Leaky home heating fuel may not be covered by home insurance.

Insured's claim for loss occasioned by leak of home heating fuel was excluded by terms of standard pollution exclusion clause.

Courbould V. BCAA Insurance Corp., [2010] B.C.J. No. 2125, November 1, 2010, British Columbia Supreme Court, J.S. Sigurdson J.

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Failure to disclose a wood stove may void home insurance

Insureds denied coverage following fire loss for failure to disclose the existence of a wood-burning furnace to the insurer.

Jackson v. Canadian Northern Shield Insurance Co., [2010] B.C.J. No. 2113, October 29, 2010, British Columbia Supreme Court, T.R. Brooke J.

 

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