A “robust and transparent” referral fee system is beneficial to the public, ensuring clients receive advice from a lawyer who has the right background and knowledge to handle their case, Toronto personal injury lawyer Darryl Singer writes in The Lawyers Daily.
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The Sufficiency of Reasons (Or Not)
A recent FSCO appeal decision from Director’s Delegate Rogers in State Farm and Asamoah (Appeal P16-00067, March 21, 2017) sheds some light on the requirement of adjudicators to provide sufficient reasons when determining entitlement and quantum of benefits under the Statutory Accident Benefits Schedule.
http://www.millerthomson.com/e
Legal Matter: What to do if you’re hit by an uninsured driver
If you were hit by an uninsured driver or an unidentified driver who fled the scene, you can sue the at-fault driver and your own insurance company will step into the shoes of the uninsured at-fault driver and provide you with coverage.
Ontario Human Rights issues in insurance and CPSO perspective on medical documentation, Third Party Reports etc
http://www.ohrc.on.ca/en/consultation-report-human-rights-issues-insurance/auto-insurance
http://www.ohrc.on.ca/en/policy-ableism-and-discrimination-based-disability
https://www.joomag.com/magazine/dialogue-volume-13-issue-1-2017/0360871001489691988/p37?short
http://www.cpso.on.ca/Policies-Publications/Policy/Third-Party-Reports
http://www.cpso.on.ca/Policies-Publications/Policy/Professional-Obligations-and-Human-Rights
https://www.joomag.com/magazine/dialogue-volume-13-issue-1-2017/0360871001489691988/p31?short
for those paying for medical documents, photocopying, and the cost of shoddy medical reports coming out of benefits $ etc
The College’s Block Fees and Uninsured Services policy is currently being reviewed. The policy sets out expectations for physicians who charge for uninsured services and/or offer patients the option of paying for uninsured services by way of a block fee. An updated and newly titled Uninsured Services: Billing and Block Fees draft of the policy has been developed and is being circulated for external consultation. View the draft policy
http://policyconsult.cpso.on.c
Focus: Can using act compensate for low insurance payouts?
As accident benefits decrease and attendant care benefits become optional, family members who are out of pocket for the care of a loved one are increasingly looking to the provisions of the Family Law Act, which allows them to sue for recovery of damages.
Auto insurance companies do not need to check credit scores for claims says Privacy Commissioner
The federal Privacy Commissioner has reprimanded an insurance company for violating consumer privacy rights related to an incident involving a car-crash victim.
The Personal Insurance Company was found to have accessed the credit rating of a senior citizen, with the Privacy Commissioner arguing there was no need to do so. In defence, the company says it needed the information to find fraudulent claims activity. Matching credit worthiness can help determine if a customer is likely to cheat insurers.
Potentially Large Changes Loom For Jury Trials In Motor Vehicle Accident Cases
The impending decision in Kapoor v Kuzmanovski may revolutionize jury trials in motor vehicle accident litigation, severely limiting who may serve on a jury.
Bill proposing increase in careless driving fines to be tabled soon in Ontario
A bill proposing a minimum $2,000 fine, under Ontario’s Highway Traffic Act, for careless driving causing death or bodily harm, will be re-introduced in the legislature, a Hamilton-area MPP said Thursday.
Broker association’s break from Aviva will “hopefully resolve”: CEO
The Insurance Brokers Association of New Brunswick (IBANB) became the second provincial broker association to suspend its partnership with Aviva Canada in three months last week after its board voted in favour of the suspension of Aviva’s direct-to-consumer, online options that it believes compete with the broker channel.