Re “Auto insurance bonanza” (Alan Shanoff, Aug. 31): There is a need by insurers to spend on Independent Medical Examinations (IMEs). The reason is to ensure people who need treatment get the right treatment and to control overall costs for the millions of consumers who buy auto insurance in Ontario. Everyone knows there is a fraud problem. Insurance companies use IMEs to combat fraud. Clearly Mr. Shanoff would prefer that every lawyer and for-profit health provider diagnose almost every claimant with severe injuries to access more benefits.
Ralph Palumbo, Vice-President, Ontario Region, Insurance Bureau of Canada
(Alan Shanoff has never suggested there is no fraud in the auto insurance industry. What he has argued, convincingly, is that your industry spends far too much time and money fighting, denying and delaying legitimate claims) – Editor
http://www.torontosun.com/2014/09/09/letters-to-the-editor-sept-10
FAIR response: http://www.torontosun.com/2014/09/09/letters-to-the-editor-sept-10#comment-1582808288