A traffic accident that threw her out of the driver’s seat of her hand-operated car didn’t stop her, either. She underwent spinal surgery, got a motorized wheelchair, applied for Wheel-Trans and became an energetic member of ARCH, the legal aid clinic for people with disabilities.
http://www.ourwindsor.ca/opinion-story/5550780-doctors-can-bully-patients-with-disabilities-goar/
A Cantonment insurance agent was found guilty Wednesday of racketeering and money laundering in a judge trial, according to a news release from the State Attorney’s Office.
http://www.ilstv.com/insurance-agent-convicted-of-fraud-faces-a-maximum-of-60-years/#.VShVSPBqS1B
The announcement comes a little more than two weeks after a York Regional Police (YRP) officer pleaded guilty to a charge of “knowingly making a false or misleading statement or representation to an insurer” under the Insurance Act in late March.
TORONTO, April 9, 2015 /CNW/ – Ontario drivers pay far too much for insurance, says a new study by York UniversitySchulich School of Business Professors Fred Lazar and Eli Prisman. In 2013 alone, consumers likely overpaid by $840 million.
“All insurers have limited resources to fight fraud so a key to success is focusing these resources on the highest value claims. Collaboration, coupled with network analytics is a leading practice that can greatly improve fraud detection,” said Ben Kosic, President and CEO of CANATICS.
http://www.canadianunderwriter.ca/inspress/productDetail.aspx?id=14892
There’s a lot of information and perceptions about car insurance out there; some are considered fundamental truths while others, when looked at more closely, often reveal that what we think to be true is simply a myth. The trouble with insurance myths is that they can cost us money, or influence decisions that we make.
http://www.insurancehotline.com/car-insurance-myths-debunked/
“Organized crime rings that stage collisions and fraudulently bill insurance companies should be very nervous right now,” said CANATICS President and CEO Ben Kosic. “For years many of these criminals have eluded detection by spreading their behaviour across multiple insurers. As of today, they can run but they can’t hide.”
http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/1514197/new-tool-for-busting-insurance-fraudsters-launches-today
The Ontario Legislature is presently in its third reading of Bill 31, which might be called “Making Ontario’s Roads Safer Act, 2015; or something really catch and original like that. You know how the Government likes originality and long titles for its acts. If you haven’t read a copy, you should check it out here.
Desjardins Insurance has launched a smartphone app that tracks driver behaviour in return for the promise of substantial savings on car insurance, the first of its type in Canada, the company says.
TORONTO – A Toronto man has been arrested following an investigation into an alleged automotive insurance fraud.
http://toronto.ctvnews.ca/police-looking-for-more-victims-of-auto-insurance-scam-1.2316873