It must be that time again. Every three or four years, when the Government of Ontario enters into negotiations with the province’s doctors, theToronto Star rolls out the obligatory physician billing stories. Like death and taxes, it’s something you can count on.
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Should A Government Demand Money From An Accident Settlement?
A car accident 18 years ago led to a $1.5 million settlement for the victim, whose life has never been the same. However, the Nova Scotia government is taking legal action to claim some of the money paid out to the family.
With a new year, a new Rule 48
Civil Procedure amendments to dismissal for delay mean reviewing your litigation files promptly
First, the good news: amendments to Rule 48 of the Rules of Civil Procedure allow five years from commencement of an action to set down for trial before the claim will be dismissed for delay.
The bad? Dismissals under the new regime will occur without notice and without a status hearing (unless a party wishing to preserve a matter requests one).
Plaintiff protection
Adverse cost insurance changes the game for clients, insurers
Adverse cost insurance comes in varying names, is offered by a handful of companies, and is relatively new to the Ontario legal landscape. It has been referred to as legal costs protection, adverse cost insurance or even after-the-event insurance.
Ontario should ask Ottawa regulate all insurers: Auditor General
Ontario’s Auditor General is suggesting that the Financial Services Commission of Ontario (FSCO) should establish formal agreements with errors and omissions (E&O) insurers to verify that life insurance agents are covered, among other recommendations made in her annual report.
Mixed industry reaction to OFL’s WSIB review
A scathing Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) report accusing Ontario’s WSIB of rebating millions to companies that were found guilty of workplace fatalities is receiving mixed reviews among those in the industry
Recent Ontario auto insurance reforms could impact whole Canadian P&C market: A.M. Best
What else happens with Ontario auto insurance in the wake of recently passed reforms meant to combat fraud and protect consumers could influence the Canadian property and casualty market as a whole, as well as have very different effects on smaller and larger companies, notes a new A.M. Best briefing.
How Will Google, Apple Shake Up Car Insurance Industry?
Currently, nearly all mainstream insurers that offer driver-monitoring programs use relatively expensive devices that plug into a portal under the dashboard.
http://www.ilstv.com/will-google-apple-shake-car-insurance-industry/
Tow truck protesters take to the streets in Brampton and Toronto
“This protest is against Bill 15 and the mayor of Brampton, (Linda Jeffrey) having been a Liberal member and now siding with the provincial government that rushed into something which required more time,” said Mark Terenzi, Brampton-Caledon director of NAAAP-TD (North American Auto Accident Pictures Towing Division) and manager of Motosport Towing & Recovery
http://www.canindia.com/2014/12/tow-truck-protesters-take-to-the-streets-in-brampton-and-toronto/#