Can an insurer be held liable for aggravated and punitive damages?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Andreychuk v. RBC Life Insurance Company, 2008 BCSC 286 (CanLII):
There is nothing in the conduct of the insurer that could possibly meet the tests for aggravated and punitive damages set out in Whiten v. Pilot Insurance Co.
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