Insurance Law Conference 2020


Course Date: October 29, 2020

Full Course Materials
Total: 5h 8min
Total Ethics: 45min

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 caseupdate 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. BraunDirector 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