In today’s case (Snidal v. Spires) the Plaintiff, who was 20 at the time, was involved in a 2010 collision in Parksville BC. The Defendant admitted fault. The Plaintiff suffered persistent soft tissue injuries and headaches which were partly disabling and not expected to improve.
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Auto insurance has to go back to the drawing board or just go.
Before this accident I was paying $140/month to my insurance company in order to legally drive my vehicle. Now being someone on a budget and making ends meet on my own, adding that much to my monthly expenses was doable whether I liked that number or not. I work, just like most… nothing special nor anything that’s going to make me rich, but work none the less and put in my hours.
In-vehicle computer systems raise privacy issues
Is your car spying on you? Who owns the data collected in your vehicle’s GPS? If your phone connects to your dashboard, who else can access that information? These will be among the questions tackled in a report due next week from the B.C. Freedom of Information and Privacy Association (FIPA), which they call a “major study on how our cars watch us.”
http://www.avtimes.net/in-vehicle-computer-systems-raise-privacy-issues-1.1797425
Crash leaves Toronto UberX driver confused about insurance
Looking to make extra cash for a house down payment last fall, Waita Sindi became an UberX driver, using his own car to pick up and deliver strangers to their destinations around Toronto.
Auto insurers may be guilty of price optimization, regulator says
A New York regulator has raised concerns that car and property insurers may be engaging in illegal pricing practices and overcharging consumers who they deem less likely to consult multiple sources and compare rates.
What LexisNexis learned from one billion miles of telematics data
The next time a woman needs bragging rights around a group of men, she should bring up the empirical evidence that her gender is comprised of statistically better drivers than their peers.
Ontario considers changing requirements for reporting auto collisions
From fender-benders to rear-enders and more, Ontario is mulling changes to how motorists are required to officially report automobile collisions when no personal injuries are involved.
Inspection powers under Ontario Bill 15 take effect April 1
Sections of an Ontario law aimed at reducing auto insurance claims costs, which would give inspectors power to enter premises without a search warrant and remove records for review, take effect in less than two weeks.
Personal Injury Law: New ruling establishes that any financial outlay is an economic loss
A recent Financial Services Commission of Ontario arbitration decision has confirmed that any financial outlay by a service provider can qualify as an economic loss within the meaning of the definition of “incurred” in subsection 3(7)(e) of the Ontario statutory accident benefits schedule.
Letter: Lawyers not to blame for auto insurance costs
Barbara Taylor, director of policy at the insurance bureau, suggests that the tracking of lawyer fees will protect consumers while allowing the government to note the impact of lawyer fees on the auto insurance system (see “IBC wants regulation for personal injury lawyers,” Feb. 23). If the insurance industry really wants to control costs, I suggest that they take a hard look at what is expected of accident victims when they announce their intention to advance a claim.