On April 23, Ontario’s Liberal Government released its 2015 Budget, which includes the multi-billion dollar Moving Ontario Forward infrastructure plan, a $250 million investment in the Ontario Youth Jobs Strategy, and a $200 million contribution to the Jobs and Prosperity Fund.
http://www.neinstein.com/category/blogs/accident-benefits-claims/
An Ontario police officer convicted of insurance fraud may have found a new source of income, but his life is far from paradise.
http://www.insurancebusiness.ca/news/convicted-cop-wins-big-while-suspended-195455.aspx
Personal privacy is a hot topic at the moment as people are wary in the wake of the NSA spying scandals and the way in which internet companies gather information. Even car insurance companies could now be interested in knowing as much about your driving habits as possible, with one U.S. based firm working on a device that monitors exactly what you do when in your vehicle.
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The Ontario government has introduced changes to Ont. Reg. 461/96 which increases both the statutory deductibles and the threshold at which the deductible does not apply. The amendments to the regulation came into force on August 1, 2015. The government intends to increase both these amounts on annual basis to account for inflation.
An Ontario Superior Court judge is urging the Law Society of Upper Canada to provide more clarity about the rules for lawyers practising independently yet also in association under a common business name.
http://www.lawtimesnews.com/201508244882/headline-news/diamond-diamond-refutes-full-frontal-assault
And recent innovations in car insurance — including gap insurance, which covers so-called underwater borrowers, who owe more than the car is worth — prove that the industry isn’t standing still, he added. Down the road, we could even see software-update coverage, which would protect a driver if out-of-date software causes an accident.
http://www.ilstv.com/what-will-auto-insurers-do-when-there-are-no-drivers-left-to-insure/
Canada’s looming fentanyl problem has become impossible to ignore.
According to a recent study from The Canadian Community Epidemiology Network on Drug Use, the powerful painkiller-turned-street drug was involved in 655 deaths between 2009 and 2014.