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Rear crash tests show newer SUV head restraints safer

The redesigned Toyota Tundra was the only pickup truck rated with a good seat/head restraint crash protection by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS).The tests were performed using the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC)-developed Head Restraint Measuring Device, says an ICBC release.2007 models of pickup trucks, SUVs and minivan seats were measured for […]

By Canadian Underwriter | July 5, 2007

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MPI to hold the line on auto rates

Manitoba Public Insurance (MPI) is proposing to hold the line on auto insurance rates next year and provide its customers with a Cdn$49-million rebate in the spring.The public insurer has filed an application with the Public Utilities Board (PUB) proposing no increase in premium revenue for 2008-09 and a 7.5 % rebate, which would provide […]

By Canadian Underwriter | June 14, 2007

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Study finds women involved in fewer auto incidents

Women are better drivers than men, according to research done by kanetix.ca, an online quoting service for Canadas insurance marketplace. The results are based on a study of 2006s auto insurance shoppers, which looked at insurance shoppers as a whole, and then further broken down by gender. The study found that men are more likely […]

By Canadian Underwriter | June 11, 2007

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What’s New: In Brief (June 08, 2007)

Insurance Brokers Association of Ontario (IBAO) vice president Peter Blodgett was in Peterborough on June 7 to kick off the launch of the Drive Safe Campaign, led by the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police (OACP).Blodgett participated in the launch with Monte Kwinter, Ontarios minister of community safety, Donna Cansfield, the provinces minister of transportation, […]

By Canadian Underwriter | June 8, 2007

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