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Kilometres driven: TD’s non-UBI approach
April 20, 2022 by David GambrillWhile many insurers tout usage-based insurance as the most accurate way to rate kilometres driven, TD Insurance is offering a new twist on an old ratings variable. To offer consumers choice, and a more accurate assessment of their driving risk,…
How to lie to your auto insurer and not repay your benefits
April 11, 2022 by David GambrillA claimant who lied to TD Insurance about an acquaintance being present with her in a car crash so that her acquaintance could collect accident benefits does not have to repay her own benefits because of the misrepresentation, Ontario’s License…
How auto could be the force that eats into Canadian insurers’ results
April 8, 2022 by David GambrillWith ROE levels in the Canadian P&C industry at a historic high of 17%, count Lloyds Canada among the list of insurance providers that caution the industry not to squander the hard-won gains of the hard market in a bid…
Reduce lawsuits, regulatory burden to improve private auto: report
March 30, 2022 by Jason ContantRestricting lawsuits to only the most serious auto accident cases is one reform provincial governments in private auto insurance sectors should adopt to improve the cost and value of auto insurance, says financial management consultant David Marshall. Marshall is a…
Insuring catastrophic auto injuries: Recommendations for reform
March 29, 2022 by Jason ContantAdequate coverage on a no-fault basis for catastrophically injured accident victims is probably the most value that personal injury auto insurance should deliver, says David Marshall, a financial management consultant who has served as a senior advisor to the Government…
What happens when a broker schemes to drive uninsured…
March 24, 2022 by David GambrillA former B.C. broker has been disciplined after she cancelled an auto insurance transaction and then affixed the cancelled sticker to her car’s licence plate, essentially allowing her to drive uninsured for several months. The former broker, whose licence has…
David Marshall: How to fix private sector auto insurance
March 24, 2022 by Jason ContantEditor’s Note: This story has been updated to include comment from Insurance Bureau of Canada Faulty design features of private-sector auto insurance and excessive government regulation are the main reasons to blame for challenges facing the private-sector auto markets,…
Financial incentives for selling insurance: The regulators’ take
March 11, 2022 by David GambrillCanada’s legal community is reminding the Canadian property and casualty industry about proposed new regulatory guidance for financial incentives to buy insurance. Among the proposed expectations of Canadian insurance regulators, it will be assumed that once insurers offer brokers financial…
How Gender X affects auto ratings for insurers
March 1, 2022 by Jason ContantPublic auto insurer Saskatchewan Government Insurance (SGI) is the latest insurer to offer auto insurance clients the choice of no sex (blank) designations. The change will not affect SGI Canada customers in Saskatchewan, since gender or sex designation is not…
You must show more than pain to claim a non-earner benefit
February 23, 2022 by David GambrillIt’s a long-held proposition that auto insurance is supposed to restore an injured driver to their pre-accident state of health — but what if that state was one of chronic pain following 15 years of being injured in a prior…
Why don’t Ontario auto insurance clients have more choice?
February 2, 2022 by Jason ContantOntario auto insurance consumers would love the option to purchase a scaled-down auto insurance policy tailored to their individual needs and budgets, a speaker said at an industry event last week hosted by the Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario…
Why did auto insurance rates go up in some Ontario communities?
January 31, 2022 by Jason ContantWhile auto insurance premiums across Ontario dropped an average of 3.8% last year from 2020, certain areas saw single- or double-digit increases, according to a recent report from rate aggregator Ratesdotca. The cities of Nobleton, Schomberg, Orangeville and King City,…