A Closer Look at Armbruster v. Nutting
Legal Lessons from Alberta - A Case Study in Personal Injury Claims and Evidence Credibility
Bill 41 received a royal assent, to the delight of insurance companies
Bill 41: The Enhancing Driver Affordability and Care Act received royal assent late last year quickly without debate, to the delight of insurance companies.
Bill 41- Insurance Amendment Act, 2020
“Bill 41” was passed by the Alberta Government and made significant amendments to legislation that will affect personal injury matters. The Government plans to make additional changes to the insurance scheme in the future which will strip Albertans of their right to sue.
Should you give up your right to Right to Sue? Act now.
The insurance industry in Alberta is working on taking away your right to sue, leaving you at the mercy of an insurance company who will decide how much treatment you get and when you are ready to return to work.
Countermeasures We Employ against unreasonable insurers
Throughout our years of experience at Assiff Law Office, we have seen insurers and in particular self -represented entities such as municipalities, who insure negligent municipal workers, use the following tactics to dissuade injured victims from pursuing an action altogether or to try and convince them to settle for far less than what their claim is actually worth.
The Family Protection Endorsement (SEF 44)
The SEF 44 Endorsement provides you, as well as your dependent family members, with excess insurance to cover any damages sustained in a motor vehicle accident in excess of $200,000, up to your own policy limits. In effect, it provides you with coverage up to the maximum of your own policy limits, whatever that may be. If you have the exact same amount of coverage as the other person involved in a collision, the Family Protection Endorsement is not activated.
Time to Turn the Tide: A Case for Injured Plaintiffs
Updates to Prescribed Automobile Insurance Accident Benefits and Minor Injury Forms
The Superintendent recently approved changes to all prescribed Accident Benefit (AB) and Minor Injury (MI) forms applicable to Alberta automobile insurance Accident Benefits (including DTPR) claims and Certified Examinations.
When insurance companies act in bad faith: Punitive damages
The duty of insurance companies should be one of UTMOST good faith or "uberrima fides". In Alberta, insurance companies sometimes employ bad faith tactics in order to delay or avoid paying claimants for their insurance claims. There are a number of different practices that insurance companies may use in bad faith in order to try to deny valid insurance claims. If an insurance company has acted in bad faith, a claimant may sue the company.
Uber and Insurance: The facts
Does insurance cover uber drivers? Find out what your insurance will and won't allow
Winter Tires: What you need to know
Watch out for the Insurance Adjuster
he other party's insurance company will often employ the use of an “insurance adjuster” in order get you to admit fault or part fault. Should they be successful, your claim might be denied or greatly reduced.