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BACK IN 2013, ONTARIO’S LIBERAL GOVERNMENT WANTED TO RELIEVE SOME CAR INSURANCE STRESS….

WITH A PROMISE THAT INSURANCE RATES WOULD DROP 15 PERCENT BY AUGUST OF THIS YEAR.

http://www.ckwstv.com/2015/07/29/ontario-liberals-miss-target-of-decreased-auto-rates/

The next time these fraudsters set out to commit a crime, they might put a second thought – or ideally, a first one – into their auto insurance ploy.

http://www.insurancebusiness.ca/news/b-c–insurance-fraudsters-caught-in-dumb-criminal-case-193836.aspx

In a move that some consider to be an automotive “game changer,” many cars and trucks have recently undergone major redesigns replacing steel body panels with a new material: aluminum. But the trend that was once heralded as the future of motor vehicles could spell an uncertain fate for the insurance industry.

http://www.insurancebusiness.ca/news/aluminum-ford-trucks-spell-industry-trouble-193837.aspx

Guelph, Ont.-based Co-operators General Insurance Company has reported that its Auto line of business remained the largest contributor to its net earned premium (NEP), increasing about $10.5 million in the second quarter of 2015, from $264.5 million in Q2 2014 to $275 million for the three months ending June 30.

http://www.canadianunderwriter.ca/news/the-co-operators-reports-4-increase-in-auto-line-for-q2-2015-from-264-5-million-in-q2-2014-to-275/1003742987/

There’s this contradiction: the taxpayer who pays for LAO’s increased funding, but cannot have an affordable lawyer, but earns too much to qualify for a legal aid certificate for free or supplemented legal services, pays for the justice system whereat all lawyers earn a very good living, directly or indirectly, in comparison with the average income of taxpayers.

http://www.slaw.ca/2015/07/31/self-represented-litigants-tax-money-provides-more-funding-for-legal-aid-ontario/

This first thing to do of course is to get to the hospital to be next to your spouse/loved one. Soon after the situation will stabilize and the next steps are very important. Here are some of Goldfinger Personal Injury Law’s tips on what to do if your spouse or loved one is in the hospital with a serious injury.

http://www.torontoinjurylawyerblog.com/2015/07/my-spouse-is-in-the-hospital-after-a-serious-car-accident-what-should-i-do-now-ontario.html#more-758

If proposed changes to the province’s auto insurance system move forward, they should be implemented in a way that does not impact severely injured individuals, Toronto critical injury lawyer Patrick Brown tells the Toronto Sun.

http://www.advocatedaily.com/severely-injured-individuals-should-not-be-targeted-by-cuts.html

Today LAO announced it will provide $1.5 million in funding to support legal clinics serving areas with the most number of people living in poverty. The funding is on top of $2.4 million it provided to clinics for the 2014-15 fiscal year, legal aid says, adding it will allow clinics to hire more staff, expand existing services, or launch new services that support clients.

http://www.canadianlawyermag.com/legalfeeds/

Marin’s report says his office received 142 complaints about poor customer service and communication from the office, which manages the financial affairs of people who don’t have the capacity to do so themselves or have anyone else who is authorized to act on their behalf.

http://www.canadianlawyermag.com/legalfeeds/2820/ombudsman-cites-recurring-concerns-with-office-of-public-guardian-and-trustee.html