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One-third of victims in car crash deaths not wearing seatbelts: NL RCMP

JOHN’S, N.L. – RCMP in Newfoundland and Labrador say one-third of collision fatalities over a five-year span involved people not wearing seatbelts. They say that from 2013 until mid-July, 182 people were killed in 154 crashes with about 35 per cent of those killed not buckled up. The numbers do not include fatalities in which […]

By Jason Contant | July 29, 2018

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Court tosses elderly couple’s 15-year-old auto insurance claim

Fifteen years after their auto accident, an elderly couple representing themselves in court lost their bid to further postpone their claim against their auto insurer, following years of adjourning trial dates and failing to show up in court. “The trial judge concluded that this case had reached the point where ‘the court must say enough […]

By David Gambrill | July 26, 2018

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Vehicle accident plaintiff loses bid to appeal without paper court transcripts

A motor vehicle accident victim wanting to appeal a personal injury lawsuit award without having to pay to get paper court transcripts has lost her bid to appeal using audio court records. Yolando Girao was injured in 2002 in an accident in Mississauga, Ont. She sued Lynn Cunningham. In Girao v. Cunningham, the Ontario Superior […]

By Greg Meckbach | July 26, 2018

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Claims adjuster fined $4,000 for failing to properly inform insured about coverage

A Quebec claims adjuster has been fined $4,000 for failing to inform an insured about an insurance carrier’s rights under the insurance policy, and for not promptly responding to emails from the insurer. Philippe Morin was charged with two counts of negligence, first for failing to promptly report and respond to emails from insurer Wawanesa […]

By Jason Contant | July 26, 2018

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Cop cuts deal with driver over fake insurance offence

VANCOUVER – A Delta, B.C., police officer who ticketed drivers for offences that didn’t happen has won a review of the suspension and demotion proposed by the province’s police complaint commissioner. Const. Byron Ritchie was seeking a public hearing after a misconduct hearing upheld 11 allegations of deceit committed under the Police Act, in 2016. […]

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Ontario wildfires rage as B.C. wildfire season ramps up

Insurers are monitoring about 75 wildfires in northern Ontario this that have resulted in mandatory evacuation orders or alerts in the cottage country districts of Parry Sound and Sudbury, among other areas. “Based on what we are seeing, there aren’t too many fires threatening many areas that are inhabited,” Pete Karageorgos, director of consumer and […]

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How much it cost the industry when baseball-sized hail hit western Canada

A severe storm that affected parts of Saskatchewan and Manitoba in mid-June resulted in more than $90 million in insured damage, according to data released by Catastrophe Indices and Quantification Inc. (CatIQ). Strong winds and large hail – in some cases, the size of baseballs – caused significant damage to property in Saskatchewan, the Insurance […]

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Massive fire strikes one of Saskatchewan town’s biggest employers

ROSTHERN, Sask. – The damage estimate is expected to run into the millions of dollars after a fire tore through a large central Saskatchewan farm machinery dealership. Emergency crews were called to Cervus Equipment John Deere in Rosthern just before 10:00 a.m. Sunday after area residents spotted the fire. Eyewitness Sean Nichol says the flames […]

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Where provincial drivers crashed an average of 960 times a day

Vehicle crashes in British Columbia hit an all-time high of 350,000 in 2017, the province’s public insurer reported this week. This equates to about 960 crashes a day – a 25% increase from 2014. “That means one out of 10 drivers could cause a crash this year,” the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC) reported […]

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Cyber tip to keep your large retailer clients secure

Computer systems that many retailers use to accept payment and manage inventory can pose a liability risk if they store credit card numbers, and the “ultimate” solution could be expensive. Many “point-of-sale” systems are installed on computers running Microsoft Corp.’s Windows operating system, suggests Nicolas Beique, founder of Calgary-based payment processing vendor Helcim Inc. “They […]

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