Progress on the Ontario insurance product will continue to stall out without changes to clarify injury definitions and to enhance transparency in the tort system, both of which are fuelling higher costs and hampering efforts to achieve government-mandated rate reductions, speakers suggested during P&C Crystal Ball 2015 in Toronto
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IBC’s Taylor identifies ‘strong opponents’ to insurance
Barb Taylor, the director of policy at the Insurance Bureau of Canada, had some tough talk for what she called the “strong opponents” of those fighting for change in the insurance industry.
WSIB Age Cut-off for Loss-of-Earnings Benefits not Discriminatory Against Older Workers: Court
Ontario’s Divisional Court has decided that the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act’s age cut-off for loss of earnings benefits for older workers did not violate the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
http://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/wsib-age-cut-off-for-loss-of-earnings-be-26425/
HANDLING YOUR FIRST MEDIATION
There is a wide range of legal disputes that can be addressed through mediation. However, here I am presenting formal steps on conducting your first mediation for personal injury cases. My article serves as a guide for lawyers who are looking to conduct their first mediation.
http://oatleyvigmond.com/handling-first-mediation/#.VMKDNi5XsdU
Amanda Lang took money from Manulife & Sun Life, gave them favourable CBC coverage
Remember last winter when CANADALAND revealed that Peter Mansbridge took a lucrative contract from an oil sands lobbying consortium while covering the oil sands industry on the news?
Medical association president claims funding cap will lead to rationed care
Ontario Medical Association president Dr. Ved Tandan warned that the provincial government’s imposition of changes to the Physician Services Agreement (PSA) could result in the rationing of services to patients. http://blogs.windsorstar.com/news/medical-association-president-claims-funding-cap-will-lead-to-rationed-care
Ontario Auto Insurance Rates Fall by 1.44% in 2014
This past week FSCO released rate filings approved for fourth quarter of 2014. Sixteen insurers, representing 46.81% of the market based on premium volume, had rates approved in the fourth quarter of 2014. Approved rates decreased on average by 0.54% when applied across the total market. The total annual approved rate decreased on average 1.44% in 2014
Insurer accused of illegal surveillance by former cops
MetLife has been accused by ex-police officers and their lawyers of intrusive, and sometimes illegal, surveillance methods to determine the legitimacy of a claim.
Expansion of the Duties Owed to Rescuers
It would seem that Justice Lederer has expanded the law in favour of rescue victims. In particular, he has reminded us of the importance of the rescue doctrine, which is premised on the three competing values that are said to inform our sense of justice:
Potential economic benefit of driverless cars in Canada $65 billion annually
Automated vehicles – or self-driving cars – could be on Canadian roads between 2020 and 2025, with the economic benefits being more than $65 billion per year, says a new report from the Conference Board of Canada.