Rhona DesRoches, chair of FAIR said: “It is not an exaggeration to say that we are in a crisis when it comes to medical evidence in auto insurance claims. Ontario’s auto accident victim’s medical files are routinely manipulated by Ontario’s auto insurers to delay and deny claims,” she said.
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The lawyers association and the Fair Association of Victims for Accident Insurance Reform called for an inquiry on the same day David Marshall began his term as adviser to the Ontario government on insurance and pensions.
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If your plaintiff is an undischarged bankrupt for any period of time during a tort action, you will be required before disbursing settlement funds to obtain a release from your client’s trustee in bankruptcy.
The Ontario Trial Lawyers Association today called on the Ontario Government to establish a commission to conduct a public inquiry to examine the current state of independent medical assessments of injured auto accident victims.
“After years of changes designed to placate the insurance industry, the government needs to turn its attention to the plight of victims,” said Maia Bent, President, Ontario Trial Lawyers Association.
Today The FAIR Association of Victims for Accident Insurance Reform calls on newly appointed auto insurance advisor David Marshall to recommend a full public inquiry into the quality of medical evidence used in auto insurance claims.
“It is not an exaggeration to say that we are in a crisis when it comes to medical evidence in auto insurance claims,” said Rhona DesRoches, Chair, FAIR. “Ontario’s auto accident victim’s medical files are routinely manipulated byOntario’s auto insurers to delay and deny claims,” she added.
Remember back in 2013 when our minority Liberal government promised us a 15% cut in car insurance rates by August, 2015? Earlier this month, Premier Kathleen Wynne belatedly admitted defeat, claiming this was always a “stretch goal”, whatever that means.
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When Ontario’s Liberal government promised heading into the 2014 provincial election that it would reduce auto insurance premiums by an average of 15% by August, 2015, we thought it might be a nose stretcher.
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Citing “systematic disregard” for professional medical assessments of injured workers, advocates have asked Ontario’s government watchdog to launch an investigation into the province’s Workplace Safety and Insurance Board.
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This time, the WSIB is facing more than a protest or routine complaint. More than 20 doctors have joined the Ontario Network of Injured Workers’ Groups and the Ontario Federation of Labour in demanding that the province’s ombudsman investigate the 4,400-person bureaucracy. They allege the board’s employees “systematically ignore the advice of medical professionals” in their decisions.
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….sent a wake-up call to all insurance companies about their primary duty of utmost good faith to their insureds when dealing with first party claims.
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