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If Canada’s Federal Court were to rule against an Ontario auto insurer sued over allegedly obtaining credit scores of auto accident benefits claimants, the insurer might have to pay up to $10,000 a claimant. A class-action lawsuit was filed April 10 in Federal Court against The Personal over alleged use of credit scores in adjusting […]
By Greg Meckbach | May 16, 2018
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A major Ontario auto insurer is facing a lawsuit over allegedly using credit scores in adjusting accident benefits claims. The proposed class-action lawsuit, filed April 10 in Federal Court, is on behalf of all Canadians who made auto claims with The Personal Insurance Company after Jan. 18, 2012 “and who had their credit score information […]
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FREDERICTON – The New Brunswick government will compensate cottage owners whose properties were damaged by record-breaking flooding, while also requiring residents to develop plans to mitigate against future floods. Environment and Local Government Minister Andrew Harvey announced the special, one-time payment in Fredericton, weeks after floodwaters first swept through several communities along the Saint John […]
By The Canadian Press | May 16, 2018
Nous ne nous qu’à quelques semaines des élections provinciales ontariennes. Les libéraux de l’Ontario sont au pouvoir depuis près de 15 ans. Selon un article de la CBC publié en 2017, seulement trois partis provinciaux sont restés au pouvoir plus longtemps que les libéraux de l’Ontario. Les résidents de l’Ontario ont plusieurs problèmes importants à […]
By Monica Kuzyk, President, ACEI | May 16, 2018
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How upcoming Ontario election impacts auto insurance
By Monica Kuzyk, President, Canadian Independent Adjusters’ Association | May 16, 2018
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Nine out of 10 drivers in Newfoundland and Labrador believe insurance companies operating in the province are profitable, according to a new poll commissioned by Aviva Canada. “I cannot speculate about why people seem to believe this, but I can tell you about the facts: the government’s recent Oliver Wyman Report Profit and Rate Adequacy […]
By Jason Contant | May 15, 2018
Liability risk for companies having control of vehicles may be somewhat lessened with the Supreme Court of Canada’s recent ruling in Rankin (Rankin’s Garage & Sales) v. J.J., but a plaintiff injured as a result of a vehicle theft can still sue a garage that had possession of that vehicle when it was stolen. The […]
By Greg Meckbach | May 14, 2018
Brokers in British Columbia looking to place overland flood cover should review a recent study that found polled respondents did not have access to overland flood insurance, did not know about it, or found it unaffordable. Even more alarming, most respondents commented on only wildfire events; they chose not to comment on overland flood risk, […]
By Jason Contant | May 14, 2018
A “self-insured retention” [SIR] is effectively the same thing as a deductible in a contract triggered by an insurer’s duty to defend, an Ontario court has ruled in a case involving an agreement between an elevator contractor and the building owner/property manager. “Even if the SIR is not technically a deductible, they are obviously similar […]
By David Gambrill | May 14, 2018
VANCOUVER – Torrential rains that pushed southern British Columbia waterways to flood stage have eased, but officials warn a new threat of unseasonably warm weather could rapidly melt snowpacks, adding to already swollen rivers. David Campbell, head of the B.C. River Forecast Centre, said Friday that an extended period of dry weather is expected across […]
By The Canadian Press | May 14, 2018
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