Claims
Both the Fair Association of Victims for Accident Reform (FAIR) and an opposition critic have taken issue with Bill 171, which proposes several changes to auto insurance regulations, by suggesting the bill does not address the issue of claims disputes over insurers’ medical assessments. “Fix the quality of the insurer assessments and impose qualification criteria […]
By Canadian Underwriter | March 11, 2014
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The Province of British Columbia is not violating the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms when it imposes driver’s licence suspensions and other penalties on suspected drunk drivers who refuse to provide breath samples and on those whose breath sample results indicate a blood alcohol level of between .05 and .08%, the provincial court of […]
By Canadian Underwriter | March 10, 2014
Damage caused by wind and hail storm events across Canada and the United States cost State Farm more than $3 billion in 2013, the insurer said Monday. That’s down from $3.9 billion in 2012, when Alberta alone saw 1,400 property damage claims from such severe weather events. Last year, Ontario led the number of claims, at […]
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OKUMA, Japan – The radioactive water that has accumulated at Japan’s crippled nuclear power plant remains the biggest problem hampering the cleanup process three years after the disaster. The Fukushima Dai-ichi plant has stabilized substantially since the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami destroyed its power and cooling system, triggering meltdowns. Massive amounts of water […]
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The Ontario Trial Lawyers Association (OTLA) is urging Ontario MPPs to push for amendments to proposed auto legislation that, among other things, would change the prejudgment interest rate in pain and suffering claims. The draft legislation would lower the rate to 1.3% from the current 5%, notes a statement issued Friday by OTLA, formed in […]
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EUREKA, Calif. – A very strong earthquake rattled the Northern California coast and was widely felt across the region, but authorities said early Monday that there were no reports of any injuries or damages. The magnitude 6.9 quake struck at 10:18 p.m. local time Sunday and was centred 50 miles (80 kilometres) west of Eureka […]
New changes to the standard Ontario auto insurance policy were characterized this week as “mean spirited” by the New Democratic Party’s consumer services critic, though the Insurance Bureau of Canada suggests that one amendment that took effect Feb. 1 did not actually change an auto injury victim’s entitlement to attendant care from professional health support […]
By Canadian Underwriter | March 7, 2014
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WASHINGTON – U.S. federal forecasters predict a warming of the central Pacific Ocean this year that will change weather worldwide. The warming, called an El Nino, can mean an even hotter year coming up and billions of dollars in losses for food crops. Australia and South Africa should be dry while parts of South America […]
EDMONTON – Alberta is back in the black when it comes to day-to-day spending, but the good times are being underwritten with billions of dollars in debt, which is now at $14 billion and rising. The province will run a consolidated surplus of $1.1 billion, the first surplus in six years, in the 2014-15 fiscal […]
FREDERICTON – Observers assigned by the New Brunswick government to watch for ice jams and possible flooding are being given laptop computers this season to speed up their reporting. Public Safety Minister Bruce Northrup says the new system will enable alerts to be rapidly shared with other River Watch officials. Northrup says the data can […]
By The Canadian Press | March 7, 2014
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