The Ontario Accident Benefit schedule will be reduced as of June 1, 2016 and claimants who are older than 65 will be negatively impacted.
The Older Claimant
By Audrey Miller •
September 10, 2015
Category: Insurance
Total 27 Posts
Grandfathered Agreements
By Derek de Gannes •
August 26, 2011
My most recent blogs have explored the possible use of life insurance to completely eliminate the capital gain on death (assuming that sufficient insurance was in place) provided certain stop-loss rules do not apply. Not all was lost because, “grandfathered” agreements could prevent the application of the stop-loss rules.
Grandfathered insurance policies
By Derek de Gannes •
August 18, 2011
When the stop-loss rules were enacted, they contained grandfathering provisions that provided relief on dispositions of shares pursuant to “grandfathered agreements” or related to “grandfathered insurance policies.”
Private company shares and life insurance
By Derek de Gannes •
August 10, 2011
It is not unusual to see a corporate beneficiary of a life insurance policy collect the insurance on the death of the insured shareholder. Depending on the circumstances, there are creative ways to use the insurance to benefit such persons as the deceased’s estate or other shareholders of the company.
Madness, Murder and Insurance
By Angelique Moss •
June 28, 2011
Can a person convicted of murder but found to have been not criminally responsible benefit from the proceeds of an insurance policy held by the deceased?
The Beautiful And Damned (with apologies to F. Scott Fitzgerald)
By Justin de Vries •
April 1, 2011
The breakdown of a marriage or common law relationship can raise a host of complex legal issues both for the living and the dead. One issue that seems to crop up again and again is life insurance proceeds and who should benefit.
Insurance Arrangements in your Estate Plan
By Derek de Gannes •
September 14, 2010
Consider the role of insurance in meeting your overall estate plan objective.