Insurance Blogs hosted by Canadian Underwriter
Insurance Blogs hosted by Canadian Underwriter
The Ontario Divisional Court has allowed an insurer’s appeal in a case deciding when interest begins to run on attendant care benefits that are found to be owing under the SABS. In Grigoroff v Wawanesa, the plaintiff was involved in…
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It seems the road to more affordable auto insurance once again winds its way through further benefit cuts. Those aren’t the only changes proposed in the 2015 Ontario Budget but it remains an ongoing piece of controlling the cost of Ontario premiu…
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The Supreme Court of Canada has reversed the Ontario Court of Appeal’s decision in Zurich v. Chubb. The claimant was driving a Ford Windstar that she had rented from Wheels4Rent, a car rental agency. On September 23, 2006, she had…
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I noticed an interesting section at the end of a recent bulletin issued by FSCO regarding recent regulation changes that I reviewed in a recent post. Thrown in with the announcement of regulatory changes is a discussion on mileage expenses by health care providers.
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Several new auto insurance regulations have now been approved by the Ontario Cabinet.
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The Superior Court has upheld an arbitrator’s decision, finding that loss transfer is subject to a two-year rolling limitation period. In Economical v. Zurich, the claimant was driving a car and was involved in a motor vehicle accident with a…
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The Court of Appeal for Ontario has reversed the Superior Court’s decision in Matheson v. Lewis, finding that the plaintiff farmer’s Honda ATV was an off-road vehicle that required automobile insurance at the time of the accident. In Matheson, the plaintiff farmer used his…
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The 2014 Ontario Budget outlined a number of commitments, however many are initiatives that have been previously been announced.
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On February 1st, three amendment to the SABS became effective. These changes were met with criticism by some stakeholders because the Ontario government chose not to consult on the amendments before introducing them. The reaction of stakeholders was predictable with respect to…
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I assisted Justice Douglas Cunningham carry out his review of the Ontario auto insurance dispute resolution system (DRS). His report was recently submitted to the government and included 28 recommendations which if implemented would remove the system from Financial Services…
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The Court of Appeal for Ontario has upheld an insurer’s summary judgement motion, dismissing a claimant’s action against her accident benefits insurer because she missed the two-year limitation period. Tanya Sietzema was involved in a car accident November 11, 2005. She filed…
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