Claims

Court of Appeal denies stay in Alberta minor injury cap case

The Court of Appeal in Alberta has denied an application by State Farm Insurance Company for a stay of the judgement that eliminated the $4,000 cap on non-pecuniary damages for minor injuries caused by a motor vehicle accident. In Morrowv. InsuranceBureauof Canada, State Farm is the insurer of the appellants involved in a motor vehicle […]

July 31, 2008

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FSCO vows to get HCAI back on rails

The Financial Services Commission of Ontario (FSCO) intends to get the Health Claims for Auto Insurance (HCAI) electronic dataexchange system back on the rails in 2008. FSCO posted its 2008 priorities on its web site recently, and the resumption of the currently suspended HCAI system is among them. HCAI allows for the electronic exchange of […]

July 31, 2008

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Canada ranks second-last among G8 countries on climate change efforts

Were it not for the United States, Canada would rank dead last among G8 countries when it comes to moving towards a low-carbon economy, according to a scorecard developed on behalf of Allianz SE and WWF International. Allianz and WWF recently released online the results of their ‘G8 Climate Scorecards.’ Canada ranked seventh out of […]

July 31, 2008

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Insurer not responsible for retraining costs, FSCO rules

The Financial Services Commission of Ontario (FSCO) has ruled that an insurance company is not responsible for re-training a claimant on the basis that the learning program was more insight-oriented than vocational and rehabilitative. FSCO additionally dismissed claims for income replacement benefits, housekeeping benefits and rehabilitation benefits on the basis that the claimant was experiencing […]

July 31, 2008

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