The Red Tape Challenge is broken into several “regulation categories,” including financial services, insurance, employment and labour, health and safety, corporate and commercial law, land use and planning, and taxation and financial reporting. The insurance category is further broken down into more than 50 sub-categories, including: auto insurance dispute resolution
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Financial Services: insurance regulations
Ontario regulates insurance to protect consumers and to promote stability and efficiency in the industry. These regulations outline the legal framework, rules and requirements for providing fire, life, automobile and accident and sickness insurance.
Tell us how we can improve regulations in this category or how a specific regulation affects you.
https://talks.ontario.ca/ redtapechallenge/content/ insurance-regulations
Did the Supreme Court of Canada formally establish a new form of consent? Is “implied consent” really “deemed, irrevocable consent”?
On close review, it does appear that the Supreme Court of Canada has — perhaps inadvertently — re-written a key aspect of the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act(“PIPEDA”).
Ontario transportation department ‘has done little work’ to address liability for inadequate winter highway maintenance: Auditor General
There has been little movement on a recommendation made in 2015 that the Ontario Ministry of Transportation “consider incorporating contractor liability” if roads are not properly cleared during the winter, the province’s auditor general suggested in her 2016 annual report, released Wednesday.
2016 Safe Driving Study: The Safest Days on the Road [Infographic]
This yearly study uses Allstate Canada collision claims data to see overarching trends on Canadian roads and to kickstart conversations about them, like which communities have the safest roads, what days of the week have the most crashes and what types of collisions are the most common.
http://blog.allstate.ca/2016- safe-driving-study-the-safest- days-on-the-road-infographic/
Getting to CAT: A Roadmap for Health Care Professionals
This paper is essential reading for any health care professional working with catastrophically (CAT) injured accident victims who is interested in understanding the GOS-E.
https://www.thomsonrogers.com/ resources/getting-to-cat-a-roa dmap-for-health-care-professio nals/
A Will of Iron
Margaret’s legs are pumping in the cool air of the November morning as she cycles west on Gerrard Street in Downtown Toronto. She is on her way to meet her manager for their weekly meeting, short blocks away. The din of rush hour traffic in her ears, Margaret is heading through the Yonge Street intersection. She sees a garbage truck and realizes it’s turning into her path. She scrambles, trying to get out of the way.
Stretching the Limitation Period in Ontario
A couple of recent cases from our Court of Appeal confirm that a limitation period can be stretched beyond the usual two years, but only if it would not be appropriate for a plaintiff to start the legal action earlier.
A Focus on Insurance Defence – 7 part series
A Focus on Insurance Defence – 7 part series
First Party Claims: Affidavit of Documents (and Conclusion) – Part 7 of 7 by Patricia A. Lawson, Samaneh Frounchi, Mercédes Marin and Marisa Gilmore, First Presented at the CBA-OBA Professional Development Program: Fast Out of the Gate: An Insurance Law Primer, November 28, 2016
First Party Claims: Affidavit of Documents (and Conclusion) – Part 7 of 7 by Patricia A. Lawson, Samaneh Frounchi, Mercédes Marin and Marisa Gilmore, First Presented at the CBA-OBA Professional Development Program: Fast Out of the Gate: An Insurance Law Primer, November 28, 2016
First Party Claims: Pleadings – Part 6 of 7 by Patricia A. Lawson, Samaneh Frounchi, Marisa Gilmore and Mercédes Marin, First Presented at the CBA-OBA Professional Development Program: Fast Out of the Gate: An Insurance Law Primer, November 27, 2016
First Party Claims: Special Considerations – Part 5 of 7 by Patricia A. Lawson, Samaneh Frounchi, Marisa Gilmore and Mercédes Marin, First Presented at the CBA-OBA Professional Development Program: Fast Out of the Gate: An Insurance Law Primer, November 26, 2016
First Party Claims: Is Bad Faith Pleaded? – Part 4 of 7 by Patricia A. Lawson, Samaneh Frounchi, Mercédes Marin and Marisa Gilmore, First Presented at the CBA-OBA Professional Development Program: Fast Out of the Gate: An Insurance Law Primer, November 25, 2016
First Party Claims: Responsibilities of the Insurer and Insured – Part 3 of 7 by Patricia A. Lawson, Samaneh Frounchi, Mercédes Marin and Marisa Gilmore, First Presented at the CBA-OBA Professional Development Program: Fast Out of the Gate: An Insurance Law Primer, November 24, 2016
First Party Claims: The Insurance Policy – Part 2 of 7 by Patricia A. Lawson, Samaneh Frounchi, Mercédes Marin and Marisa Gilmore, First Presented at the CBA-OBA Professional Development Program: Fast Out of the Gate: An Insurance Law Primer, November 23, 2016
First Party Claims: Defining First Party Claims – Part 1 of 7 by Patricia A. Lawson, Samaneh Frounchi, Mercédes Marin and Marisa Gilmore, First Presented at the CBA-OBA Professional Development Program: Fast Out of the Gate: An Insurance Law Primer, November 22, 2016
Who’s to Blame? Tips for Early Identification of Subrogation and Potentially Liable Parties by Patricia A. Lawson and Adam Grant, First presented at a Client Seminar, December 16, 2015
Toronto auto insurance premiums increasing against Ontario
Toronto remains the most expensive auto insurance market in Ontario, while the Greater Toronto Area is bucking a province wide-trend, according to figures from Kanetix. The city’s car insurance prices continue to rise despite the fact Ontario auto insurance premiums are declining across the province.