Health Claims Database (HCDB) Standard Report
IBC created the HCDB standard report to provide a timely and consistent statistical overview of medical and rehabilitation costs involved in Ontario automobile insurance health claims and the recovery process. See page 54 for how much is spent on medical exams vs how much on treatment.
http://assets.ibc.ca/Documents/Auto%20Insurance/facts/HCDB-Standard-Report-2018H1.pdf
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Why I want to team up with the drunk driver who hit me
Tina Adams was 20 when a drunk driver crashed into her while she was jogging on the sidewalk
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Intact’s guesstimate of auto profitability improvement required by the industry
The Canadian auto insurance industry needs to improve its profitability by about 10 percentage points, executives with Canada’s largest property and casualty insurer suggest.
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‘Advances’ on settlement funds and the personal injury lawyer
Should personal injury lawyers lend money to their clients? If you don’t lend your clients money, is it ok to have family or friends lend them money? It’s inevitable that you’ll be asked, and a responsible personal injury lawyer needs to be prepared for the client in need. You should have a plan, and hopefully; one that doesn’t result in regulatory review or judicial intervention.
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Recovery after a severe brain injury is a challenge that requires full support
The Australian state of New South Wales’ Brain Injury Rehabilitation Network has put out a very comprehensive fact sheet which I think you will find informative. You can read the whole 4 page circular here, much of it applies specifically to case management in Australia. Here are some excerpts from the relevant parts as I think they summarize brain injury recovery very well.
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B.C. cuts use of auto insurance experts as ICBC set to hit billion-dollar deficit
The B.C. government has imposed new limits on the use of dueling experts in insurance cases, blaming the skyrocketing costs for contributing to the financial precariousness of its public auto insurer, which is on track to a billion-dollar deficit this year.