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TORONTO — Auto insurance rates in Ontario rose in the first three months of 2017, putting the Liberal government further away from its already-missed goal of cutting rates by 15 per cent by August 2015.
Approved rates posted this week by the Financial Services Commission of Ontario show an average increase of 1.24 per cent.
https://www.durhamregion.com/
Ontario’s auto insurance rates have increased in the first three months of the year, reflecting the province’s continued struggle in balancing its insurance issues.
The Financial Services Commission of Ontario has this week approved an average rate increase of 1.24%.
TORONTO – Auto insurancerates in Ontario rose in the first three months of 2017, putting the Liberal government further away from its already-missed goal of cutting rates by 15 per cent by August 2015.
The LAT is not bound by any of the precedent established by FSCO. This is especially troubling because it has taken years to interpret some of the language of the SABS and that history has provided some amount of certainty to Applicants and to Insurers about how to interpret the SABS.
https://www.thomsonrogers.com/
Sweeping changes to auto accident insurance benefits eliminates the use of mandatory mediation, but there is hope that government strategies introduced in case conferences under the new Licence Appeals Tribunal system will result in early resolution of cases.
http://www.lawtimesnews.com/20
In the recent decision of M.P. v. Certas Home and Auto Insurance Company, the License Appeal Tribunal has tackled the issue of whether attendant care expenses are incurred where a claimant’s “professional” attendant care provider is also a family member. Both sections 3(7)(e)(iii)(A) and 3(7)(e)(iii)(B) were in issue.
B.F. was injured in a car accident on February 28, 2014. Disputes arose between B.F. and Wawanesa concerning her entitlement to accident benefits and B.F. submitted an application for dispute resolution services to the LAT.
You know what’s confusing?
Car accident claims.
Even for personal injury lawyers who concentrate their practices exclusively on car accident claims; these claims can be confusing!
Most Canadians are not familiar with the Canadian Medical Protection Association (CMPA). The CMPA describes itself as “a not-for-profit mutual defence association.” That is an interesting term, “association”. Even though it acts as an insurer, providing resources to help manage risk and assistance when medical-legal difficulties arise, the CMPA is not an insurer.
Unquestionably since 2003 chronic pain is a form of long-term disability entitled to injury compensation.
At that time the province of Nova Scotia excluded chronic pain from the purview of the regular workers’ compensation system. Instead of the benefits normally available to injured workers, it provided a four-week Functional Restoration Program beyond which no further benefits were available.
http://www.advocatedaily.com/