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Winter tire claims statistics took biggest insurer by surprise
July 22, 2018 by Greg MeckbachWhen Intact started giving discounts on auto insurance to people with winter tires, the result appeared to be counter-intuitive. Motorists insured by Intact who reported having winter tires installed “were having worse loss ratios” than those driving in the winter…
Winter tires cut auto insurance claims frequency: CAA
May 28, 2018 by Greg MeckbachWinter tires reduce the frequency of auto insurance claims, the head of the Canadian Automobile Association’s Ontario auto insurer suggested Wednesday. “Claims are reduced when people have winter tires on their cars, especially driving in climates like we have in…
Does a winter tire discount get drivers to install winter tires?
December 11, 2017 Greg Meckbach, Associate EditorOntario’s mandatory auto insurance discount for winter tires has not been in place long enough to figure out whether it reduces insured losses, but one safety expert compares winter tire skeptics to flat-earthers. The Financial Services Commission of Ontario (FSCO)…
Quebec revising winter tire rules; incentive based approach suggested for elsewhere
December 1, 2017 Sidhartha Banerjee - THE CANADIAN PRESSMONTREAL – Quebec will reportedly bring forward the mandatory date by which winter tires must be put on all vehicles in the province and also increase fines for those who don’t follow the rules. It remains the only Canadian jurisdiction…
Almost half of B.C. drivers using winter tires this year: ICBC survey
October 31, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterNearly half (48%) of polled drivers in British Columbia “plan to or already have put winter tires on their vehicle in anticipation of another heavy winter this year,” the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC) reported on Monday. The survey…
New Brunswick government recommends winter tires but won’t make them mandatory
December 14, 2016 Kevin Bissett - THE CANADIAN PRESSFREDERICTON – New Brunswick is resisting renewed calls to make snow tires mandatory, as provinces across the country take different legislative approaches to the annual slip and slide of winter driving. Green Leader David Coon says, just like seatbelts, mandatory…
Nearly seven in 10 Canadian drivers using winter tires: study
November 17, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterNearly seven in 10 Canadian drivers are adopting the use of winter tires, according to a new survey by Leger for the Tire and Rubber Association of Canada (TRAC). Outside of Quebec, where use of winter tires is the law, 68% of Canadian…
B.C. winter tire rules come into effect on Oct. 1
September 26, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterBritish Columbia’s Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure is reminding motorists that “winter weather is just around the corner” and that the province’s winter tire rules come into effect on Oct. 1. The rules mean that drivers will be required to…