and lawyers don’t know how their cases are being decided
  • differences between judges and juries
  • the intuitive override model of judicial decision making
  • subconscious persuasion: uses and abuses

Professor Craig E. Jones, QCThompson Rivers University, Kamloops

Networking Lunch

Future Risks/Future Wordings: Commercial Liability and Property Insurance in the Next Decade

  • overview of issues and trends that may impact underwriters, claims personnel, and legal advisors
  • globalization of risk and the impact on Canadian policies
  • globalization and cyber risks—what is happening locally and internationally
  • global weather—global supply chains and contingent property coverage

Mark G. Lichty — Blaney McMurtry LLP, Toronto

Problems and Pitfalls in Representing an Insurer in Coverage Claims

  • nature and extent of document discovery in the electronic world
  • oral discovery limits and restrictions
  • use of secondary materials and expert evidence to prove “intent”

Todd Davies — Alexander Holburn Beaudin + Lang LLP, Vancouver

Networking Break

Insurance Practice Panel

  • what do insurers want from their counsel in the future?
  • what can counsel provide insurers in the future?
  • will the future expectations be workable and compatible?

Moderator: Richard B. Lindsay, QC — Lindsay LLP, Vancouver
Peter AumonierSenior VP Claims, Northbridge Financial Corporation, Toronto
Shelley BraunIntact Insurance Company, Vancouver
Mark G. Lichty — Blaney McMurtry LLP, Toronto


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