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Teenage drivers tend to have different, often more relaxed definitions for what it means to engage in certain distracted or dangerous driving behaviour, according to a new survey out of the United States, commissioned by Liberty Mutual Insurance and Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD). The vast majority (96%) of teens said they understand that using […]
By Canadian Underwriter | March 18, 2014
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The federal government is proposing to give the Minister of Transport the power to stop a railway from operating if there are “extreme safety issues.” Currently, the Railway Safety Act gives railway inspectors the power issue a “letter of non-compliance” if a railway firm is found to be violating the law. Under this system, an […]
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The majority of Canadians included in a new survey said they think texting while driving should be a criminal offence, although they saw other distracted driving behaviour as less serious. In the survey of about 1,500 Canadian drivers released Tuesday and commissioned by Kanetix.ca, 84% said texting and driving should be criminal. When asked about […]
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The Insurance Bureau of Canada and Canadian Trucking Alliance are expanding the current Cargo Theft Reporting pilot program across the country in an effort to allow the trucking community, insurers and the authorities to better share timely information to help crack down on the crime. Cargo crime costs Canadians up to $5 billion per year, […]
The increase in car sharing – which some vehicle owners view as an opportunity to rent or lend their vehicles when not in use – will likely necessitate changing current policy wordings at some point, Ron Burns, vice president of Guarantee Superior at The Guarantee Company of North America, suggested Monday during a technology conference […]
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Canadians are relatively honest when it comes to reporting insurance fraud, according to new survey from InsuranceHotline.com. In a poll of about 1,500 Canadians, commissioned by the website and conducted by Leger marketing, 60% said they would report of a collision they believed to be staged. Only 12% said they would claim unrelated damage from […]
By Canadian Underwriter | March 17, 2014
TORONTO – Ontario is proposing a potentially costly hike in penalties for distracted drivers by imposing three demerit points in addition to a maximum fine of up to $1,000. Drivers who receive demerit points after being convicted of using their cell phones behind the wheel could face higher insurance premiums. Transportation Minister Glen Murray says […]
By The Canadian Press | March 17, 2014
Lombard General Insurance Company is expected to file an application with the Supreme Court of Canada for leave to appeal a court ruling on the limitation period in Ontario’s optional family protection endorsement for auto policies, according to an article in Dutton Brock LLP’s E-Counsel newsletter. In a decision released Feb. 4, the Court of […]
LOS ANGELES – A pre-dawn earthquake rolled across the Los Angeles basin on Monday, rattling residents from the San Fernando Valley to Long Beach. The quake’s magnitude was 4.4 and it was centred 15 miles (24 kilometres) west-northwest of the downtown civic centre, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Los Angeles police and fire officials […]
GOLDEN, Colo. – A 6.2-magnitude earthquake has shaken Chile’s northern Pacific shore just hours after a stronger 6.7-magnitude quake hit the same region. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center has no tsunami warning in effect. The U.S. Geological Survey reports that this latest quake hit late Sunday night, or at 0511 GMT. The USGS report says […]
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