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Legal
IBC, brokers pleased auto insurance bill passes in Ontario
November 20, 2014 by Canadian UnderwriterThe Insurance Bureau of Canada said Thursday it welcomed the news that the Ontario legislature has passed Bill 15, the Fighting Fraud and Reducing Automobile Insurance Rates Act. “It’s a great step and strikes a blow at those in the…
Ontario passes bill to cut auto insurance rates an average of 15%
November 20, 2014 Keith Leslie, THE CANADIAN PRESSTORONTO – The Ontario legislature passed a bill Thursday aimed at reducing car insurance premiums an average of 15 per cent by next August from where they were in the summer of 2013. The government said rates have fallen about…
Texting while driving numbers steady since 2009, State Farm reports
November 18, 2014 by Canadian UnderwriterThe percentage of people who admit to texting while driving has remained stable over the past six years, according to research from State Farm in the U.S. In 2009, 31% of respondents to the State Farm-commissioned poll indicated that they…
Toronto towing firm charged with fraud after insurer investigation
November 18, 2014 by Canadian UnderwriterThe owner and operator of a Toronto towing firm is facing several fraud-related charges after an investigation was prompted by Aviva Canada. Jainauth Sounauth, 53, of Kam’s Towing & Recovery has been charged with False Pretence, Forgery, Uttering a Forged…
Self-driving cars ‘a dangerous idea,’ say 65% of American drivers surveyed
November 17, 2014 by Canadian UnderwriterNearly two-thirds of drivers surveyed believe self-driving cars “are a dangerous idea,” while 61% are “likely to consider” safety features — such as parking assist and collision avoidance systems — on their next vehicle purchase, AutoTrader.com reported Monday. Atlanta-based Autotrader.com,…
Alberta PCs pass resolutions calling for toll roads and railway ferries
November 17, 2014 Bill Graveland, THE CANADIAN PRESSBANFF, Alta. – Delegates at the Alberta Progressive Conservative convention have endorsed toll roads, railway ferries and rules for drivers who use medical marijuana. The resolutions passed at the weekend convention could form some of the policy planks for the…
Principles to protect motorists’ privacy unite carmakers in an era of computerized cars
November 14, 2014 Joan Lowy, THE ASSOCIATED PRESSWASHINGTON – Nineteen automakers accounting for most of the passenger cars and trucks sold in the U.S. have signed onto a set of principles they say will protect motorists’ privacy in an era when computerized cars pass along more information…
Towing firms propose changes to Ontario auto insurance fraud bill
November 13, 2014 by Canadian UnderwriterThe Ontario government is currently working on an omnibus bill intended to reduce auto insurance claims costs, but an executive from one insurer warns of “unintended consequences” if tow trucks are defined as commercial vehicles under provincial law while a…
SGI seeks public feedback on possible auto injury program changes
November 13, 2014 by Canadian UnderwriterSaskatchewan Government Insruance is asking the public to share their views on the province’s auto injury program. Earlier this year, SGI began a review of auto injury coverage by consulting with current and former auto injury customers and key stakeholders…
Judge rules Alberta can be sued over fracking allegations, province may appeal
November 12, 2014 THE CANADIAN PRESSROSEBUD, Alta. – A judge has ruled an Alberta woman who says her well is so contaminated with methane that the water can be set on fire can sue the province over hydraulic fracturing on her property. Jessica Ernst filed…
Date set for appeal in Newfoundland class action lawsuit over moose crashes
November 12, 2014 THE CANADIAN PRESSST. JOHN’S, N.L. – A Newfoundland lawyer is moving ahead with an appeal of a provincial Supreme Court decision that dismissed a class-action lawsuit over moose-vehicle crashes. Ches Crosbie says he will appear Jan. 21 before a three-member panel of…
Italian appeals court deliberating fate of 7 experts found guilty of failing to warn of quake
November 10, 2014 THE ASSOCIATED PRESSL’AQUILA, Italy – An appeals court is deliberating the fate of seven experts who were found guilty of failing to adequately warn residents of the risk before an earthquake struck central Italy in 2009, killing more than 300 people. The…