Canadian commuters may be in the throes of the winter driving blues, but Ontarians have fresh reason to smile: auto insurance rates have been cut again, with discounts of up to 8 per cent available from providers across the province.
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In today’s case (Havens v. ICBC) the Plaintiff was involved in a 2010 motorcycle collision. He sustained a brain injury. The Plaintiff alleged that the collision was caused through the careless actions of an unidentified motorist operating a red truck. The Court dismissed the claim finding it was not proven, most notably accepting medical evidence that the plaintiff’s recollection was medically ‘impossible‘ given the nature of his head injury.
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We need to take a much tougher look at so-called ‘expert testimony’ in our justice system
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The Ontario government has announced significant changes to the auto insurance system effective June 1, 2016. As of that date, the following changes will further reduce the limits of insurance available to persons injured in motor vehicle accidents (including most cars, trucks, motorcycles, snowmobiles, ATV’s, etc.)
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The Financial Service Commission of Ontario (FSCO) released new data last week that showed details regarding 21 auto insurance providers in the largest insurance market in Canada. Those 21 insurers represent more than 51 per cent of the auto insurance market in Ontario reveals that shows filings approved during the final three months of 2015 resulted in an average 0.15 per cent decrease when compared across the total market.
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Statement by Jagmeet Singh, Ontario NDP Deputy Leader and Government and Consumer Services Critic on the Financial Services Commission of Ontario (FSCO)’s quarterly report on auto insurance rates.
Before the House of Commons was dissolved last summer to kick off the federal election, the ruling Conservatives passed the Digital Privacy Act, which creates new offences for failing to report data security breaches. However, nation-wide mandatory breach notification would not actually take effect unless the government develops regulations, and it is not clear whether the newly-elected Liberals plan to do this.
In reinstating an arbitrator’s original award and overturning a Superior Court of Justice order for a 50-50 fault-split, the Court of Appeal of Ontario has reaffirmed the Fault Determination Rules chart used in insurance matters should override any application of the ordinary rules of tort law.