Can an insurer add an additional insurer to an insurance proceeding where the insurer was not aware of the potential claim for a period of years?
Nova Scotia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Morrisey v. Bulmer, 2020 NSSC 294 (CanLII):
In Barry v. HRM, supra, the insurer knew nothing about the potential claim for a period of years prior to the attempt to have the insurer added to the proceeding. The company had no awareness of the claim and no opportunity to investigate.
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