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Ontario’s most expensive cities for car insurance

December 1, 2022 by Alyssa DiSabatino

Brampton is Ontario’s reigning champ for the city with the most expensive car insurance — 62.5% higher than the province’s average. That said, the city has become more affordable since 2020, when it was 123.5% more expensive than the rest

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‘Race discrimination’: Indigenous Quebec man who lived on reserve denied insurance

November 4, 2022 Sidhartha Banerjee CANADIAN PRESS

MONTREAL – An Indigenous Quebec man who was denied car insurance because he lived on a reserve was the victim of race discrimination, the province’s human rights commission concluded in a recent decision. Alexis Wawanoloath, a lawyer and ex-Parti Quebecois

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Many polled Canadians aren’t researching options before buying financial products: LowestRates.ca survey

August 16, 2017 by Canadian Underwriter

While Canadians may head online to compare prices on flights or when booking a hotel, most aren’t researching their options before buying financial products, according to a new survey from comparison site LowestRates.ca. The online survey, conducted last month by

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“Nearly all” U.K. drivers paying record amounts for car insurance: Association of British Insurers

July 10, 2017 by Canadian Underwriter

Drivers in nearly all age groups in the United Kingdom are paying record amounts for their car insurance and could face further increases unless the government takes action to reduce claims costs, the Association of British Insurers (ABI) warned recently.

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May 1, 2017 Angela Stelmakowich, Editor

Technology is driving change in the vehicle manufacturing sector, prompting property and casualty insurers to consider how best to protect an already-pressured auto book. Will partnering with vehicle makers offer an opportunity to share the driver’s seat as highly automated and then autonomous vehicles take hold? Or will changing use patterns and battles over data relegate insurers to thumbing a ride?

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Car insurance premiums in the U.K. up 19% year-over-year, new study finds

July 11, 2016 by Canadian Underwriter

Motorists in the United Kingdom are facing the biggest annual price hikes in car insurance premiums in five years, with prices rising by £115 over the last 12 months, according to the latest Confused.com Car Insurance Price Index, powered by