Auto
Aviva Canada is supporting new provincial towing restrictions on some Toronto area provincial expressways. On some sections of road, a single towing company will be contracted to remove private passenger vehicles that need to be towed, the Ontario government announced March 2. It is part of a pilot program that the government could renew in […]
By Greg Meckbach | March 3, 2021
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TORONTO – Canadian auto sales in February were down nearly 10 per cent compared with February 2020, the last full month before the lockdowns began due to the COVID-19 pandemic. According to estimates compiled by DesRosiers Automotive Consultants auto sales last month totalled 112,654 units, down from the 125,059 units of February 2020. DesRosiers says […]
By The Canadian Press | March 3, 2021
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It could be up to a year before driving habits return to normal, but don’t expect many of your clients to pay less for auto insurance. Those were a couple of key takeaways from a recent Intact earnings call. “It is hard to tell how soon the return-to-normal will be,” Intact Financial CEO Charles Brindamour […]
By Greg Meckbach | February 24, 2021
Guarantee asset protection, or GAP insurance, can address the risk of a consumer having negative equity as a result of borrowing money to buy a car, suggests the head of the organization that regulates Ontario’s motor vehicle dealers. GAP is sold by car dealers across Ontario, said John Carmichael, CEO of the Ontario Motor Vehicle […]
By Greg Meckbach | November 26, 2020
Intact Insurance could potentially re-enter the British Columbia auto market, but not if it is restricted to offering only optional coverages while competing against a government monopoly, CEO Charles Brindamour said this past Tuesday. During an earnings call, Intact Financial Corp. executives were asked about their decision to exit the B.C. auto market, whether there […]
By Greg Meckbach | November 6, 2020
Canada’s largest insurer announced late Tuesday that its brands Intact Insurance and belairdirect will no longer offer optional auto coverage in British Columbia. “This decision was taken after careful consideration, given the upcoming regulatory changes in the province that will reduce competition and limit choices for consumers,” Intact Financial Corporation said in a press release. […]
By Jason Contant | October 28, 2020
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Ontario auto insurance rates were 3.7% lower in the second quarter of 2020, than in the same period in 2019, but were still higher than in the three months ending March 30, 2020, data released Tuesday by LowestRates.ca suggests. “COVID itself is suspected of driving up prices in Ontario,” LowestRates.ca said Tuesday of a 2% increase, […]
By Greg Meckbach | September 24, 2020
The Alberta auto insurance industry is still suffering “hangover” from a 5% cap on rate increases that was abolished more than a year ago, with many insurers not looking for new business, suggests the co-founder of LowestRates.ca. Data released Tuesday by LowestRates.ca shows that the average Alberta auto insurance rate was 22.7% higher in the […]
By Greg Meckbach | September 23, 2020
If you are not consistently shopping around for a better deal for your Generation X and Boomer-generation auto clients, they could be paying thousands extra after reaching middle age – unless they happen to find a lower rate from from one of your competitors. When analyzing data from its own quoting engine, LowestRates.ca discovered some […]
By Greg Meckbach | July 10, 2020
One impact of the pandemic has been a large spike in customers who are shopping around for a better deal because they are not driving very much, LowestRates.ca reports. “Consumers don’t understand why different insurance companies are reacting differently to the COVID-19 pandemic,” Justin Thouin, CEO of LowestRates.ca, told Canadian Underwriter recently. For example, he […]
By Greg Meckbach | July 6, 2020
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