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Ontario auto insurers approved for lower rates in second quarter

The Financial Services Commission of Ontario (FSCO) just released its quarterly rate approvals for Q2 2016. The big win: an average rate decrease of 6.83% from one Ontario auto insurer.

http://www.lowestrates.ca/news/ontario-auto-insurers-approved-lower-rates-second-quarter-2494

Ontario Auto Insurance Rates Remain Chronically High

FSCO’s latest quarterly rate approval numbers have been released and suggest that consumers will see very few savings from the statutory accident benefit cuts that became effective on June 1.

http://www.insblogs.com/auto/ontario-auto-insurance-rates-remain-chronically-high/6811

Can a Claimant be penalized for not requesting Medical Results from their Doctor?

Is it the responsibility of a patient to demand the results of a medical test from his/her doctor or, is it reasonable to assume that if they have not been contacted by their doctor, it means that nothing is wrong? The answer to that question was at the core of a legal action between plaintiff, Brittany McMillan, and defendant, Obafemi Adeite.

http://www.personalinjurylawyerservice.ca/blog/can-a-claimant-be-penalized-for-not-requesting-medical-results-from-their-doctor

Ontario Investing An Additional $100 Million This Year in Home and Community Care

Province Increasing Access to Home Care for Those with High Needs

Two Wheels or Four, We Are in This Together.

There has been a long standing commitment to sharing the road safely in Ontario, and in 2015 provincial legislation passed to help increase it even further. One of the changes is the requirement to leave one-metre of space between a car and a bike when passing, where practicable.

http://blog.caasco.com/automotive/two-wheels-four-together/

Toronto Star’s View: Release task force report on sexual assaults by doctors

It’s hard to believe the opinion of a single lawyer is holding up the release of a crucially important provincial task force report that shines a spotlight on the sexual abuse of patients by doctors and recommends ways to better protect the public. But it’s true.

http://www.ourwindsor.ca/opinion-story/6772923-toronto-star-s-view-release-task-force-report-on-sexual-assaults-by-doctors/

The Change Foundation (TCF)

Ontario’s independent health policy think tank that engages the voices of patients, caregivers and providers to explore health care issues and evolve our system

http://www.changefoundation.ca/about-us/

Auto insurance rates rise again despite Ontario gov’t pledge to lower premiums

The Liberal government promised in 2013 to cut auto insurance premiums an average of 15 per cent by August 2015, but Premier Kathleen Wynne later admitted that was what she called “a stretch goal.”

http://www.cp24.com/news/auto-insurance-rates-rise-again-despite-ontario-gov-t-pledge-to-lower-premiums-1.2991653

Things To Do After A Car Accident. Right Now

Even if you were seen by a paramedic at the scene and were cleared, you were in shock after the accident. When the body goes into shock, you can experience confusion, anxiousness, rapid heartbeat, rapid breathing, even nausea or vomiting. In other words, you’re not necessarily thinking clearly.

http://derekwilsonlaw.ca/things-to-do-after-a-car-accident/?utm_content=bufferbf1c3&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Changes to your Auto Insurance: What you need to know about Accident Benefits

In Ontario, if you or your loved ones are seriously injured in an auto accident, then you are entitled to receive the “No Fault” benefit, also known as “Accident Benefits”.  A person is entitled to the following three benefits (regardless of fault):

http://www.mcleishorlando.com/changes-auto-insurance-need-know-accident-benefits/?platform=hootsuite