The steering committee of the Ontario Auto Insurance Anti-Fraud Task Force has asked its working groups to consider the licensing and regulation of health-care clinics, plug current gaps in regulation (such as the introduction of a regulatory regime for tow…
New Brunswick’s department of justice has posted draft regulations for public consultation that would ban credit scoring in residential property and auto insurance lines. In addition, the draft regulations would not allow insurers to decline to issue, refuse to renew…
B.C.’s new tough drinking and driving law, in effect for a year, has just hit its first roadblock, with a significant section of the law – an automatic 90-day license suspension based on roadside blood alcohol tests of .08 mg…
Massage therapy recommended by a family physician and provided by a registered massage therapist is a benefit for which the Insurance Corporation of B.C. (ICBC) has a legal obligation to pay, the B.C. Court of Appeal has ruled. The appellate…
Savvy claims investigators may want to check the names of lottery winners, having observed Manitoba Public Insurer (MPI) recover on two judgments rendered against a convicted car thief who won $1 million at the end of July 2011.Farrell Lavallee won…
Halifax RCMP have identified and charged four individuals following an investigation of an alleged inter-provincial stolen vehicle/insurance fraud scheme.Police say the complex investigation began after police received a complaint about suspicious activity in 2005. The investigation determined the accused were…
Legal opinions related to Reinsurance Security Agreements (RSAs) may be obtained from inside or outside counsel of a reinsurer or another third party, as opposed to a ceding company’s counsel, according to the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions…
Consolidating a court case concerning income replacement benefits (IRB) with a related arbitration matter on catastrophic injury determination, each of which was filed within their respective limitation periods, cannot result in the consolidated arbitration being statute-barred, the Ontario Superior Court…
Talking on a mobile phone or texting behind the wheel may be the most recent targets of legislative action in Canada, but plenty of other distractions exist for drivers – including eating and drinking behind the wheel, speeding and following…
The Insurance Council of B.C. has banned a general insurance agent’s access to the database of B.C.’s public insurer, the Insurance Corporation of B.C. (ICBC), after the council reviewed allegations that the agent had accessed a third-party’s confidential information without…
York Region police have arrested 14 suspects and laid 145 charges following a three-year investigation into a multi-million dollar fraud ring that allegedly staged auto collisions in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA).Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC)’s vice president of investigative…
Recent settlements in the United States as a result of subprime and credit crisis litigation are averaging $116 million, although only a small number of cases have been settled over the past five years, according to Kevin LaCroix, writing for…