Van Huizen v. Trisura Guarantee Insurance Company

JurisdictionOntario
CourtCourt of Appeal (Ontario)
JudgeHoy A.C.J.O., van Rensburg and Roberts JJ.A.
Citation2020 ONCA 222
Date18 March 2020
Docket NumberC66699

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5 practice notes
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (March 30 – April 3, 2020)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • April 15, 2020
    ...of Defence, Defence Costs, Family Insurance Corp. v. Lombard Canada Ltd., 2002 SCC 48, Van Huizen v. Trisura Guarantee Insurance Company, 2020 ONCA 222, Hanis v. Teevan, 2008 ONCA 678, Progressive Homes Ltd. v. Lombard General Insurance Co. of Canada, 2010 SCC 33, Monenco Ltd. v. Commonweal......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (March 16 – March 20, 2020)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • April 1, 2020
    ...Insurance Co., 2106 SCC 37, Tercon Contractors Ltd. v. British Columbia, 2010 SCC 4 Van Huizen v. Trisura Guarantee Insurance Company, 2020 ONCA 222 Keywords: Contracts, Interpretation, Standard of Review, Insurance, Coverage, Duty to Defend, Torts, Professional Negligence, Appraisers, Civi......
  • Truong et al v. Jeweler's Mutual Insurance Company
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • July 5, 2023
    ...policy and an insurance contract were discussed in the Court of Appeal decision in Van Huizen v. Trisura Guarantee Insurance Company, 2020 ONCA 222, at paras. [85] In its decision in Van Huizen, the Court of Appeal made several important statements as to the nature of insurance contracts in......
  • Markham (City) v. AIG Insurance Company of Canada
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Ontario)
    • March 31, 2020
    ...Corp. v. Lombard Canada Ltd., 2002 SCC 48, [2002] 2 S.C.R. 695, at paras. 16-18 and Van Huizen v. Trisura Guarantee Insurance Company, 2020 ONCA 222. [45] The language of the policy is construed in accordance with the usual rules of construction rather than inferred "expectations" not appar......
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5 cases
  • Trebell v. Canada Life Assurance Company
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Ontario)
    • July 3, 2026
    ...to essential terms of the contract before the contract arises. As this court noted in Van Huizen v. Trisura Guarantee Insurance Company, 2020 ONCA 222, 149 O.R. (3d) 589, for an insurance contract to form, “[t]here must be … agreement on all material terms, including … the nature and durati......
  • Trebell v Canada Life Assurance Company
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Ontario)
    • July 3, 2026
    ...to essential terms of the contract before the contract arises. As this court noted in Van Huizen v. Trisura Guarantee Insurance Company, 2020 ONCA 222, 149 O.R. (3d) 589, for an insurance contract to form, “[t]here must be … agreement on all material terms, including … the nature and durati......
  • Markham (City) v. AIG Insurance Company of Canada
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Ontario)
    • March 31, 2020
    ...Corp. v. Lombard Canada Ltd., 2002 SCC 48, [2002] 2 S.C.R. 695, at paras. 16-18 and Van Huizen v. Trisura Guarantee Insurance Company, 2020 ONCA 222. [45] The language of the policy is construed in accordance with the usual rules of construction rather than inferred "expectations" not appar......
  • Truong et al v. Jeweler's Mutual Insurance Company
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • July 5, 2023
    ...policy and an insurance contract were discussed in the Court of Appeal decision in Van Huizen v. Trisura Guarantee Insurance Company, 2020 ONCA 222, at paras. [85] In its decision in Van Huizen, the Court of Appeal made several important statements as to the nature of insurance contracts in......
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3 firm's commentaries
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (March 30 – April 3, 2020)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • April 15, 2020
    ...of Defence, Defence Costs, Family Insurance Corp. v. Lombard Canada Ltd., 2002 SCC 48, Van Huizen v. Trisura Guarantee Insurance Company, 2020 ONCA 222, Hanis v. Teevan, 2008 ONCA 678, Progressive Homes Ltd. v. Lombard General Insurance Co. of Canada, 2010 SCC 33, Monenco Ltd. v. Commonweal......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (March 16 – March 20, 2020)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • April 1, 2020
    ...Insurance Co., 2106 SCC 37, Tercon Contractors Ltd. v. British Columbia, 2010 SCC 4 Van Huizen v. Trisura Guarantee Insurance Company, 2020 ONCA 222 Keywords: Contracts, Interpretation, Standard of Review, Insurance, Coverage, Duty to Defend, Torts, Professional Negligence, Appraisers, Civi......
  • What's The Difference? An Insurance Policy Versus An Insurance Contract For A Group Insurance Program
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • August 18, 2020
    ...Court of Appeal's decision in Van Huizen v. Trisura Guarantee Insurance Company, 2020 ONCA 222 underscores the distinction between an insurance policy and an insurance contract; particularly the importance this difference has in determining whether an insurer's duty to defend is engaged for......