Horwath stopped by The Jerry Agar Show on Tuesday morning, and stickhandled around questions over whether she believes the auto insurance industry should be taken out of the hands of the private sector and run by the public sector…
http://www.newstalk1010.com/News/localnews/blogentry.aspx?BlogEntryID=10593876
The most frequent symptoms of concussion are headache, dizziness, nausea and imbalance. Most resolve relatively quickly but about 10 to 15 per cent of people with a concussion don’t improve.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/concussion-guide-for-adults-focuses-on-return-to-work-1.1865149
Industry compensating for 15 per cent reduction in rates mandated by Liberal budget earlier this year, she says.
Using dollars instead of ratios, in 2012 Ontario’s car insurers collected $3.78 billion in accident benefits premiums but paid out only $1.67 billion in claims and adjustment expenses.
“Vulnerable and innocent accident victims, whose treatment and benefits are dependent on the quality of the assessments and evidence, should not be the victims of a lesser degree of the standard of justice in our courts.”
FAIR submission to the Ontario Dispute Resolution System Review September 20 2013
“Along with a number of other stakeholders we believe that sub-par Insurer Exams put increased and unnecessary pressure on the DR system. Insurer exams, when properly done and well regarded, play a vital role – providing insurers with insight and expertise to assist them in making difficult decisions from a layperson’s perspective and, in so doing, helping insure that benefit dollars are well used.”
Ontario Rehab Alliance Submission to the Dispute Resolution System Review
“Although a seeming oxymoron, “compelling good faith” on the part of insurers in the handling of mediation claims is a concept in need of exploring as part of the DRS review.”
OTLA’s Submission to the Review of FSCO’s Dispute Resolution Services
The Independent Broker Resources Inc. (IBRI), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Insurance Brokers Association of Ontario (IBAO) has announced it intends to partner with Quindell Portfolio to introduce what it calls “ground-breaking telematics technology” to the Canadian marketplace. The partnership will launch a broker owned telematics solution.
The Supreme Court of Canada has denied an application by Nicola Zefferino, who lost a lawsuit two years ago against Meloche Monnex Insurance Company, to appeal a ruling by the Ontario Court of Appeal. http://www.canadianunderwriter.ca/news/supreme-court-of-canada-denies-zefferino-leave-to-appeal-decision-in-ontario-auto-lawsuit/1002606392/