Claims
CGI Group Inc. and VIN I. Q. Inc. is giving Canadian Motor Vehicle Departments (CMVD) and law enforcement professionals instant access to a comprehensive, integrated source of information about any vehicle through the use of handheld decoders. The decoders will enable CMVDs and law enforcement to rapidly implement many of the recommendations made in the […]
November 30, 2007
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The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize on Oct. 12. IPCC panel members include Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction (ICLR) executive director Paul Kovacs and ICLR policy director Dr. Gordon McBean. The IPCC will share the prize “in two equal parts” with Al Gore “for their efforts to build […]
The ARC Group Canada hosted its Annual Seminar on Oct. 25, 2007 at the Dominion Club in Toronto, which included an insurance industry luncheon, seminar and cocktail reception. The seminar, entitled, ‘Class Action Litigation: Cost Containment & Avoidance’, featured a number of speakers, including a view of developments in the U. S. and Europe. •
South Barrie Collision Centre in Barrie, Ont. held a launch reception on Nov. 8, 2007 to celebrate that the facility has ‘gone green’ and is now using environmentally compliant waterborne paint. The state-of-the-art 40,000 sq. ft. collision centre, which is co-owned by six local auto dealers, is part of the national CertifiedFirst Network. It is […]
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With hundreds of tuxedoes in attendance, the Toronto Insurance Conference (TIC) held its 52nd Annual Black Tie Dinner in November at The Four Seasons Hotel. The gala evening’s guest speaker was Rex Murphy, host of Canada’s only national open-line radio program, CBC Radio’s Cross Country Checkup; weeklycolumnistforthe Globe and Mail andauthorofthe book ‘Points of View’. […]
CARSTAR Automotive Canada’s recent Charity Casino Night, entitled Casino Royale, was a chance to celebrate the national collision repair chain’s successful fundraising campaign for the Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. The event brings CARSTAR’s total funds raised to date for Cystic Fibrosis to over $1.5 million. Among other events, the funds were raised through the sale […]
The CertifiedFirst Network of PPG Canada Inc. held its annual ‘Winning Through Performance Conference’ in November in Toronto, bringing together more than 150 collision repair centre owners, managers and PPG representatives from across Canada. Insurance Industry speakers included George Avery, property & casualty claims estimates consultant, State Farm Insurance and Louis Hroux, senior vice president, […]
Insurers are right to deny coverage and are relieved of the duty to defend the owner and driver of a vehicle involved in a collision in cases in which the driver does not have a valid license, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice ruled in Miller (Litigation Guardian of) v. Carluccio. MacKenzie Miller, the plaintiff, […]
Mediation and Personal Injury Cases
By Paul M. Iacono, Q. C | November 30, 2007
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In a serious brain injury case, damages for loss of income and future care are measured in millions of dollars. At the end of the case, a successful plaintiff will be left with a significant estate, and a continuing need for treatment and services. If the plaintiff is incapable of managing his finances and personal […]
By Ian A. Mair | November 30, 2007
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