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Nova Scotia has right to recover nursing home costs against insurer in an auto accident case
January 31, 2011 byNova Scotia’s Department of Health does have a subrogated right to claim against an insurer for nursing home costs arising from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident, according to the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia. In Slauenwhite v. Keizer,…
Forecasting the Future
January 31, 2011 Craig HarrisUnraveling the complexity of future care costs and life care plans can be a challenging task for adjusters in today’s legal environment of high personal injury awards. Paying close attention to key factors, such as working with a qualified life care planner and understanding potentially problematic areas, can help adjusters navigate the waters of catastrophic bodily injury claims.
Syndrome Versus Injury
January 31, 2011 Laura KupcisBoth whiplash syndrome and whiplash injury cause pain to the injured party, but only one presents with a physical cause
10 Coverage Decisions from 2010 That You Ought To Know About
January 31, 2011 Christopher DunnIt was a relatively busy year in Canadian courts for insurers. While all was relatively quiet on the Supreme Court of Canada front, with the exception of release of the much-anticipated decision in Progressive Homes v. Lombard, the Ontario Court…
Analyzing Weaknesses in Income Loss Reports
January 31, 2011 Michael Sigsworth and Darrell ShermanInsurers and plaintiff lawyers call upon forensic accountants to provide expert reports, which set out the income loss suffered by individuals as a result of injuries sustained in an accident. There are many factors involved in preparing these reports and…
Minor Injury Caps
January 31, 2011 byEarly cases offer some guidance as to when a claim will fall within the cap in Nova Scotia, Alberta, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island.
Coping With Catastrophes: Preparing a response
January 31, 2011 byA catastrophe is an opportunity for adjusters and insurers to outdo themselves and provide outstanding claims service. In this issue, we look at when and how catastrophe response services are set up. Defining catastrophe A catastrophe is a sudden disaster…
On The Scene (February 01, 2011)
January 31, 2011 byMEA Forensic has appointed Xaine Bhatia as its business development specialist in Ontario.Bhatia has more than 13 years of experience in business development, project management and communications. She has a Masters degree from the University of Toronto.“This unique combination of…
Privacy Commissioner reaches impasse with SGI over collection of health information under province’s Insurance Act
January 31, 2011 byThe Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner in Saskatchewan says it has reached an impasse with Saskatchewan Government Insurance (SGI) over three ‘breach of privacy’ complaints related to the collection of personal health information under the Automobile Accident Insurance…
Change in occupation test not enough to overturn arbitrator’s order to pay IRB benefits
January 31, 2011 byA change in the occupation test for determining Income Replacement Benefits (IRB) before and after a 104-week period of disability is not necessarily enough of a “change” of circumstances to warrant overturning an arbitrator’s order to pay IRB benefits. Ontario’s…
DNA testing at the top of MPI’s list of top five frauds in 2010
January 31, 2011 byDNA testing, CSI-style, ferreted out a fraud scheme in which a Manitoba driver vehemently denied crashing his car, causing his airbag to deploy. The attempted fraud made the top of Manitoba Public Insurance (MPI)’s top five frauds of 2010. The…
York Fire implements Brovada’s NexCenter to allow real-time transactions
January 24, 2011 by Canadian UnderwriterYork Fire & Casualty Insurance Company has implemented Brovada Technologies Inc.’s NexCenter to allow brokers to perform real-time transactions directly from the broker management systems (BMS). NexCenter includes an insurer connectivity module, formerly known as Nexisys, that connects BMS to…