What is the impact of delay in determining a claim against an employee benefit company?
Alberta, Canada
The following excerpt is from Stabilized Water of Canada Inc v Better Business Bureau of Southern Alberta, 2017 ABQB 736 (CanLII):
The longer the delay, the stronger the presumption and the more difficult it is to rebut. Cooke v. Calgary Civic Employees Benefit Society, 2003 AJ No. 1725 at para 29.
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