Bad Faith by Accident Benefits Insurer?
On July 19, 2019, the Ontario Court of Appeal released Stegenga v Economical Mutual Insurance Company 201 ONCA 615). The central question on appeal concerned the jurisdiction of the Licence Appeal Tribunal to hear a bad faith claim against Economical for its handling of the plaintiff, Morgan Stegenga’s accident benefits claim under the Statutory Accident Benefits Schedule [SABS] in light of the 2016 amendments to the SABS.