Insurance producers selling personal auto policies through a major national insurer may want to reach out to clients after it was revealed the carrier’s optional usage-based insurance devices are at risk.
http://www.insurancebusiness.ca/news/ubi-device-vulnerable-to-cyber-attack-expert-187299.aspx
Research suggests that about 70,000 patients a year experience preventable, serious injury as a result of treatments. More shocking, a landmark study published a decade ago estimated that as many as 23,000 Canadian adults die annually because of preventable “adverse events” in acute-care hospitals alone.
The rate of errors may be even higher today, some evidence suggests, despite the millions of dollars spent on much-touted patient-safety efforts.
Facing tough fee negotiations with the government, the Ontario Medical Association has appealed directly to the public with a big ad campaign casting doctors as guardians of our health. The OMA’s elected president, Dr. Ved Tandan, has deployed his best bedside manner to buff up the caring image of his 28,000 members.
BRAMPTON – More witnesses to a wide-scale insurance fraud continue to testify in Brampton court at the trial for a Peel Regional Police officer accused of having a large role in the scam.
A Peel Regional Police officer is facing a litany of charges, including fraud and breach of trust involving nine insurance claims that may total as much as $1 million.
In today’s case (Saopaseuth v. Phavongkham) the Plaintiff was injured in a 2011 collision. Prior to trial the Plaintiff provided a formal settlement offer of $44,000. At trial this amount was exceeded by $920. In declining to award post offer double costs Mr. Justice Bernard provided the following reasons
On Wednesday, the ride-sharing service held an open house to recruit potential drivers. But those drivers will be subject to harsh penalties if they sidestep the city’s taxi regulations, the city said in a statement on Thursday afternoon.
http://www.ilstv.com/driver-uber-risk-fines-losing-insurance-city-says/
Dr. Ved Tandan, president of the Ontario Medical Association held a news conference Thursday to announce that doctors had rejected the government’s offer of a three-year deal, which sought $650 million in savings in the first two years and offered a 1 per cent hike in the third year.
TORONTO — Ontario’s doctors will see a cut to fee-for-service payments starting Feb. 1 after they failed to reach an agreement with the province, which is trying to eliminate a $12.5-billion deficit.
http://www.cp24.com/news/ontario-doctors-unanimously-reject-province-s-offer-1.2190888#ixzz3P0Z2J3ET