Keyword
penalties
Alcohol, drugs different, drug-impaired driving a growing concern: panel
September 22, 2016 by Angela StelmakowichAlcohol and drugs are different and approaches to addressing related impairment issues will likely need to be different as well, Doug Beirness, senior research associate with the Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse (CCSA), suggested Wednesday during a State Farm-sponsored event…
Changes to SGI’s Safe Driver Recognition program take effect in October
September 8, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterChanges to Saskatchewan Government Insurance’s (SGI) Safe Driver Recognition (SDR) program, which rewards the safest drivers with the biggest discounts and imposes stiffer consequences for high-risk drivers, take effect on Oct. 12. The program was implemented in 2002 to reward…
ICBC, police and government join forces for month-long distracted driving campaign
September 1, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterThe Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC), provincial police and the B.C. government are teaming up to launch a month-long campaign to tackle distracted driving, which is responsible for approximately one-quarter of all fatal crashes in the province. ICBC said…
AP Sources: VW to pay near $10.2B to settle emissions claims
June 23, 2016 Tom Krisher and Michael Biesecker - THE ASSOCIATED PRESSDETROIT – Volkswagen has agreed to take a series of steps with a total cost of about $10.2 billion to settle claims from its unprecedented diesel emissions cheating scandal in the U.S., two people briefed on the matter said Thursday.…
Some motorists under the influence of marijuana believe they can drive safely: poll
May 18, 2016 by Angela StelmakowichMore than four in 10 polled Canadians who have driven under the influence of marijuana reported they believe there was no impact on their ability to drive safely, indicate results of a State Farm Canada survey released Tuesday. Results –…
Ontario health privacy breach notification bill passes third reading
May 10, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterAn Ontario government bill proposing to increase fines, to $500,000, for health privacy violations recently passed third reading at Queen’s Park in Toronto. Bill 119 proposes some changes to Ontario’s Personal Health Information Protection Act (PHIPA). “These amendments would make…
U.S. judge OKs $20B settlement from 2010 BP oil spill
April 5, 2016 Kevin McGill - THE ASSOCIATED PRESSNEW ORLEANS – A federal judge in New Orleans granted final approval Monday to an estimated $20 billion settlement over the 2010 BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, resolving years of litigation over the worst offshore spill in…