Does a judge properly consider whether a temporary insurance contract exists?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Khosah v. Canada Life Assurance Company, 2013 BCCA 25 (CanLII):

As coverage was terminated, the judge properly considered whether a new contract of temporary insurance came into existence: see Paul v. CUMIS Life Insurance Company, 2012 BCCA 35 at paras. 11, 17, 29 B.C.L.R. (5th) 225.

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