How Insurance Companies ‘Defend’ Car Accident Claims
If you’ve been injured in a car accident that was someone else’s fault, the law in Ontario unfortunately does not allow for automatic monetary compensation for your injuries and losses. The insurance companies that represent and defend at-fault motorists will use many tools to limit the amount of money they have to pay for claims.
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What the industry can do to get out of the hard market cycle
Although regulation is one significant factor in the current hardening market conditions, that doesn’t mean the insurance industry should cry “woe is me” and wait for things to get better on their own. Instead, a pro-active approach is needed, experts say.
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Time for Licence Appeal Tribunal ‘rewrite:’ Rastin
Concerns expressed in 2015 about the Licence Appeal Tribunal (LAT) assuming responsibility for accident benefits disputes have been validated, says Barrie-area personal injury lawyer Steve Rastin.
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How having a dashcam is like an extra insurance policy
CALGARY—In a video taken through the windshield of Dung Le’s 15-year-old Toyota Echo, an oncoming car breaks the monotony of a wide, nearly empty street on a quiet morning in a residential Edmonton neighbourhood.
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Pain relief potential: UWindsor prof finds fruit fly pain gene
A University of Windsor professor has found a gene in fruit flies that’s involved with pain and that could help future research into pain medication.
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Medication delivered by drones could be coming to Canada
A B.C. pharmacy recently completed Canada’s first-ever drone trial with pharmaceuticals. Last week, medication including a naloxone kit and an Epi-Pen were loaded onto a drone and flown about 11 minutes over the ocean from Duncan, B.C., to Salt Spring Island.
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Can Traumatic Brain Injuries Be Predicted (And Prevented)?
If you Google “traumatic brain injury”, you’ll see a lot of articles and research about sports related brain injuries, yet the reality is that the majority of brain injury cases are the result of motor vehicle accidents.
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Alberta allowing cap on auto insurance rates set by NDP to expire
The province will not renew the five-per-cent cap on increases to auto insurance implemented by the previous NDP government when it expires on Saturday.