How Ontario government plans to work with industry on auto reform
The Ontario government plans to work with the industry on implementing a number of changes to auto insurance, including doubling accident benefits coverage for catastrophic impairment.
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Province restores $2 million benefit limit for catastrophically injured
Ontario’s new provincial budget calls for changes in benefits for catastrophically injured patients and a review of contingency fee arrangements.
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Report: Auto insurance rates continue to rise in Ontario, Alberta, and Atlantic Canada
TORONTO, April 23, 2019 /CNW/ – Today, LowestRates.ca, an online comparison site for personal finance products like insurance, mortgages, loans and credit cards, released its Q1 2019 Auto Insurance Price Index, which uses proprietary data to track the average cost of car insurance in Canada each quarter. The report found rates are up across Ontario, Alberta, and Atlantic Canada in the first quarter of 2019, with drivers in Alberta seeing the steepest increase in the country—11.22% since last year.
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‘Slap in the face’: Postal code change leaves couple facing insurance hike
An Ontario couple saw their home and auto insurance premiums increase to the tune of hundreds of dollars per year because of a change in their address – even though they didn’t move.
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Toronto van attack survivor deemed catastrophically injured
TORONTO – Aleksandra Kozhevnikova doesn’t remember being hit by the van that careened through north Toronto and mowed down pedestrians on a busy thoroughfare last April.
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Ontario abandons property ownership as source of jurors
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Amendments to the Juries Act in Ontario
The current jury system has long been criticized in Ontario, in particular in regards to its
diversity and representation. Hints in Ontario’s recent
budget suggest some changes are forthcoming.
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LAT Rules Chronic Pain Falls Outside MIG
The LAT (Licence Appeal Tribunal of Ontario) has ruled that Chronic pain is NOT a minor injury. This is good news for many who have been in car accidents or workplace accidents and who find themselves suffering from chronic pain. Insurance companies have long minimized chronic pain in their assessments and compensation to injured victims.
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As fewer patients sue their doctor, the rate of winning malpractice suits is dropping too
There’s no question the CMPA has significant resources to support doctors in a legal fight. The association’s most recent annual report from 2017 shows the CMPA holds $4.5 billion in assets.
But for patients who find it difficult to fund their own cases, many may be surprised to learn they are also indirectly funding the doctors’ legal expenses.
