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Legislation / Regulation
Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada to fund project on connected cars code of practice
March 30, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterThe Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada will soon be funding an arms-length project to develop a code of practice for connected cars, weighing a balance between information flow and privacy protection. “The benefits available to Canadians through the…
Manitoba government launches review of two pieces of privacy legislation
March 29, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterThe Government of Manitoba announced on Wednesday that it is reviewing two pieces of privacy legislation: the Personal Health Information Act (PHIA) and the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA). The government is inviting residents to provide…
Supreme Court of Canada bars lawsuits against hospital, police by auto accident victims compensated by SAAQ
March 27, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterAn auto accident victim who is compensated by Quebec’s public automobile insurance plan cannot sue a third party for an “aggravated” or “separate” aspect of the injury, provided there is a “plausible, logical and sufficiently close link” between the accident…
Saskatchewan government announces steps to improve pipeline regulations following 2016 Husky spill
March 27, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterThe government of Saskatchewan has announced steps to improve pipeline regulations after the completion of its investigation into last July’s Husky pipeline oil spill. Energy and Resources Minister Dustin Duncan announced last week that the Ministry of the Economy had…
TSB reiterates recommendation to require all fishing vessels have anti-exposure worksuits or survival suits
March 24, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterThe federal agency responsible for investigating boating accidents reiterated this week a warning that many small fishing vessels are permitted to operate in cold waters without anti-exposure worksuits or survival suits. In March, 2016, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada…
Present Canadian approach to wildland/urban interface fires requires “radical and sweeping strategic shift”: ICLR
March 23, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterThe present Canadian approach to wildland/urban interface fires requires a “radical and sweeping strategic shift,” the Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction (ICLR) said in a newly released report into the Fort McMurray wildfire. The final report was titled Why some…
Ottawa plans to eliminate tax exemption for farm property insurers, amend anti-money laundering laws
March 23, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterThe federal government said Wednesday it is proposing to eliminate a tax exemption introduced in 1954 for insurance carriers providing property insurance for farming and fishing properties. In its budget document, the ruling Liberals suggested they want to give the…
BHSI launches professional liability, network security and privacy policy in Canada
March 21, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterBerkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) has introduced a product designed to address the needs of a variety of enterprises, from systems integrators to telecommunications providers to IT staffing firms. The Professional First Professional Liability and Network Security & Privacy Policy,…
Government of Manitoba announces legislation to reduce red tape imposed on businesses, industry and local governments
March 20, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterThe Government of Manitoba has announced proposed legislation that would reduce outdated, contradictory, complicated or ineffective regulatory requirements imposed on businesses, industry and local governments, provincial Finance Minister Cameron Friesen said last week. Friesen said in a statement that the…
Uber self-driving cars are coming back to California roads
March 10, 2017 The Associated PressSACRAMENTO, Calif. – Uber’s self-driving cars will return to California’s streets, though the ride-hailing company doesn’t immediately plan to pick up passengers. Uber received a permit Wednesday to test two Volvo SUVs on public roads, the California Department of Motor…
Ontario private member’s bill proposes 15% cap on personal injury lawyers’ contingency fees
March 10, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterA bill tabled Wednesday in the Ontario legislature, by a backbench Liberal MPP, would limit lawyers’ contingency fees in the province, for personal injury claims, to 15%. If passed into law, Bill 103 would stipulate that “contingency fees be capped…
Ridesharing anticipated in B.C. by “end of 2017,” province unveils measures to help taxi industry modernize
March 8, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterThe government of British Columbia announced on Tuesday a series of improvements for the taxi industry in anticipation of “ride-sharing services coming to British Columbia by the holiday season at the end of 2017,” including improving certain insurance products, potentially…