Brain injury is confusing to people who don’t have one. It’s natural to want to say something, to voice an opinion or offer advice, even when we don’t understand.
http://cancerfactsheet.org/9-things-not-to-say-to-someone-with-a-brain-injury/
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Northern poverty is a provincial problem
Algoma Community Legal Clinic has invited the Put Food in the Budget campaign to Sault Ste. Marie to see how people here, especially those on Ontario Works or Ontario Disability Support Program, struggle with poverty.
http://www.saultstar.com/2015/07/15/northern-poverty-is-a-provincial-problem
Zurich registers as lobbyist amid data breach risk concerns
Zurich Insurance Company Ltd. has registered as a lobbyist with the federal government, indicating in a public filing it is lobbying on three recently-passed laws, one of which makes data breach notification mandatory across Canada.
JD Power ranks Canadian insurers on auto claim satisfaction
For the thousands of Canadians who experienced an auto incident that prompted a “drivable,” non-tow claim in the past 12 months, the stress did not end with the event in question: in fact, J.D. Power reports that auto insurance satisfaction has declined significantly as the result of consumers’ displeasure with the auto claims process.
***Legal advertising under the microscope****
Darcy Merkur has had enough. Whether it’s misleading information about the amount of experience a law firm has on display with apparent pride on the side of a bus or phallic innuendo suggestive of big settlements strategically placed above men’s urinals at the Air Canada Centre, legal advertising in Ontario, in his view, has gotten out of hand.
http://www.lawtimesnews.com/201507134807/headline-news/legal-advertising-under-the-microscope
J.D. Power: Canadian drivers give poor grade to insurers for handling of drivable claims
J.D. Power has released its 2015 Canadian Auto Claims Satisfaction study, and it suggests that insurers are driving into a ditch when it comes to customer satisfaction over drivable claims. The study found that Canadian drivers are significantly less satisfied with their auto insurance when it comes to claims in which a damaged car is still drivable.
“Careless” If Not “Deceptive” Expert Opinion Judicially Criticized
In today’s case (Hendry v. Ellis) the Plaintiff was injured in a collision and sued for damages. THe Defendant hired a doctor who minimized the connection between the Plaintiff’s complaints and the collision. At trial, through cross examination, the doctor made various admissions beyond the borders of the opinion contained in the report. In criticizing the physician’s opinion as “careless” if not outright “deceptive”
http://www.ilstv.com/careless-if-not-deceptive-expert-opinion-judicially-criticized/
Capitalizing on Claims Data
After initially focusing on underwriting and pricing, many insurance companies have expanded their view of data analytics to loss management. The claims handling process represents a rich area for data modeling tools that can provide better insight into everything from adjuster assignment and operational efficiency to fraud detection and subrogation. How doesdata analytics fit into the claims management process for insurers – and adjusters?
What are the number of appeals backlogged at the Social Security Tribunal?
The backlog was also discussed later in the house by Mr. Robert Aubin (NDP).
He said: “Mr. Speaker, on Tuesday the chair of the Social Security Tribunal confirmed that there are significant delays in the processing of cases: 14,677 cases are languishing on her desk.”
http://survivingacollision.blogspot.ca/2015/07/cpp-disability-take-number-now-serving.html
Seniors waiting longer for spinal surgery, Toronto study says
The new study, published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, reveals that older patients wait 37 hours on average for surgery, compared to just 19 hours for their younger counterparts.