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Auto insurer sees severe accidents spike on pandemic’s open roads
September 1, 2020 by Jason ContantThis year so far is on track to be the worst year in a decade for serious/catastrophic injuries, government auto insurer Manitoba Public Insurance (MPI) reported Friday. While traffic volumes still remain relatively low due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many…
Board finds insurance reserves regulation “invalid”
December 9, 2019 by Jason ContantManitoba’s Public Utilities Board (PUB) has found a recently enacted insurance reserves regulation to be “invalid.” The Reserves Regulation sets out the manner of determining the amount to be maintained by the Manitoba Public Insurance (MPI) Corporation in its reserves…
How this insurer is using an online game format to reduce teen driver collisions
October 24, 2019 by Jason ContantManitoba Public Insurance (MPI) is using an online game format in an attempt to help reduce collisions among teen drivers. The MPI-developed Driver Z online platform and curriculum is organized on a map that spans six zones. By completing elessons,…
Brokers react to public auto insurer’s online ambitions
October 9, 2019 by Greg MeckbachMotorists in Manitoba should be able to get online insurance services – such as change of address – but brokers should have some involvement in these processes, an official with the province’s brokers’ association told Canadian Underwriter Wednesday. “We are…
Public insurer’s Top 5 fraud cases of 2018
January 9, 2019 by Jason ContantManitoba Public Insurance (MPI) has released its annual Top 5 list of insurance fraud cases for 2018. The list is compiled based on the unique circumstances of each fraud, financial savings to MPI ratepayer and “investigative excellence in unearthing the…
Auto fraud getting worse, insurer says
August 21, 2018 by Greg MeckbachManitoba Public Insurance Corporation (MPI) is reporting an increase in auto insurance fraud, including false claims for income replacement benefits. “Disturbingly, the corporation’s special investigation unit is seeing an increase in fraudulent activity,” the province’s public auto insurer reported Friday.…
Public insurer requests modest rate increase
June 22, 2018 by Jason ContantManitoba Public Insurance (MPI) has requested a 2.2% overall rate increase for the 2019-20 insurance year in its general rate application (GRA), filed with the provincial Public Utilities Board. If approved, the average passenger vehicle owner will pay about $27…
MPI reveals estimated insurance costs of distracted drivers
April 10, 2018 by Jason ContantThe direct insurance costs associated with distracted driving in Manitoba are estimated to be at least $70 million per year, the province’s government auto insurer reported recently. Manitoba Public Insurance (MPI) spokesperson Brian Smiley told Canadian Underwriter that direct insurance costs…
If a car is parked in the forest, is it fraud?
March 20, 2018 by Jason ContantOut of sight, out of mind? That expression could be used to describe a recent Manitoba Public Insurance (MPI) fraud case in which a hunter, deep in the backwoods of the Interlake, was amazed to come across a car in…
Ridesharing company expresses interest in Manitoba following time band controversy
January 23, 2018 by Jason ContantManitoba’s Public Utilities Board (PUB) has not received any appeals to its order relating to a unique “time band” approach to insuring ridesharing in Winnipeg, a PUB spokesperson told Canadian Underwriter on Monday. “My guess is that the applicant [Manitoba…
Provincial board approves new ride-hailing insurance rates
January 16, 2018 The Canadian PressWINNIPEG – Manitoba’s Public Utilities Board has approved new insurance rates for ride-hailing company drivers that businesses such as Uber and Lyft have said will keep them setting up shop in Winnipeg. The board has given approval to a Manitoba…
Uber says no to MPI’s unique approach for insuring ridesharing
January 12, 2018 by David GambrillManitoba Public Insurance (MPI)’s novel “time band” approach for insuring ridesharing companies backfired when Uber took a pass on the model recently. “This product structure differs greatly from insurance models in place across North America (including Ontario, Alberta and Quebec)…