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New approach to testing older drivers prompts accusations of age discrimination

VICTORIA – Frank Harding is 98 years old and most days he drives his 1990 Volvo sedan to the Comox Recreation Centre where he works out. One summer, the resident of Courtenay, B.C., said he drove across Canada four times from Vancouver Island to New Brunswick to visit relatives, although he doesn’t drive that much […]

By Jason Contant | April 10, 2018

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If a truck falls on a mechanic, is that “use” of motor vehicle?

If a mechanic is injured while repairing a truck, does that constitute the “use” of a motor vehicle? The question may be headed to the Supreme Court of Canada. At stake is whether commercial clients may in fact need liability insurance to cover the cost of being sued by workers injured on the job. Provincial […]

By Greg Meckbach | March 27, 2018

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Ontario MPP says roadside suspensions for distracted driving “might be reasonable”

Roadside suspensions for motorists caught using wireless devices while driving “might be reasonable,” an Ontario government MPP told Canadian Underwriter Tuesday. Ontario already has “strong rules on the books” against distracted driving, Arthur Potts, parliamentary assistant to Ontario transportation minister Kathryn McGarry, told Canadian Underwriter in an interview Tuesday. Potts added would “like to explore […]

By Greg Meckbach | March 21, 2018

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Clothing advice that brokers should give tenants buying insurance

Tenant’s insurance is not only unprofitable for many brokers, but it’s also hard to sell because consumers underestimate the cost to replace contents, a Toronto broker says. Greg Robertson, president of R. Robertson Insurance Brokers Ltd., advises tenants to consider how much their clothing would cost to replace. “I don’t know the true statistic, but […]

By Greg Meckbach | March 21, 2018

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