B.C. is about to assume a title that few drivers are likely to be proud of: the most expensive place to buy auto insurance in the country.
That’s according to the Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF), which noted in a Friday news release that the average cost of insurance will shoot up to $1,680 next year with a rate hike.
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The 53-year-old claims she has been bullied and emotionally beaten by the regulator, while not being granted proper compensation for the neck injury she suffered in January 2012.
Ms Hunter was working as a prison medical officer when she was attacked by a female inmate who struck her from behind, and then caught her before she hit the ground.
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Depending on who you are, car insurance assessments can be grossly unfair.
Being of a certain age or gender, or even living in the wrong postal code, can result in paying more for insurance, no matter how good a driver you may consider yourself to be. It’s the unfortunate downside of insurers using statistical probabilities to predict the likelihood of customers making claims.
Mr. Yeshitla Dadi was injured in a car accident on June 10, 2015, when he and Aviva were unable to resolve their disputes through mediation he applied for arbitration at FSCO.
TORONTO, Oct. 30, 2017 /CNW/ – LowestRates.ca today launched an Auto Insurance Price Index that tracks the average cost of consumer auto insurance in Canada on a quarterly basis. The index uses proprietary data from the hundreds of thousands of Canadians who get quotes from LowestRates.ca, where consumers come to compare rates and make the best possible decision on their car insurance.
Most drivers in Ontario have had first-hand experience with a texting-while-driving incident, whether they were held up at an intersection by a driver who was texting and not paying attention when it was their turn to proceed, or perhaps they, themselves, were texting while driving or while stopped at a traffic light.
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Physicians performing assessments to determine whether a personal injury claimant suffers from a catastrophic impairment need to rely on clear evaluative scales to make accurate findings, says Toronto orthopaedic spine and trauma surgeon Dr. Michael Ford.
Autonomous vehicles, also known as self-driving vehicles, are a reality and Canada has much to do to prepare for their arrival. All levels of government must start exploring the impact AVs will have on our roads, on the insurance industry and on citizens’ privacy.
Absence of legislation in Canada
Ontario is noted as the most expensive auto insurance market in Canada, that’s just the way it has been for many years. Mostly driven by the huge insurance costs of the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), it seemed unlikely the province would lose its unwanted crown. However, that is changing as British Columbia is about to surpass Ontario regarding the cost of auto premiums.
Auto insurance rates in Ontario dropped during the third quarter, snapping a trend where they had risen through the previous two quarters. However, the dip was by less than one per cent, according to the Financial Services Commission of Ontario (FSCO).
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