Claims
WICC Ontario Chapter held its annual Breakfast for Cancer on Nov. 2 at the Arcadian Court in Toronto. More than 450 insurance industry supporters attended the sold-out event. They heard the personal and courageous story of John Sylvester, who was diagnosed with cancer in 2004 when they found a tumour the size of an eggplant […]
November 30, 2011
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The ARC Group Canada held its 2011 seminar Litigation and Privacy Challenges in the Electronic Age on Oct. 27 in Toronto. Speakers from various ARC Group member law firms from across the country addressed a variety of related current topics, including: Obtaining Social Networking Site information on Discovery; Invasion of Privacy as a Tort; Privacy […]
Savvy claims investigators may want to check the names of lottery winners, having observed Manitoba Public Insurer (MPI) recover on two judgments rendered against a convicted car thief who won $1 million at the end of July 2011.Farrell Lavallee won $1 million at the end of July in a Western Canada Lottery Corporation (WCLC) scratch […]
By Canadian Underwriter | November 30, 2011
The steering committee of the Ontario Auto Insurance Anti-Fraud Task Force has asked its working groups to consider the licensing and regulation of health-care clinics, plug current gaps in regulation (such as the introduction of a regulatory regime for tow truck drivers, for example) and the establishment of a dedicated fraud investigation unit. In addition, […]
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Massage therapy recommended by a family physician and provided by a registered massage therapist is a benefit for which the Insurance Corporation of B.C. (ICBC) has a legal obligation to pay, the B.C. Court of Appeal has ruled. The appellate court upheld a ruling from the Supreme Court of British Columbia, which found ICBC was […]
Severe weather and climate change can call insurers’ pricing assumptions into question, create work overloads in response to large claims events and potentially lead insurers to cut back on offering certain forms of coverage, according to a survey conducted by Quebec’s insurance regulator. L’Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) released the study, Managing Climate Change Risk, […]
Consolidating a court case concerning income replacement benefits (IRB) with a related arbitration matter on catastrophic injury determination, each of which was filed within their respective limitation periods, cannot result in the consolidated arbitration being statute-barred, the Ontario Superior Court has ruled. The claimant, Julia Gordyukova, was injured in a motor vehicle accident on Nov. […]
An injured person’s ability to adapt to stressful circumstances is broader than just whether or not a person can return to work, an Ontario arbitrator has found. Adaptability is one of four factors used to determine whether a person’s mental or psychological impairments due to an auto collision qualify as “catastrophic.” A catastrophic injury designation […]
Since taking over the helm of the Canadian Independent Adjusters’ Association (CIAA), my travel schedule has certainly ramped up. In September I travelled to the Risk and Insurance Management Society Canada (RIMS Canada) conference and AGM in Ottawa. CIAA was well represented by many members in attendance. I found it to be a very worthwhile […]
By Greg Merrithew | November 30, 2011
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Executives from 10 Canadian Independent Adjusters' Association member firms were asked to discuss the biggest claims challenge they, as independent adjusters, faced in 2011 and what they foresaw as being the biggest challenge of 2012.
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