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Driver convicted of failing to yield awarded $151,000 in legal costs
December 19, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterA driver convicted of failing to yield the right of way after turning into the path of a different vehicle has nonetheless collected $30,000 from the other motorist and was awarded an additional $151,000 in legal costs. In Duncan v.…
Looking Under the Hood
December 15, 2017 Emily Atkins, EditorOntario’s mandatory auto insurance system needs more than a tune-up
Marshall gives his take on the ‘real problem’ with auto catastrophic impairment coverage
October 30, 2017 Greg MeckbachThe Ontario auto insurance system needs to do more for claimants who are catastrophically injured and not rely so much on “competing opinions” among medical practitioners, a former chief executive officer of the workers compensation system suggested to brokers recently.…
Ont. auto accident benefits shouldn’t entail ‘arguing about what care is appropriate each and every time’
October 25, 2017 Greg Meckbach, Associate EditorAddressing the problems of both Ontario’s auto insurance and workers compensation systems calls for packages of care that work for most injured people and not for cash settlements, the former chief executive officer of the Workplace Safety Insurance Board suggested…
BIP Talk aims to let brokers ‘better understand’ underlying problems with Ontario auto insurance: Forgeron
August 25, 2017 Greg Meckbach, Associate EditorMore than four months after the release of David Marshall’s report on auto insurance, Insurance Bureau of Canada’s president and chief executive officer is hoping Ontario’s brokers will “add their voice” to calls from the industry to “fundamentally overhaul” auto…
EY report on reforming B.C. auto points to impending restrictions in Australia on auto accident benefits for minor injuries
July 27, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterA report released April 11 by the Ontario finance ministry “contains many useful learnings” for British Columbia’s government-run auto insurer, Ernst & Young LLP suggested in a report released July 24. In Affordable and Effective Auto Insurance – a New…
Ontario Chamber of Commerce endorses major changes to auto insurance rate regulation
May 9, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterThe Ontario Chamber of Commerce (OCC) is calling on the provincial government to put an end to its existing auto rate filing system, a system the chamber describes as “one of the most costly, onerous, and restrictive in North America.”…
Recommended Fixes
May 3, 2017 Greg Meckbach, Associate EditorThe Ontario government released April 11 an advisory report with 35 recommendations on how to reform auto insurance. It was well-received by Insurance Bureau of Canada and the province’s brokers association.
‘Fresh approach’ needed for Ontario auto insurance: IBC CEO
April 25, 2017 Greg Meckbach, Associate EditorA report released two weeks ago is “probably the best description we have to date of what is wrong” with Ontario’s auto insurance system, the chief executive officer of Insurance Bureau of Canada said Tuesday. In opening remarks at IBC’s…
Ontario should create ‘list of documents that must be produced’ in personal injury auto lawsuits: Marshall
April 13, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterThe Ontario government should consider allowing auto insurers to offer consumers more choices and come up with new rules for the tort system bearing in mind that personal injury auto lawsuits “seldom involve complex issues of law,” a special adviser…
New Ontario financial authority should monitor auto insurers with ‘unusual number’ of LAT appeals: Marshall
April 12, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterNeither the behaviour of personal injury lawyers nor “excess profits” of insurers are to blame for high auto premiums in Ontario, but the government should consider restricting lawyers’ contingency fees, a special advisor to the provincial government suggested in a…
Hospital-based examination centres should provide Ontario auto accident treatment plans: Marshall
April 12, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterOntario should not move to a government-run auto insurance system but the province should establish hospital-based examination centres with authority to establish treatment plans that would have to be provided by the insurers, without dispute, a special advisor to the…