It is fair to say that the profitability of many Canadian insurers is largely influenced by their Ontario automobile results. With this in mind, the industry may be in for a rough ride. Ontario automobile, so often the Canadian property…
Read more →Changes will always take place in any industry, but changes in Ontario auto insurance have not solved problems – instead they have created them.
Read more →Several new auto insurance regulations have now been approved by the Ontario Cabinet.
Read more →In trying to draft a legislative framework in response to Economical Insurance’s request to demutualize, the federal government finds itself caught between strongly opposing views from the industry. Not unlike sailors trying to navigate a safe course between the mythological…
Read more →The Ontario Budget presented on July 14, 2014 will have little effect on car insurance. The Liberal Party had stated last year that insurance rates must be reduced by 15% but did not indicate how this would be accomplished. They…
Read more →The Liberals will have a challenge bringing down rates further without a few significant systemic changes.
Read more →When Ontario’s Lieutenant Governor David Onley granted Premier Kathleen Wynne’s request to dissolve the legislature, it wasn’t only the proposed budget that was put to the sword. Work also stopped on a key piece of legislation designed to reduce automobile…
Read more →The 2014 Ontario Budget outlined a number of commitments, however many are initiatives that have been previously been announced.
Read more →This week the Ontario government introduced Bill 189, the Roadside Assistance Protection Act, which, if passed, will finally introduce a regulatory scheme to the towing industry. This will be welcome news to consumers, insurance companies and honest towing companies.
Read more →The Ontario government has introduced new legislation “Fighting Fraud and Reducing Insurance Rates Act” to reduce auto insurance costs, fight fraud and protect consumers. IBC welcomes the proposed legislation, which reflects several recommendations from the property and casualty insurance industry.…
Read more →Charles Sousa, Ontario Minister of Finance, just released the report of the Honourable J. Douglas Cunningham on the Automobile Insurance Dispute Resolution System (DRS) in Ontario. Although his review was for the purpose of speeding up claims settlements and reducing costs, it would appear…
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