How has the exclusion for intentional and criminal acts been interpreted in the context of a house fire?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Raducanu v. Primmum Insurance Company et al., 2020 ONSC 7626 (CanLII):
At this point, I wish to add that I agree with the sentiment of E.M. Morgan J. in Soczek v. Allstate Insurance Co.[14], that the exclusion for intentional and criminal acts in circumstances such as these can be characterized as “unjust and unreasonable.” But unfortunately, the exclusion as written was in effect at the time of the fire.[15]
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