Arch Insurance facing class action lawsuit

A class-action lawsuit has been launched against Arch Insurance as the company has refused to pay out travel insurance claims.

As the pandemic forced many Canadian families to cancel trips, reimbursements or compensation were expected to be paid for those who had already spent thousands.

Sivan Tumarkin, a partner and disability lawyer at Samfiru Tumarkin LLP who represents the families spoke with Newstalk 1010 to discuss the ongoing suit. “These families and students across the country are essentially left in the middle, in limbo since March, not having gotten a cent,” Tumarkin states.

“The lawsuit only targets the insurance company, which Tumarkin says, “under the policies, it’s quite clear, if the school boards or the schools cancel those trips because of risk of harm…you have to reimburse these families and they haven’t done that.”

Tumarkin believes more families will be issuing claims acros the country.