Bill 18: Are Renters Covered for Vicarious Liability?

From: Canadian Underwriter | Date: May 1, 2006| Author: | Copyright information

New legislation may introduce a new exposure for vehicle renters

The author is grateful to Randy Bundus and Lee Samisfor explaining all these changes slowly and with small words.

Many people in Ontario were surprised to learn about the record-breaking, CD$13-million settlement reportedly paid in Dec. 2004 to May Browne, who was paralyzed while an occupant in a single-car accident in 1997. They were even more surprised to learn the insurer for the negligent driver, who had leased the car under a long-term lease agreement, did not pay for a majority of the award. Instead, the insurer of the ...

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