The Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario (FSRA) is a new, independent regulatory agency that will, in June 2019, assume regulatory functions currently delivered by the Financial Services Commission of Ontario (FSCO) and the Deposit Insurance Corporation of Ontario (DICO). Due May 16.
FSRA Consultation https://selfserve.decipherinc.com/survey/selfserve/563/1904260#$
FSRA Consultation https://selfserve.decipherinc.com/survey/selfserve/563/1904260#$
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Province’s changes to auto insurance should go further: McLeish
Proposed changes to benefits for catastrophically injured patients is good news, but Toronto critical injury lawyer John McLeish tells Law Times he is cautiously hopeful that Premier Doug Ford’s new government will return to the older definition of ‘catastrophically impaired.’
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Doug Ford sides with insurance companies to rip off drivers even more
“Doug Ford wants to allow insurance companies to jack up drivers’ insurance rates by allowing insurance companies to use a driver’s credit rating to determine how much drivers have to pay,” said Rakocevic.
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New judge represented Insurance Bureau at Supreme Court of Canada
A lawyer who represented the Insurance Bureau of Canada at the Supreme Court of Canada in impaired driving cases as been appointed to the bench.
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Families launch class-action lawsuit over Red Hill Valley Parkway, citing buried report
Two families are spearheading a $267-million class action lawsuit against the City of Hamilton on behalf of people who crashed on the Red Hill Valley Parkway (RHVP).
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When does clock begin to run on limitation period for repayment of overpaid NEBs – Aviva General Insurance Company v HH 17-007805, 2019 CanLII 18335 (ON LAT)
REPAYMENT OF BENEFITS – waiting period for NEBs; recouping overpayment of NEB benefit from the insured; when does clock begin to run on limitation period; limitation period isn’t ‘rolling’ but starts at the time of the first payment
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Ensuring Your Privacy is Protected
Protecting your privacy means protecting your personal information from misuse by others. While the IPC holds Ontario public sector institutions accountable for the personal information in their care, there are steps that you can take to protect yourself, such as, minimizing the exposure of your personal information available to others, both online and off, and recognizing the signs of being a victim.
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Will a robot take your insurance job? Probably.
Bored of the same-old, same-old? Why not sharpen your pencil and take that dream job as an actuary?
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Decline in Mental Health After an Accident – How Can I Get Help?
It is now common knowledge that mental illness affects virtually all Canadians, either directly or indirectly, at some point in their lifetimes. Considering that mental illness is common in the general population, it is not hard to understand that mental health disorders are extremely common amongst people who are injured in an accident.
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Check in on your mental health
There are many schools of thought on mental health. So, at the Canadian Mental Health Association, we waded into everything from western psychology to Indigenous knowledge, and here is what we found: when we look at various descriptions of mental health, the overlaps are striking.