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B.C. legislature committee calls for no regulatory roadblocks to ride hailing

April 1, 2019 Dirk Meissner - THE CANADIAN PRESS

VICTORIA _ Premier John Horgan says ride-hailing will arrive in British Columbia this year following the release of an all-party committee report Tuesday that recommends few government restrictions on the services. “We committed to get this done,” Horgan said at

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Major auto coverage change now in effect in this province

April 1, 2019 by Greg Meckbach

Auto 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

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Owner of truck in Broncos crash admits to safety offences

March 28, 2019 Bill Graveland - THE CANADIAN PRESS

CALGARY – 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

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How mistake on last digit of postal code can affect auto rate

March 25, 2019 by Greg Meckbach

When Kinga Surma moved eight kilometres to a new home, her auto insurance rate went up by $80 a month. “I wasn’t moving very far away,” Surma, Progressive Conservative MPP for the Toronto riding of Etobicoke Centre, told the Ontario

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The challenges in navigating the ridesharing insurance minefield

March 20, 2019 by Jason Contant

Despite using a wholly-owned captive insurance subsidiary and third-party insurance, ridesharing company Lyft Inc. cannot ensure its coverage will sustain all of its business risks and costs, the company acknowledged in a recent stock-listing prospectus of risk factors. San Francisco,

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How waiving this government fee could reduce auto premiums

March 15, 2019 by David Gambrill

If the Ontario government wants to take one small step towards reducing auto insurance premiums for its drivers, it might consider dropping its administrative charges for drivers and their insurers to obtain three-year driving records, one industry professional suggests. “Assuming

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Quebec reaches deal to compensate motorists trapped on highway after 2017 storm

March 14, 2019 THE CANADIAN PRESS

MONTREAL – The Quebec government has agreed to compensate motorists who were trapped for hours on a major Montreal highway in March 2017 following a massive snowstorm. Lawyers representing plaintiffs in a class action lawsuit said today they reached an

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What Alberta is doing to reduce collision risk

March 6, 2019 Colette Derworiz - THE CANADIAN PRESS

EDMONTON – Drivers using Google Maps are getting a last-minute warning as they approach some photo radar camera locations. The feature, which is currently being rolled out by Google, allows users to see speed limits, speed cameras and mobile speed

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How this city is mitigating autonomous vehicle risk

March 5, 2019 Ramesh Santanam - THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

PITTSBURGH – Companies testing autonomous vehicles in Pittsburgh will have to immediately report crashes resulting in any injuries as part of new guidelines announced Monday intended to boost public confidence in the testing after a deadly accident in Arizona last

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One politician’s idea for reducing the severity of school bus crashes

March 1, 2019 by Greg Meckbach

Seatbelts with shoulder harnesses should be mandatory on all school buses, an opposition member of Ontario’s provincial parliament told Canadian Underwriter Friday. “We should have the use of three-point seat belts on school buses to prevent injury and even death,”

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Alberta extends deadline for farm workers to get mandatory truck driver training

February 27, 2019 THE CANADIAN PRESS

EDMONTON – The Alberta government is extending a deadline for farm workers to get new mandatory truck driver training. A coalition of the province’s agriculture producers had expressed concerns about the March 1 deadline. The group said a lot of

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400 plus vehicles written off since acid spill on B.C. highway last year: ICBC

February 19, 2019 THE CANADIAN PRESS

TRAIL, B.C. – British Columbia’s public auto insurer says about 450 vehicles have been written off since sulphuric acid spilled along a busy commuter route near Trail, B.C., in two incidents last spring. The Insurance Corp. of B.C. says there