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Newline Canada Insurance Limited v. Fiera Private Debt Fund III LP, 2026 NSCA 71 (CanLII), is a Canadian decision from Nova Scotia Court of Appeal dated 2026-10-02. Binder Insurance has verified the case metadata but has not yet reviewed the full reasons.

Nova Scotia Court of Appeal · 2026 NSCA 71 (CanLII)

Motta v Definity Insurance Company, 2026 CanLII 103257 (ON LAT), is a Canadian decision from Ontario Licence Appeal Tribunal dated 2026-09-28. Binder Insurance has verified the case metadata but has not yet reviewed the full reasons.

Ontario Licence Appeal Tribunal · 2026 CanLII 103257 (ON LAT)

Luo v Aviva General Insurance Company, 2026 CanLII 103259 (ON LAT), is a Canadian decision from Ontario Licence Appeal Tribunal dated 2026-09-28. Binder Insurance has verified the case metadata but has not yet reviewed the full reasons.

Ontario Licence Appeal Tribunal · 2026 CanLII 103259 (ON LAT)

Phillips v Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Company of Canada, 2026 CanLII 103284 (ON LAT), is a Canadian decision from Ontario Licence Appeal Tribunal dated 2026-09-28. Binder Insurance has verified the case metadata but has not yet reviewed the full reasons.

Ontario Licence Appeal Tribunal · 2026 CanLII 103284 (ON LAT)

Sanghera v The Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company, 2026 BCSC 1828 (CanLII), is a Canadian decision from Supreme Court of British Columbia dated 2026-09-25. Binder Insurance has verified the case metadata but has not yet reviewed the full reasons.

Supreme Court of British Columbia · 2026 BCSC 1828 (CanLII)

British Columbia’s Court of Appeal dismissed an insureds’ appeal where an undisclosed marihuana grow operation had been found to be a material change in risk. The materiality and nondisclosure findings were not challenged on appeal and were enough to resolve the coverage dispute.

Ontario’s Court of Appeal held that a mandatory mortgage broker fraud endorsement covered client money misappropriated while it was held in trust for a proposed mortgage transaction. The regulatory purpose of the required insurance mattered to how the policy was read.

Nova Scotia has amended the mandatory conditions that form part of automobile insurance contracts. One amendment took effect September 22, 2026 and another is scheduled for January 1, 2027.

FSRA has closed consultation on its 2026 draft Ontario Private Passenger Vehicles Annual Review. The draft assembles industry cost and trend data used to inform future private passenger auto rate filing reviews.

BCFSA is consulting on a new framework for reviewing regulatory fees across the sectors it oversees, including insurance. The proposal would add annual cost based reviews and broader reviews at least every five years.

Alberta changed the order of payment for government sponsored drug and supplemental health benefits on October 1, 2026. Where private or employer sponsored coverage exists, that coverage now pays first and provincial programs remain the safety net.

Federally regulated insurers now have the final OSFI return templates that will apply as IFRS 18 comes into force for reporting periods beginning in 2027.

Saskatchewan will increase basic Auto Fund rates by 3.75% overall on June 1, 2027, while continuing to rebalance rates by vehicle class as claim costs and inflation pressure the public insurer’s finances.

NWT residents without medical travel coverage through another public program, an employer plan or private insurance must now enrol in Extended Health Benefits before accessing territorial medical travel support. The underlying level of support has not changed.

Quebec’s financial regulator says a follow up inspection of Matcha Assurance found that earlier deficiencies had not all been corrected and that new breaches had appeared. The resulting settlement included financial penalties, leadership restrictions and the firm’s planned withdrawal of registration.