A Supreme Court of Canada ruling this past April means Ontario insurance adjusters need to examine all auto accident benefit claims they receive, even if their companies are not involved, an insurance lawyer suggested Wednesday.
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Long Term Disability Claims on Account of Psychological Injury: Do’s & Dont’s (Ontario)
Litigating Long Term Disability Claims (LTD Claims) can be tricky, especially when the injury is an invisible one; such as chronic pain or a psychological injury.
Firstly, it’s important to note that Long Term Disability Claims aren’t your typical tort or pain and suffering claims. These are special sort of cases.
Insurance lawyer explains how Ontario court ruling affects vehicle owners who ‘hand out their car like candy’
Insurance adjusters cannot always rely on legal precedents, now that the Court of Appeal for Ontario has overturned a previous decision by the same court, over the issue of a vehicle owner’s vicarious liability for negligent operation of their vehicle, a lawyer suggested to claims professionals Wednesday.
St John’s fraudster gets hard time for ‘Ram & Escape’ ploy
A man from St John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, will spend most weekends this year in jail, after pleading guilty to helping stage a traffic accident for insurance fraud purposes.
OTLA Presentation at the 2016 OLA Pre-Budget Hearings
On February 2, OTLA President Maia Bent spoke at the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs, Pre-Budget Hearings at the Ontario Legislative Assembly. OTLA continues to advocate fairness and justice for injured accident victims who must endure intrusive “insurer examinations.” OTLA also highlighted the need for greater transparency and accountability with respect to financial data in the auto insurance sector. https://www.youtube.com/
Government needs to turn its attention to plight of victims
Today, OTLA called on the Ontario Government to establish a commission to conduct a public inquiry to examine the current state of independent medical assessments of injured auto accident victims.
Ontario auto claims adjusters need to take heed to Supreme Court ruling against Chubb: OIAA speaker
A Supreme Court of Canada ruling this past April means Ontario insurance adjusters need to examine all auto accident benefit claims they receive, even if their companies are not involved, an insurance lawyer suggested Wednesday.
No end in sight for ‘spike unit’ helping social security tribunal
OTTAWA – A special group assigned to help deal with a massive backlog of appeals around employment insurance and other social security benefits isn’t winding down anytime soon.
Illegal Aliens don’t Ordinarily Reside in Ontario
A Superior Court judge has held that an accident victim, who was unlawfully in Canada at the time of the accident, was not a person who “ordinarily resides” in Ontario.
The Benefits of Alternative Medicine
We are all familiar with prescriptions, shots, surgery, x-rays and all of the regular physician-related treatments that do a pretty good job of getting us healed. So what is alternative medicine? “Untested, experimental nonsense that offers no benefit”…in many cases, insurance companies will have you believe this. Unquestionably, this is not the case. Many treatments that circumvent the mainstream such as meditation, yoga, acupuncture, nutrition and more have a robust impact on your physical and emotional state of mind.