What is the threshold for establishing that a claim is covered by a policy?
New Brunswick, Canada
The following excerpt is from Ultimate Windows Doors v. Aviva Insurance Company of Canada, 2014 NBQB 159 (CanLII):
As the Court of Appeal says in Co-Operators v. Conservation Council, supra, the threshold for establishing that the claim is covered is a low one. The court need only be satisfied that there is a mere possibility that it is covered by the policy.
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