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Insurer violated crash victim’s privacy rights: Watchdog
The federal Privacy Commissioner recently ruled that an insurer handling a car collision claim had violated a customer’s privacy rights by accessing the individual’s credit rating for no particular reason.
Bill 103 won’t help accident victims: lawyers association
We agree that referral fees had gotten out of hand and we called for modest, reasonable limits on referral fees. We called for restrictions on legal ads to ensure that the public is not misled. We are heartened that the Law Society, which started reviewing these practices nearly two years ago (not just last month, as the article suggests), recently tightened the rules to address many of these issues, before Bill 103 was introduced.
Exciting News from Goldfinger Personal Injury Law and thoughts on the LAT
As an aside, care to know why insurers would prefer the LAT over the Courts? Firstly, it costs an accident victim $100 to apply to the LAT. FSCO applications were FREE for accident victims under the old regime. Secondly, there are NO COSTS awarded to the losing party. An insurer can act with a wanton disregard for an accident victim’s rights in only in the most rare of circumstances will the LAT make a costs award against them for having acted wrongly
Stay Safe Overseas: Roadblocks of International Injury Cases
For most, travelling south for a winter vacation away from the cold weather, work, and other responsibilities is a trip to paradise. But travelers should be aware that if an accident or a tragedy strikes, it may be difficult, if not impossible to seek proper compensation for the loss.
http://otlablog.com/stay-safe-
auto insurers + use of credit ratings
Settle the Score – OPC issued what amounted to a “tsk-tsk” for an insurer’s failure to emphasize transparency when giving information to policyholders.
http://www.canadianunderwriter.ca/features/settle-the-score/
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Revealing Credit Scores – Opinions vary widely about how much information insurers should be disclosing to consumers related to the use of credit scoring.
http://www.canadianunderwriter.ca/features/revealing-credit-scores/
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The Case for Credit Scores – One of the most accurate and powerful indicators of risk is the way customers manage their finances
http://www.canadianunderwriter.ca/features/the-case-for-credit-scores/
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B.C. judge quashes order requiring insurer to review all credit score consent forms obtained since 2004
What the federal privacy watchdog did after an insurer pried into crash victim’s credit rating
An insurance company handling a car-crash victim’s accident claim violated the senior citizen’s privacy rights by accessing his credit rating for no good reason, the federal Privacy Commissioner has ruled.
Diamond & Diamond personal injury lawyers say Bill 103 leaves victims out in the cold
Diamond & Diamond personal injury lawyers say a proposed law to control legal fees will leave “thousands” of accident victims without a lawyer.
Ontario Court of Appeal rules structured settlements are ‘income’ not ‘property’
In a noteworthy decision for both the family law and personal injury bars, the Ontario Court of Appeal has ruled that personal injury structured settlements are “income”— not matrimonial “property” — and thus their value is not shared between the estranged spouses.
Caregiver Benefits Approved Even Though Insured Does Not Cohabit Full Time
V. L. was injured in a car accident on January 21, 2014, and sought caregiver and rehabilitation benefits pursuant to SABs. T.D. Meloche denied caregiver benefits because it alleges V. L. did not and does not reside with his parents to whom he was allegedly providing care and did not provide proof of incurred expenses for caregiver services.