A look at Ontario’s auto insurance system
Many drivers don’t know the full details of their auto insurance coverage or how it works until they have an accident.
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Think you’re paying too much for Auto Insurance in Ontario?
The report by York University Schulich School of Business Professor Dr. Fred Lazar reveals that Ontario drivers continue to pay excessive auto insurance premiums in Ontario while insurers rack up billion dollar profits.
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Is car insurance cheaper in the provinces with government-run insurance plans?
“The IBC represents private insurers and of course they want a slice of the pie,” Antweiler.
“Private companies want to pick up good drivers and push bad drivers into their more expensive default systems.”
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Stephen Wiseman: A doctor’s take on no-fault insurance
By now, everyone has heard of the NDP’s about-face on what it describes as the wonderful new world of ICBC no-fault insurance. Increased benefits and decreased premiums for all, says Premier John Horgan, affirming the change as almost “too good to be true.”
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Tribunal Confirms that “Boilerplate” Reasons for Insurer’s Examinations Not Sufficient
Our client had applied for catastrophic impairment determination, which was denied by Aviva Insurance. Aviva scheduled insurer’s examinations, one of which was an otolaryngologist (Ear, Nose and Throat Specialist) assessment. This assessment report was received by the insurer on December 22, 2016. The day prior to that, a new Assessment of Attendant Care Needs (Form 1) was completed on the client’s behalf. Aviva denied the amount of attendant care and scheduled insurer’s examinations to determine the attendant care amount with an occupational therapist and the same otolaryngologist that the insurer had retained to complete the catastrophic assessment.
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Statutory Deductibles in Motor Vehicle Cases Explained
On January 1st of each new year, while the rest of us are making New Year’s resolutions and setting (sometime lofty) goals, the Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario (FSRA, formerly the Financial Services Commission of Ontario) publishes its updated list of statutory deductibles and the monetary thresholds which negatively impact survivors of auto accidents.
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Another Privacy Tort: Publicity Placing the Plaintiff in a False Light
For almost twelve years, Ontario courts have recognized torts for different types of invasion into a person’s privacy. Recently, a fourth privacy tort was adopted by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in a family law case. As a result of Justice Kristjanson’s ruling in the case of Yenovkian v Gulian, 2019 ONSC 7279, Ontario plaintiffs are now able to advance claims for the tort of publicity which places the plaintiff in a false light.
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Toronto judge slams Canadian Tire after employee tells court he won’t be paid on jury duty
During recent jury selection for a murder trial in downtown Toronto’s Superior Court, several prospective jurors said their employers had told them they would not be paid or they would receive only partial pay while performing their civic duty.
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Province’s new home care legislation will require more PSWs: Home Care Ontario CEO
Ontario will need more personal support workers than it has now if plans to revamp home care medical services are to succeed, says Home Care Ontario chief executive officer Sue VanderBent.
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Province’s employment plans being shipped south slammed by Niagara MPP
A low-income advocacy group located in Maine says thousands of families in the state lost their government support after a New York City-based multinational corporation was brought in to run the state’s welfare and employment services.
