Successful return to work planning is key
A Financial Services Commission of Ontario (FSCO) arbitrator in an accident benefits case has reserved a final decision on whether to award costs against a paralegal who brought an application for arbitration on behalf of his client — apparently without…
Assessing the Risks of Cell Phone Use
Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) took its message of climate change adaptation to New Brunswick, where data insured water damage losses have almost quadrupled in four years. Speaking to the Saint John Board of Trade on Feb. 22, IBC president…
Pat Van Bakel has been appointed chief operating officer at Crawford & Company (Canada) Inc., effective March 1. Van Bakel has been with the company for more than 20 years, having most recently served as senior vice president, operations, insurer…
The B.C. Supreme Court has awarded $75,000 in punitive damages against the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC), which denied coverage to the plaintiff on the basis of impaired driving allegations even though all criminal charges for impaired driving had…
The CICMA/CIAA Ontario Chapter’s 45th Annual Joint Conference, Auto Reform…Did It Perform, was held on Feb. 7, 2012 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. Guest speakers included Becky Cameron, Aviva Canada; Tammie Norn, Proformance Group Inc.; Fred Plant, Plant Hope…
Toronto Police have arrested 37 people and laid 130 charges in connection with Project Whiplash, an investigation into an alleged insurance fraud ring that resulted in insurance payouts totaling $4 million. Police say the ring featured staged auto collisions, false…
Hundreds of insurance claims industry guests attended the 6th Annual Post CICMA/CIAA Joint Conference Cocktail on Feb. 7, 2012. Entitled The Big Mingle, the event featured a Prohibition Era theme. Giffin Koerth Forensic Engineering and Blouin Dunn LLP hosted the…
Canadian legislation is focused on the dangers of using hand-held cell phones while driving, but using hands-free devices while driving may not be that much safer, according to panelists attending the Driven to Distraction conference in Toronto on Mar. 1.…
More than 150 exhibitors from across Canada showcased their works at the Ontario Insurance Adjusters’ Association (OIAA)’s Professional Development & Claims Conference in Toronto on Feb. 8, 2012. The event featured a trade show and seminars covering a wide variety…
It has been a busy start of 2012 for the CIAA executive as well as myself. Pat Battle has kept us on course leading up to our mid-year meetings held in Toronto, the first week of February. The week began…