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Open roads: Driving “fast and furious” during the pandemic
May 11, 2020 by Adam MalikOntario Provincial Police caught two different drivers this past weekend going more than twice the speed limit on highways, part of a growing trend of dangerous driving on the open roads during the pandemic — and insurers are taking notice.…
Saskatchewan posts lowest number of road fatalities since records started
January 27, 2020 The Canadian PressREGINA – Saskatchewan’s Crown insurer says fewer people were killed on the province’s roads in 2019 than in any year since records started being kept in the 1950s. Saskatchewan Government Insurance says preliminary statistics indicate 71 people were killed in…
Collisions with power poles on the rise: BC Hydro
December 12, 2019 The Canadian PressVANCOUVER – BC Hydro says it’s seeing a rise in the number of car accidents involving its power poles and other electrical equipment and is offering tips to avoid injury. The utility says it responded to more than 2,100 accidents…
Hundreds of collisions in aftermath of Toronto snow storm
January 30, 2019 by Jason ContantA winter storm that dumped nearly a foot of snow on Toronto and surrounding areas over a 24-hour period has also caused hundreds of collisions. From a claims perspective, there has not been a “significant increase” in claim activity, one…
Octo Telematics to acquire Willis Towers Watson’s UBI assets; firms to partner on insurance-related products
October 12, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterOcto Telematics and Willis Towers Watson (WTW) have reached an agreement in which the former will acquire the latter’s usage-based insurance (UBI) assets, setting the stage for the two companies to work together on more auto telematics opportunities. Leveraging Octo’s…
Inattentive drivers causing more collisions than impaired and speeding drivers combined: OPP
August 30, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterInattentive driving is linked to more collisions on Ontario Provincial Police (OPP)-patrolled roads so far this year than speeding and alcohol/drug-related collisions combined, the police service reported on Tuesday. Since Jan. 1, 2017, driver distraction has been reported as the primary cause in 6,360 road collisions, the OPP said in a press release. By comparison, speed was the primary cause in 4,700 crashes, while 1,158 of incidents involved a driver who consumed alcohol or drugs.
As well, a total of 47 people have died to…
Alberta’s traffic safety campaign in June to focus on differences between commercial and smaller passenger vehicles
June 2, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterThe province of Alberta will be holding a traffic safety campaign in June to educating drivers about the differences between commercial vehicles and smaller passenger vehicles. Occupants of a passenger vehicle are more likely to be killed or injured in…
IBC, Edmonton Police Service and RCMP join forces on campaign about rising auto theft rates in Edmonton
May 19, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterThe Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC), Edmonton Police Service (EPS) and the RCMP are partnering to launch an educational campaign on rising auto theft rates in Edmonton. The campaign, titled Lock Out Auto Theft, consists of a website, social media…
Saskatchewan Government Insurance to focus on vulnerable road users in April
March 31, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterSaskatchewan Government Insurance (SGI) and law enforcement will be focusing on vulnerable road users throughout the month of April. SGI, the province’s self-sustaining, compulsory auto insurance program, said in a press release on Friday that the focus will include dangerous…
Collisions claims continue to inch up overall: Allstate Canada study
November 30, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterAuto collisions claims among Allstate Insurance Company of Canada customers in four provinces rose 1.7% over the previous study period, reflecting increases in some jurisdictions and decreases in others. Results of the eighth annual Allstate Canada Safe Driving Study show…
Better collision warning systems needed at Canadian airports: Transportation Safety Board
August 17, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterThe Transportation Safety Board of Canada reiterated this week its call for better procedures and warning systems to reduce the risk of collisions between airplanes and vehicles on the ground at airports. There is more than one runway incursion every…
Photo radar, no right turn on red recommended for some Toronto streets
June 14, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterA proposal to prohibit right turns on red lights at some Toronto intersections and to ask the Ontario government to approve “automated speed enforcement” or photo radar, is scheduled for debate next Monday at a Toronto city council committee meeting.…