Insurance Law Conference 2013

Online rebroadcast:
"Jump Start on CPD": Monday, March 24, 2014; Time: 9:00 am – 4:00 pm

(Original course: Thursday, September 12, 2013)

Who should attend: All in the insurance industry: plaintiff's counsel, defence counsel, claims managers, senior claims executives, arbitrators, mediators, underwriters, and insurance adjusters.

Learning level: All levels

The must-attend event for lawyers and insurance industry professionals!
This conference is CLEBC’s annual event for insurance counsel and their insurance industry counterparts. As with past conferences, the program will cover important case developments, critical practice issues, and notable industry trends.  And as in previous years, the program will feature valuable practice tips for the conduct and management of insurance files. This conference is a must-attend event for plaintiff and defence counsel and insurance industry professionals who want to stay on top of developments in insurance law.

At this course you will learn about...

• important developments in insurance case law
• high level practice skills relating to professionalism in insurance litigation
• substantive insurance topics: bad faith litigation, construction insurance, liability for acts of children, UMP claims, additional insured, extrinsic evidence, and allocation of insurance monies

Law Society of BC CPD Hours: 6 hours (a minimum of 1 hour will involve aspects of professional responsibility and ethics, client care and relations, and/or practice management)

Course Chair
Richard B. Lindsay, QC — Lindsay LLP, Vancouver

Pricing
"Jump Start on CPD" Rebroadcast:
EARLY BIRD (Register by Monday, February 24, 2014): $405
After Monday, February 24, 2014: $450

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Registration includes an electronic version of the course materials.

CLEBC Program Lawyer
Raymond Lee
rlee@cle.bc.ca

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Course Chair
Richard B. Lindsay, QC — Lindsay LLP, Vancouver

Faculty 
Shelley Braun — Intact Insurance Company, Vancouver
Neil C. Carfra — Carfra & Lawton, Victoria
Gordon G. Hilliker, QC — Barrister and Solicitor, Belcarra
Mark R.S. Hufton — Lindsay LLP, Vancouver
Kate A. Jenkins — Bilkey Law LLP, Kamloops
Judith P. Kennedy — Alexander Holburn Beaudin + Lang LLP, Vancouver
Nigel P. Kent — Clark Wilson LLP, Vancouver
Julie K. Lamb — Guild Yule LLP, Vancouver
Richard B. Lindsay, QC — Lindsay LLP, Vancouver
David L. Miachika, PEng — Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, Vancouver
John M. Moshonas — Whitelaw Twining Law Corporation, Vancouver
Christine L. Stewart — Lindsay LLP, Vancouver
Donald W. Yule, QC — Guild Yule LLP, Vancouver

Welcome and Introduction

Richard B. Lindsay, QC — Lindsay LLP, Vancouver

Insurance Case Law

• an update of key decisions 2012/2013
• current coverage: cases of note
• cases decided and waiting to be decided

Shelley Braun — Intact Insurance Company, Vancouver
Kate A. Jenkins — Bilkey Law LLP, Kamloops
Julie K. Lamb — Guild Yule LLP, Vancouver

Extrinsic Evidence and the Coverage Case

• the rule and its exceptions
• the importance of pleadings

John M. Moshonas — Whitelaw Twining Law Corporation, Vancouver 

Networking Break

Ethics and Tactics in Bad Faith Litigation

• dealing with the tripartite relationship
• document production and discovery issues
• problems with privilege

Gordon G. Hilliker, QC — Barrister and Solicitor, Belcarra
Nigel P. Kent — Clark Wilson LLP, Vancouver

Recent Developments in Allocation of Insurance Money Among Competing Claims and in the Face of Impending Policy Limits

• beware the different public policy concerns between motor vehicle and non-motor vehicle claims
• the “early bird” gets the insurance money in non-motor vehicle claims involving multiple parties
• risks of long tail exposures and insufficient quantum analysis in motor vehicle claims

Neil C. Carfra — Carfra & Lawton, Victoria

Networking Lunch

Liability for the Acts of Children

• potential coverage concerns
• role of parents and policy response
• when and at what age is the child responsible

Mark R.S. Hufton — Lindsay LLP, Vancouver
Christine L. Stewart — Lindsay LLP, Vancouver

Arbitrating the UMP Claim

• when?
• why?
• how?
• deductible amount issues
• finding UMP decisions

Donald W. Yule, QC — Guild Yule LLP, Vancouver

Networking Break

Additional Insured

• distinction: additional insured vs. named insured
• scope of coverage afforded
• “liability arising out of" named insured’s “operations”
  • what is causal nexus?
  • scope of operations?

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

A Primer on Construction Insurance Law

• the ins and outs of the construction insurance matrix
• what is covered; what isn’t covered
• novel exclusions and current issues

David L. Miachika, PEng — Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, Vancouver                                                  

Concluding Remarks

Richard B. Lindsay, QC — Lindsay LLP, Vancouver