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Auto ‘very difficult policy to understand,’ says broker-turned-parliamentarian

April 23, 2019 by Greg Meckbach

The 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,”

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Can a Family Law order force someone to “insure” a vehicle?

April 22, 2019 by David Gambrill

Can a court order a cube van owner under the Family Law Act to “insure” a vehicle that is to be transferred over to an ex? No, the Supreme Court of British Columbia ruled recently. Sukhvir Singh Athwal and Jessie

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CU Total Loss Series: To repair, or not to repair?

April 17, 2019 by David Gambrill

Total 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

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Mazda recalls more than 200K cars in U.S., Canada due to failing wipers

April 15, 2019 THE CANADIAN PRESS

Mazda recalls more than 200K cars in U.S., Canada due to failing wipers OTTAWA – Mazda is recalling more than 200,000 Mazda 3 compact cars in the U.S. and Canada because the windshield wipers can fail. The company says in

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What the Ontario budget says about auto insurance

April 12, 2019 by Greg Meckbach

Credit scores could soon be used as one factor in determining Ontario auto rates, and the province plans to double coverage for catastrophic impairment, Finance Minister Vic Fedeli suggested in the budget document tabled Thursday. “Drivers should have the choice

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How Aviva is simplifying its claims process

April 10, 2019 by Jason Contant

Aviva Canada has worked with provincial regulators to simplify its products and the claims process for customers. “We’ve done that specifically for [accident benefits], where we got a lot of feedback from customers that the forms were confusing, they didn’t

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Insurers object to characterization of Ontario auto as “profitable”

April 9, 2019 by David Gambrill

Canada’s home, auto and business insurers are objecting to a recent characterization of Ontario’s auto insurance regime as “profitable.” “The current trends are unsustainable for both drivers and insurance companies,” Insurance Bureau of Canada vice president of Ontario Kim Donaldson

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Ontario city partly liable in collision that injured four

April 8, 2019 by Greg Meckbach

A 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

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Judgement against Lloyd’s quashed in disputed claim over diamond eagle statue theft

April 8, 2019 THE CANADIAN PRESS

VANCOUVER – A protracted court battle over a gold, diamond-studded eagle statue has landed in favour of a major insurance company, which will now be allowed to challenge a claim over the treasure that was allegedly stolen in the Vancouver

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How Canada’s electric vehicle infrastructure is improving

April 4, 2019 Ian Bickis - THE CANADIAN PRESS

TORONTO – The electric vehicle road trip is becoming a practical reality as an increasing number of players work to close gaps in Canada’s fast-charger networks and ease fears of getting stranded along the way. New entrants like Petro-Canada and

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CU Total Loss Series: How to reduce auto total loss cycle times by a week

April 3, 2019 by David Gambrill

Meet 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

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Auto loss ratios ‘unsustainable’ in these provinces

March 29, 2019 by Greg Meckbach

Ontario 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