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Insurer’s neuropsychologist “team” draws flak for unreliable testing
A professional tapped by an insurer to conduct psychometric evaluations on an injured policyholder is being criticized for his unusual approach to testing.
Changes Coming to Ontario Auto Insurance To Protect Victims
Earlier this fall the Government of Ontario released a document called “A Strong and Fair Ontario”. The document accompanied the 2017 Fall Statement by the government and addresses a wide variety of issues facing the residents of Ontario.
https://www.deutschmannlaw.com
How Much “Good Faith” Must the Insurer Show its Insured?
For those who have been involved in a motor vehicle accident and are dealing with an insurer, it may be reassuring to know that under Canadian law, an insurer has a legally-established duty of “good faith” towards its insured.
http://www.vandykelaw.ca/2017/
Ontario motorcycle crash injuries twice as costly to treat as auto injuries: study
TORONTO – Motorcyclists in Ontario are three times more likely to be injured in a collision than people in automobiles, 10 times more likely to suffer serious injuries and those injuries will cost more to treat, a new study suggests.
Superior Court decision on costs ‘key’ for access to justice
A recent Ontario Superior Court of Justice decision on costs in a personal injury matter has “massive implications” for legal cost protection providers such as BICO and, more importantly, will improve access to justice for plaintiffs, says John Rossos, chairman and CEO of BridgePoint Risk Management Inc.
ABR Updater: Kathleen Wynne Taketh Away, But Canada’s Top Court Giveth Back
Just months ago the Wynne government stripped tetraplegics, amputees and brain injury survivors of important benefits (at the request of the insurance industry). However, in more recent news, the Supreme Court of Canada just made it easier for Plaintiffs to advance claims for mental/psychological damages.
The role of benefits plans in responding to the opioid crisis
More than 2,500 Canadians died from opioid-related overdoses in 2016, according to the Public Health Agency of Canada. The situation is particularly grave in the West. This year, British Columbia alone is on track to see 1,400 deaths due to opioids. The province declared a state of emergency in April 2016, and Alberta followed suit in May 2017. But the opioid crisis is affecting the entire country, with Ontario having committed $222 million over three years to combat overdoses in August and Nova Scotia funding overdose kits through pharmacies since September.
It’s a different reality behind the scenes for those who depend on food banks
KAWARTHA LAKES “Christmas depresses me beyond measure, because of all the things I feel I should be doing but I’m not able to do.”
That’s what ‘John’ (not his real name to protect his and his family’s privacy) says about times he has relied upon local food banks to help feed his family, which includes five children.
Judge Requires Defendant to Pay BICO Legal Expense Insurance Premium
Fresh on the heels of the recent win for plaintiffs on the issue of disclosure in Jamieson v. Kapashesit1, we are pleased to announce another resounding plaintiff victory on the legal expense insurance front. In what will no doubt be a game changing decision on point, in Armstrong v Lakeridge Resort Ltd.2, Ontario Superior Court Justice Salmers rejected the existing case law, ordering the defendant to pay the BICO Legal Expense Insurance premium.