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What’s New: In Brief (December 03, 2007)

More than 125 RCMP and municipal police officers, in addition to members of the integrated road safety units, set up roadchecks from Whistler to Boston Bar on Dec. 1 to kick off this year’s Drinking Driving CounterAttack campaign. Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC) representatives were on hand, along with Air 1, B.C.’s traffic safety […]

By Canadian Underwriter | December 3, 2007

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Number of vehicles to earn top safety pick doubles over last year

Thirty-four vehicles earn the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS)s Top Safety Pick award for 2008, more than double the number of vehicles that met the criteria for 2007.Eight of the 34 vehicles are manufactured by Ford and its subsidiary, Volvo, while Honda and its subsidiary Acura hold seven of the places on the list, […]

By Canadian Underwriter | November 23, 2007

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CGI and VIN I.Q. to provide instant access to vehicle information for CMVD and law enforcement professionals

CGI Group Inc. and VIN I.Q. Inc. is giving Canadian Motor Vehicle Departments (CMVD) and law enforcement professionals instant access to a comprehensive, integrated source of information about any vehicle through the use of handheld decoders.The decoders will enable CMVDs and law enforcement to rapidly implement many of the recommendations made in the Canadian Council […]

By Canadian Underwriter | October 30, 2007

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Side crash protection varies across midsize SUVs

Frontal crash protection has improved for the six mid-sized SUVs tested by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), but the tests reveal significant differences in how well SUVs protect people in serious side crashes.Performance varied considerably in the side test that replicates a 50-km-hr crash in which the striking vehicle is another SUV or […]

By Canadian Underwriter | October 15, 2007

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KPMG finds ICBC chair Paul Taylor complied with standards when he was deputy minister in 2003

An independent KPMG forensic report has concluded that current ICBC chair and former British Columbia deputy minister Paul Taylor complied with accepted standards of conduct and did not attempt to influence the government on behalf of a B.C. auto association or its members during his tenure as deputy minister in 2003.Taylor was the president and […]

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Tow truck licensing responsibilities

The highest number of complaints the Municipal Licensing & Standards office for the City of Toronto receives is for tow trucks that bill more than the capped rate, Scott Sullivan, East office supervisor, Mobile Business Enforcement, Municipal Licensing & Standards, Investigation Services, City of Toronto, told delegates at the Annual Toronto Fraud Forum. As it […]

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New Brunswick expands territories used to calculate insurance rates

In an effort to ensure residents in New Brunswick have fair and affordable insurance premiums, the government has introduced a new 11-territory insurance rating system. Previously, the New Brunswick government considered the idea of reducing the number of territories down to zero, an idea area insurers resisted. “Eleven new territories will replace the current, outdated […]

August 31, 2007

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More emphasis needed on training and development

Body shops need to put more emphasis on training and development, according to David Lingham, who works in the collision repair industry in UK and Europe. Lingham told delegates at the 10th annual CARSTAR conference held in Niagara Falls, Ont., that repairers in the UK do not fully understand the difference in technology and structure […]

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New Brunswick increases territories to 11

In an on-going commitment to ensuring that residents in New Brunswick have fair and affordable insurance premiums, the government has introduced a new 11-territory insurance rating system. Eleven new territories will replace the current, outdated four territories, T.J. Burke, justice and consumer affairs minister, said in a release. The previous territories were based on arbitrary […]

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What’s New: In Brief (July 26, 2007)

Women in Insurance Cancer Crusade is holding its first fundraising event in the Golden Horseshoe on Sept. 27, 2007.Dust off your poodle skirts, bring out the pomade and become a Rebel Without a Cause against cancer. The Accidental Benefits will be playing, not to mention a host of fun surprises, contents, a silent auction and […]

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