Complementary and primary coverage and implications for costs and settlement

By Ashley Peacock ( April 5, 2018, 8:52 AM EDT) -- If coverage is complementary and not overlapping, does the insurer provide primary or excess coverage? What then are the insurer’s obligations regarding contribution to defence costs and settlement? The Ontario Superior Court in Aviva Insurance Company v. Intact Insurance Company 2018 ONSC 238 was faced with the foregoing questions....