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Toronto judge halts charges against man until government pays for lawyer
A Toronto judge has criticized the income cutoff for legal aid funding in Ontario as “not realistic” given the face of poverty in Canada.
Economical Insurance Company v Fairview Assessment Centre Inc., 2016 ONSC 3169 (CanLII)
[6] In order to initiate a valid claim for SABs, each SABs claimant signed and submitted to the plaintiffs a standard Application for Accident Benefits (OCF-1). The applicable provisions concerning consent are set out at Part 12. Each SABs claimant has expressly consented to the plaintiffs’ collection, use and disclosure of their personal information and PHI for the legitimate purposes of, inter alia, investigating and processing their claims, obtaining or verifying information relating to their claims in order to determine entitlement and the proper amount for payment, recovering payment from insurers and others liable in law for amounts that the insurer pays in connection with their claims and preventing fraud and detecting fraud where there are reasonable grounds to suspect fraud.
Auto insurance: What do you get for a million dollars?
Ontario car insurance injury benefits are changing, effective today. The payout for catastrophic injuries is dropping from two million dollars to one million, prompting anger on the part of victim advocates. Open lines with personal injury lawyer David MacDonald on how far a million dollars will go.
Listen to the show: http://www.cbc.ca/player/AudioMobile/Ontario%2BToday/ID/2689763721/
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Libby Znaimer “Fight Back” Radio program at Zoomer radio with Jokelee Vanderkop
June 1 and the hefty cuts to auto insurance benefits plus a redefinition of what is catastrophic, working against someone who is catastrophically injured, came into effect. We are told that our premiums are going down. The catch is that they are only going down for some (7%) max so far, but benefits are also down. Nice way to finance the premium reduction for those with perfect driving records. Libby Znaimer of Zoomerradio, with her program, “Fight Back”, had me on her show yesterday to give an opinion other than what an insurance broker would represent.
Listen to the show: http://www.zoomerradio.
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Cuts to auto insurance start today
“It isn’t just Ontario’s most injured auto accident survivors that are being asked to pay the price for higher insurer profits” says Rhona DesRoches, Chair of FAIR, “the length of time that an injured person can collect from their insurer has a much shorter time frame and this will affect the public supports systems we have in the province.”
https://www.baytoday.ca/local-
Ontario Auto Insurance: Lower-Premium means cuts to coverage
“Some [benefits and coverage] have been reduced, some options for increased coverage have been eliminated or changed, and some new options have been introduced,” warned the Financial Service Commission of Ontario.
http://www.640toronto.com/
Auto insurance coverage in Ontario just changed
The Ontario government has revamped standard auto insurance policies, which comes into effect today. The move is part of the government’s plan to make premiums more affordable over the years. However, some experts say the lower premiums resulting from today’s changes will come at the price of substantially decreased coverage for policies.
Ontario: Cuts to auto insurance have started
Ontario’s wealthy insurance companies continue to see high-profit levels while drivers, who pay the highest premiums in Canada, continue to see their coverage eroded to the lowest level in 25 years.
Ontario auto insurance prices drop along with benefits
With the most expensive premiums in the whole country, auto insurance is a big deal in Ontario, especially during election time. Before being elected, the Ontario Liberal Party promised a 15% drop in auto insurance rates by August 2015. Well it’s nearly a year later and we still haven’t hit that target, but it is getting cheaper.
http://www.lowestrates.ca/