War risks: war, undeclared war and military or usurped power

In The Estate of Arbabbahrami v MSH International (Canada) Ltd 2022 ONSC 5723 Robert Centa J in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice considered whether the downing of an aircraft by Iranian missiles was within the scope of a war risks exclusion in a life and accident policy. The court's conclusion was that the incident was not a hostile one and that there should be recovery.

Arbabbahrami : the facts