$15,000 for Mental Distress and Total Disability Defined
This 36 year old injury claimant sought an order requiring Empire Life Insurance Company to pay her long-term disability benefits as the insurance company refused to pay the disability benefits (Tanious v. The Empire Life Insurance Company,2016 BCSC 110). The retroactive value of the claim was no more than $60,000, after making appropriate deductions for taxes and CPP…