Auto ‘very difficult policy to understand,’ says broker-turned-parliamentarian
April 23, 2019 by Greg MeckbachThe Ontario government wants to make the auto claims process easier to navigate and less cumbersome, a politician who used to be a broker told the legislature last week. “Today when someone has an accident, they are assigned an adjuster,”…
CU Total Loss Series: To repair, or not to repair?
April 17, 2019 by David GambrillTotal Loss Series, Part 1: Cycle Times Imagine Canada’s auto insurance industry saving millions of dollars each year in total loss costs and passing that along to Canadian drivers in the form of premium decreases. And all by simply reducing…
Uber-style platform for expediting appraisals now in Canada
April 16, 2019 by David GambrillAn Uber-style platform to expedite home and auto claims appraisals has made its way into Canada. Offered by WeGoLook, the online and mobile sharing-economy platform provides personalized, onsite data capture for inspections and low-complexity services across the United States. Now…
What your auto client may like about Ontario budget
April 15, 2019 by Greg MeckbachSome Ontario motorists would like an auto insurance system that lets carriers offer lower rates to clients who use the carriers’ preferred collision repair or healthcare facilities, an Insurance Bureau of Canada official suggests. In its budget document tabled April…
Ontario city partly liable in collision that injured four
April 8, 2019 by Greg MeckbachA recent Supreme Court of Canada decision means the City of Hamilton is partly liable in a motor vehicle bodily injury lawsuit because there was no painted stop line immediately before an intersection. On June 16, 2007, a vehicle driven…
CU Total Loss Series: How to reduce auto total loss cycle times by a week
April 3, 2019 by David GambrillMeet Jane Doe, a total loss survivor. The front end of her car was demolished when she tried to turn left at a busy intersection. She was hit by a driver who was talking on his cell phone while running…
Major auto coverage change now in effect in this province
April 1, 2019 by Greg MeckbachAuto coverage is changing for British Columbia motorists effective today. Accident benefits coverage from Insurance Corporation of B.C. has more than doubled from $300 per week to $740 a week. That is one of several changes – for claims made…
Auto loss ratios ‘unsustainable’ in these provinces
March 29, 2019 by Greg MeckbachOntario auto insurance is profitable but loss ratios are unsustainable in Alberta and two of the Maritime provinces, Canada’s Property and Casualty Insurance Compensation Corporation notes. “Importantly for insurers, Ontario’s private passenger auto insurance market remained profitable with a loss…
Owner of truck in Broncos crash admits to safety offences
March 28, 2019 Bill Graveland - THE CANADIAN PRESSCALGARY – The owner of the transport truck involved in the deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash has admitted he did not follow provincial and federal safety rules in the months leading up to the collision. Sukhmander Singh of Adesh Deol…
Pot legalization not a good reason to raise auto rates: Regulator
March 26, 2019 by Greg MeckbachNova Scotia’s auto insurance regulator is not letting The Dominion of Canada General Insurance Company take marijuana legalization into account when calculating this year’s rate increases. The Dominion said in a rate change application that claims frequency will likely go…
Eight years jail time for truck driver in Broncos bus crash
March 22, 2019 Bill Graveland and Stephanie Taylor - THE CANADIAN PRESSMELFORT, Sask. _ A truck driver who caused the deadly Humboldt Broncos crash has been sentenced to eight years in prison. Jaskirat Singh Sidhu of Calgary had pleaded guilty earlier this year to 29 counts of dangerous driving. He stood…
Is Aviva-Desjardins fraud collaboration the dawning of a new era?
March 19, 2019 by Jason ContantCould an insurance fraud collaboration between the second and third largest insurers in Canada herald the beginning of a broader trend across the industry? “Hopefully, this is laying the foundation for great, big things to come,” said Ashish Bhargava, vice…