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Trial lawyers doubt standard treatment plans will help auto insurers

Ontario’s call for standard treatment plans in auto accident benefits might well do the opposite of what was intended — increase claims disputes and provide no benefit to insurers, personal injury lawyers say. In his Fair Auto Insurance Plan, released Dec. 5, Ontario Finance Minister Charles Sousa “basically put out a bunch of bullet points,” […]

By Canadian Underwriter | December 15, 2017

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Ontario’s new medical centres: glorified DAC 2.0?

Ontario’s new system of independent medical exam centres for auto accident benefits claims, announced Tuesday, will need to be different from the designated assessment centres (DACs) that were abolished in 2006, a former DAC committee chair told Canadian Underwriter Wednesday. In an effort to reduce accident benefits disputes, Ontario Finance Minister Charles Sousa said Tuesday […]

By Jason Contant | December 7, 2017

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November auto sales fall as lower car sales offset gains in light trucks

TORONTO – The number of new cars and light trucks sold in Canada last month dipped lower compared with a year ago, according to sales figures compiled by DesRosiers Automotive Consultants. Total light vehicle sales fell 1.2 per cent to 158,653 in November compared with 160,573 in the same month of 2016. The move lower […]

By Jason Contant | December 4, 2017

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Quebec revising winter tire rules; incentive based approach suggested for elsewhere

MONTREAL – Quebec will reportedly bring forward the mandatory date by which winter tires must be put on all vehicles in the province and also increase fines for those who don’t follow the rules. It remains the only Canadian jurisdiction that requires drivers to have winter tires by law – between Dec. 15 and March […]

By Jason Contant | December 1, 2017

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