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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 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
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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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 […]
If Ontario motorists want lower insurance rates, the government will have to take a harder line on distracted driving, a former Ontario civil servant said Monday. Fraud in the collision repair industry and distracted driving are among the issues that “need to be addressed” if Ontario auto insurers want to reduce the amount of money […]
By Greg Meckbach | March 20, 2018
A 2018 Auto Insurance Price Index released Tuesday illustrates, more than anything, the slow pace of regulatory approval for auto rates across the country, Insurance Bureau of Canada says. “When we see reports like this [about auto insurance rate trends], it’s a snapshot in time, and that time is outdated in terms of the reality […]
By David Gambrill | March 14, 2018
Canada’s second-largest insurer has issued a loud and clear warning about the pervasiveness of auto insurance fraud. “The system is more broken than it was in 2012,” Gordon Rasbach, vice president of fraud management at Aviva Canada, said Monday in an interview. That’s when a task force commissioned by the province released 38 recommendations to […]
By Greg Meckbach | March 13, 2018
Saskatchewan motorists caught using wireless devices while driving could be hit by the province’s auto insurer with a $200 penalty; second-time offenders could lose their vehicle for a week, Saskatchewan Government Insurance warns. A distracted driving ticket costs a Saskatchewan driver four demerit points on his or her “Safe Driver Recognition” record with SGI, the […]
By Greg Meckbach | March 9, 2018
B.C.’s broker regulator showed little compassion for a broker who flouted a license restriction by making an out-of-office visit to a sick elderly client to renew her auto insurance. The Insurance Council of B.C. fined Safir Mohamed Lalji $1,000 for the “improper” visit. In addition, he has been ordered to successfully complete a course on […]
By David Gambrill | February 27, 2018
There is “no question” that Canada’s second-largest insurer, Aviva Canada, is contemplating country-wide rate increases in personal auto, Greg Somerville, the company’s president and CEO, told Canadian Underwriter Thursday. The cost of repairing vehicles with advanced technologies is one factor driving up claims costs, Somerville said. Another major factor is distracted driving. Aviva’s plans confirm […]
By Greg Meckbach | February 20, 2018
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