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FSCO lays 84 charges against two Toronto rebab clinics, four people for auto fraud

January 17, 2013 by Canadian Underwriter

The Financial Services Commission of Ontario (FSCO) has laid 84 charges under Ontario’s Insurance Act against two Toronto rehabilitation clinics and four individuals alleged to have submitted false invoices to auto insurers. The clinics were each charged with seven counts of

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New Brunswick court upholds order to produce fire documents for State Farm

January 17, 2013 by Canadian Underwriter

The New Brunswick Court of Appeal recently upheld a lower court decision requiring a fire insurance claimant to produce records for State Farm Fire & Casualty Insurance. The appeal court dismissed an appeal from Karen Bennett of an Oct. 2011

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Ontario appeal board upholds caution issued to IME in auto claim

January 16, 2013 Greg Meckbach, Associate Editor

The Ontario Health Professionals Appeal and Review Board recently confirmed a decision by a committee of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO) to caution an independent medical examiner who made what it called an “inadequate and inaccurate”

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Impaired driving charges up, jail sentences down: StatsCan

January 10, 2013 by Canadian Underwriter

There were more than 90,000 impaired driving incidents in Canada in 2011, about 3,000 more than the previous year, Statistics Canada reported Thursday in an analysis of its latest figures, but fewer of those people charged went to jail.  “The

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Ontario court rules on auto insurance client injured by tripping beside parked car

January 8, 2013 by Canadian Underwriter

An Ontario court recently ruled that an auto policy holder who was injured after tripping over a curb after he parked his car at home is not entitled to benefits under the province’s Statutory Accident Benefits Schedule. Last Friday, Judge

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Ontario appeal court issues ruling on landlord’s responsibility for insurance in oil spill

January 8, 2013 Greg Meckbach, Associate Editor

The Ontario Court of Appeal recently ruled that a landlord can proceed with a lawsuit against a tenant relating to damages arising from the escape of oil from an above ground storage tank, on the grounds that there was no

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Impaired driving charges during holidays up in Ontario, down in B.C.

January 4, 2013 by Canadian Underwriter

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has reported that charges for impaired driving laid as part of its 2012 holiday traffic safety campaign was the highest it has been when compared to the last eight campaigns (since 2005). As part of

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More than 200 impaired drivers charged during Saskatchewan holiday safety blitz

January 4, 2013 by Canadian Underwriter

During a month-long “Operation Overdrive” traffic safety blitz, law and traffic enforcement officers in Saskatchewan checked more than 8,600 vehicles and issued more than 2,400 tickets, more than 200 of which were for impaired driving, Saskatchewan Government Insurance (SGI) said Friday. 

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Auto fraud attempt in Manitoba foiled by police officer’s eye witness account

January 2, 2013 by Canadian Underwriter

A Winnipeg fraudster topped Manitoba Public Insurance’s (MPI) fraud list for 2012, receiving a $1,500 fine and being ordered to pay $60,000 in vehicle damages to the public insurer after pleading guilty to making a false statement under the provincial

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Game Changer

January 1, 2013 Angela Stelmakowich, Editor

Will recommendations contained in the Ontario Automobile Insurance Anti-Fraud Task Force report be a game changer, addressing what has become an increasingly organized and expensive problem? Or could implementation and timing issues threaten to alter the carefully plotted road map for improving the system?

Mark Mason, Partner, Chair, Subrogation & Product Liability Practice Groups, McCague Borlack LLP
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Hot Pursuit

January 1, 2013 Mark Mason and Hillel David, McCague Borlack LLP

Ontario’s appeal court was recently the latest stop for two subrogation claims that began their years-long journeys in Small Claims Court to obtain direction regarding who is responsible for damages caused by leaking hot water tanks – the homeowner (or his property insurer) or the company supplying the tank.

Donna Ford, LL.B., CIP, Freelance Writer
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Transit Connection

January 1, 2013 Donna Ford, LL.B., CIP, Freelance Writer

A recent seminar in Toronto explored a number of issues on the claims front, including no-fault benefits involving public transit vehicles, examination under oath and retroactive attendant care.