Brokers negotiate major role in this province’s digital auto insurance distribution
January 14, 2021 by Greg MeckbachManitoba’s brokers will provide input on designing a system for online auto insurance in the province and will be involved in every digital transaction, says the provincial broker association. A recently-signed, five-year agreement between Manitoba Public Insurance (MPI) and the…
Winter tire use cut an auto insurer’s claims costs by this much
November 12, 2020 by Greg MeckbachVehicle damage claims frequency appeared to be 6% lower for vehicles with winter tires than those without winter tires, Manitoba’s public auto insurer concluded in a recent study. “The estimated 6.3% reduction in claim frequency due to winter tire use…
New CEO for Manitoba government auto insurer
November 4, 2020 by Greg MeckbachManitoba Public Insurance has hired Eric Herbelin, a former senior strategist for Zurich Insurance, as its new CEO, effective Jan. 4. Herbelin worked in Switzerland for Zurich from 2001 through 2016, according to his LinkedIn profile. MPI announced Herbelin’s appointment…
How auto insurers are promoting National Teen Driver Safety Week
October 20, 2020 by Greg MeckbachTeenagers are 3.1 times more likely to follow too closely than drivers older than 45, Manitoba’s auto insurer is warning. Teens are also 3.6 times more likely to lose control or drive off the road than drivers aged 45 and…
Manitoba auto insurance rates to drop 10 per cent, pending regulator approval
June 17, 2020 THE CANADIAN PRESSWINNIPEG – Manitoba drivers could soon be paying less for their vehicle insurance. Manitoba Public Insurance has applied for an average 10.5 per cent cut in overall rates, which it says would save the typical passenger vehicle owner about $130…
What stops this insurer from measuring effectiveness of winter tires
October 29, 2019 by Greg MeckbachMore than half a million Manitoba motorists are taking advantage of a winter tire financing program, but the jury is still out on whether the program has reduced accident frequency or severity. There are about 580,000 registered passenger vehicles in…
Winter tire program has kept auto rates in check, insurer reports
October 15, 2018 by Jason ContantManitoba Public Insurance (MPI) is continuing its low-interest Winter Tire Program, which has helped keep provincial auto insurance rates in check, the public insurer said last week. Prior to the introduction of the program four years ago, Manitoba had one…