
Reinforcing Certainty: The Court of Appeal Limits Arbitrator Discretion for Insurers under Ontario’s SABs regime
By Gary Cerriku and Douglas Treilhard In Echelon General Insurance Company v. Unifund Assurance, 2025 ONCA 324 (Echelon), the Ontario Court of Appeal clarified the proper interpretation of the regulation that governs disputes between automobile insurers over which insurer must pay Statutory Accident Benefits (“SABs”). Arbitrators adjudicating disputes under Regulation 283/95 (“Regulation 283”) of the … Continued