As a part of its anti-distracted driving ‘Your Last Words’ campaign, Manitoba Public Insurance announced Tuesday the release of a simulator designed to encourage people to stop texting while they drive.
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Ontario’s legal system too costly and complicated, new chief justice says
TORONTO — Ontario’s legal system has grown so expensive and bogged down by red tape that it’s now inaccessible to many of the people it’s meant to serve, the province’s new top judge warned on his first full day on the job
Bill 15 in Ontario – The good and the bad re: personal injury law
On July 15, 2014, Bill 15 was carried through first reading in Ontario’s legislative assembly. It is not law yet, but the bill appears to have the strong support of the government and so it seems likely that it will eventually be passed. The bill itself, and its legislative status, can be found at:
http://www.personalinjurylawlawyer.ca/bill-15-ontario-good-bad-re-personal-injury-law/
Unearthing the digital motherlode
http://www.lawyersweekly.ca/index.php?section=article&articleid=2208
Ontario revamps legislation web site
Ontario’s e-Laws web site, which provides a searchable online repository of the province’s laws and regulations, launched a new beta version of itself for testing this week — and it appears to be a significant improvement.
Good Faith Bargaining? Recent Decision Implies A Duty To …
… negotiate in good faith according to the recent decision in SCM Insurance Services Inc. v. Medisys Corporate Health LP, 2014 ONSC 2632, where the Ontario …
Hefty hike in MD insurance coming – Edmonton Journal
Economical Insurance and its broker partner, McDougall Insurance Brokers, provide $10,000 to help fund volunteer training for Spinal Cord Injury Ontario’s Peer Support Program
TORONTO, Sept. 5, 2014 /CNW/ – Economical Insurance, one of Canada’s leading home, auto and business insurance providers, has donated$10,000 to Spinal Cord Injury Ontario‘s Peer Support Program in association with Belleville-based McDougall Insurance Brokers, the largest insurance brokerage in Eastern Canada. The funds will go towards training volunteers to connect people living with spinal cord injuries and their families to fully-trained peers who can share their experience and knowledge
How much liability insurance is enough?
Liability insurance covers the cost of damages (for accident benefits, medical costs, lawsuits and awards) in the event of personal injury or death from an accident involving the insured party. In other words, you are financially protected if you are held liable for an injury or loss by others arising from the operation of your vehicle.
http://www.durhamregion.com/shopping-story/4834355-how-much-liability-insurance-is-enough-/
Barriers to telematics adoption ‘beginning to subside:’ LexisNexis
LexisNexis Risk Solutions recently released results of a survey in which more than two-thirds of respondents expressed concerns that telematics vehicle technology could give their insurance carrier too much information