The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have reported two fatalities over the Victoria Day long weekend, one involving a pedestrian and a distracted driver. A 79-year-old woman was killed after being struck by a driver who was reportedly using a handheld…
While nearly two thirds of Canadian organizations included in a recent survey say they’re prepared to handle “insider threats,” only about one in seven have a specific internal definition of what those threats could be, according to a report from…
Prospective insurance clients are becoming more sophisticated, carriers and brokers need to provide full disclosure to their clients and one misstep can ruin your brand, suggests Bob Dempsey, president and chief operating officer of the Guarantee Company of North America.…
Claims costs related to dog bites are on the rise, accounting for a third of homeowners insurance liability claim dollars paid out in 2012, costing more than $489 million, according to the Insurance Information Institute in the United States. The…
An independent federal agency in the United States has issued recommendations for the country to help eliminate impaired driving, including reducing state blood alcohol content levels. On Tuesday, all five members of the National Transportation Safety Board unanimously voted on…
The Ontario Court of Appeal last week upheld an environmental cleanup order made by provincial officials against a city in 2009 resulting from a spill of furnace oil from a residence whose owners had reached the limits of their insurance…
The Ontario Court of Appeal last week ruled against Economical Insurance in finding that a woman injured 20 years ago as a child in an uninsured vehicle owned by and driven by her father is entitled to benefit from her…
It is imperative that a company has a social media policy to reference when conducting investigations, stresses Constable Richard Gadreau, social media officer with the Niagara Regional Police Service. More than one-third of insurance companies who use social media in…
The Ontario Progressive Conservative Party plans to hold a round table on auto insurance May 13 in Brampton, with the intent of discussing the party’s proposals to reform policy. When the minority Liberal government released its budget May 2, it…
The Manitoba government has proposed amendments to the province’s Highway Traffic Act that would require stricter seatbelt use. Under the proposed amendments, each passenger in a vehicle would be required to occupy a seat and use the seatbelt provided. Passengers…
The Ontario Court of Appeal ruled Tuesday against the City of Hamilton over its refusal to participate in mediation for an auto injury claim. The appeal court overturned one of the findings of a decision by the Ontario Superior Court…
Many fatal auto collisions in the United States involve cell phone use, but many of those aren’t included in a national database as crashes involving cell phones, according to a new research report from the National Safety Council (NSC). For…