J. J. V Jevco Insurance, 2020 Canlii 87987 (On LAT) - December 2020

On October 7, 2020, the Licence Appeal Tribunal denied Jevco's request for reconsideration from an earlier decision which confirmed that newly acquired vehicles are automatically covered under existing automobile policies for the first fourteen days after purchase.

At issue in this dispute was Jevco's denial of income replacement benefits, visitor expenses, and housekeeping and home maintenance benefits on the basis that the Applicant knew or ought to have known his motorcycle was not insured. The motorcycle crash in question had occurred on the eleventh day after purchase.

McLeish Orlando successfully disputed this denial at first instance by relying on the lower court and appellate decisions in Hunter Estate to say that the motorcycle was insured as a newly acquired vehicle under s. 2.2.1 of the Ontario Automobile Policy.