It is too early to gauge the exact financial impact, on insurers, of Ontario auto changes that took effect this past June, and in the meantime, the mandated 15% rate reduction announced three years ago is still affecting loss ratios,…
In a case arising from an injury on an all-terrain vehicle, an Ontario court recently ruled on the interrelationship between the Statutory Accident Benefits Schedule (SABS) and the system of determining priority disputes, between auto insurers, under the province’s Insurance…
The Financial Services Commission of Ontario (FSCO) is warning insurers and consumers about a “mystery shopper scam” being conducted by an entity that is using the name of a legitimate United States mystery shopping company, A Closer Look/A Closer Look…
A constitutional challenge to Ontario’s auto accident benefits dispute resolution system is scheduled for a three-day hearing next February, but the retired judge who recommended that AB disputes go before a public sector administrative tribunal suggested Wednesday that it would…
Recent reforms to Ontario auto insurance, including the transfer of accident benefits dispute arbitration to the licence appeal tribunal (LAT), has some personal injury lawyers warning of lawsuits against brokers who fail to advise clients accordingly. “We are trying to…
Ontario’s license appeal tribunal – which this year started hearing auto accident benefits disputes – presents “an opportunity” for auto insurers to “redefine how they provide their services,” an insurance company lawyer said Wednesday, while the retired judge who recommended…
The Financial Services Commission of Ontario (FSCO) is warning consumers about a mail scam conducted by an unlicensed company, Prudential Financial Clearing Services. This company has issued notices advising recipients that they are among the winners of a U.S. Telecommunication…
The Ontario government should establish a new organization that would perform the functions currently performed by the Financial Services Commission of Ontario (FSCO) and the Deposit Insurance Corporation of Ontario (DICO) but also have a “specific fraud-deterrence mandate,” an expert…
Only 10% of Ontario’s nearly 10 million drivers report that they are “very knowledgeable” about the elements in a standard auto insurance policy, according to a recent survey commissioned by the Financial Services Commission of Ontario (FSCO). The survey, released…
A single financial services regulatory approach does not mean a one-size-fits-all approach at all, a speaker stressed last week at the Canadian Insurance Financial Forum at the Allstream Centre in Toronto. Lawrence Ritchie, a partner at Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt…
The Financial Services Commission of Ontario (FSCO) is warning consumers and insurers that two companies are conducting a “mystery shopper scam.” FSCO issued the warning on Thursday over My Shop Ltd. (using the email address info@myshopltd.org) and Mystery Global Survey…
The Financial Services Commission of Ontario (FSCO) has drawn a line in the sand when it comes to using telematics data for claims management, but it is not a given that line will always be in place, Blair Currie, vice…