By Samantha Ip and Erin Barnes ( August 8, 2019, 8:41 AM EDT) -- While there have been a handful of cases involving alleged bad faith conduct since the Sidhu v. The Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Co. 2011 BCSC 1117 and McDonald v. The Insurance Corp. of British Columbia 2012 BCSC 283 decisions, particularly within the context of disability insurance, awards for punitive damages in bad faith claims have decreased in both quantum and frequency over the 17 years since the Whiten v. Pilot Insurance Co. 2002 SCC 18 award for $1 million....