Leilah Edroos of Brown & Partners LLP argued the following issues for Unica Insurance at FSCO over seven days in front of Arbitrator Robinson: a catastrophic impairment determination, and the entitlement to non-earner, housekeeping, attendant care and medical benefits. A special award was also sought.
Limitation Period and Catastrophic Impairment
September 25, 2014 By
Written by Philip Ghosh.
Somerville v State Farm, A12-006767, September 11, 2014, Arbitrator Jeffrey Rogers affirms that the two-year limitation on disputing a refusal to pay housekeeping and home maintenance benefits is not altered by a subsequent finding that an applicant is catastrophically impaired.
FSCO’s Current Approach to CAT
August 7, 2014 By
Written by Harry P. Brown and Peter Pietraszek.
Director’s Delegate Blackman’s decision in State Farm and P.B. et al., P13-00036 and P13-00037, July 30, 2014, is particularly valuable to insurers as it outlines the current approach FSCO is taking in their CAT assessments.
