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Legislation doubling fines for medical privacy breaches before Ontario legislature
A bill before the Ontario legislature proposing to require health care providers to report privacy preaches to the province’s information and privacy commissioner got some support last week by politicians from the opposition benches.
Law unfair to car crash victims- Lawyer argues Ontario’s Bill 15 is unconstitutional
But tucked away in Bill 15 is an odd provision that discriminates against those injured in auto accidents.
Bill 15 removes the right to have no-fault benefits disputes with insurers dealt with by the courts.
Why injured people should lose their right to have such disputes resolved by judges is puzzling. http://www.torontosun.com/2015/12/05/law-unfair-to-car-crash-victims
Arbitrator orders rare special award against insurer
“It’s a signal to insurance companies that when they’re going to deny benefits to a person or they’re going to deny that somebody has a catastrophic impairment, they better make sure that they have followed the legislation and their assessments have been done properly,” says Leonard Kunka of Thomson Rogers, counsel for Thomas Waldock who was seriously injured in March of 2008. “To rely on a defective assessment to the detriment of their insured is really a breach of their obligation of good faith to their client.”
Waldock and State Farm Preliminary issue FSCO 4315
Waldock and State Farm FSCO 4689
Claimant hits grand slam at FSCO hearings
A November 30, 2015 Law Times article titled “Arbitrator orders rare special award against insurer” reports on an unusual FSCO case between Thomas Waldock and his auto insurer. The case not only highlights the constant risks associated with relying on insurer examinations to deny serious claims, but also demonstrates how dangerous it can be to take a matter to arbitration without having sufficient evidence to support a position.
http://www.insblogs.com/auto/
Attendant Care Moves into the Digital Age
In recent years, the Ontario legislature has slowly eroded accident victims’ access to Attendant Care benefits available under the Statutory Accident Benefits Schedule (SABS). Since 2010, an accident victim must either hire a professional caregiver or prove that his/her attendant has incurred an economic loss – such as lost income – while providing attendant care. Both requirements are fraught with complications. When attendant care in the form of supervision, emotional support, and intermittent assistance is required, it is difficult to hire a professional specifically for that purpose. Furthermore, family members who fill this role may find it difficult to prove a concrete economic loss.
http://otlablog.com/attendant-
Liberal cuts to Accident Benefits will hurt Ontario’s most vulberable
Jagmeet Singh, NDP Deputy Leader and Consumer Services critic, presented a petition against the Liberal government’s proposed changes to accident benefits.
Gross earned premiums down 4.8% at Toronto Dominion Bank
In a note to its financial statement, TD reported its P&C business “is mostly concentrated in Ontario” with 59.0% of net written premiums in the year ending Oct. 31, 2015. The western provinces represented 28.8% of premiums, followed by the Atlantic provinces with 6.3% and Quebec with 5.9%.
Across all insurance lines, TD reported net earned premiums of $3.329 billion in 2015, compared to $3.567 billion in 2014.
After 30 years we need viable alternatives to food banks
Canadians have been duped into believing that we can keep hunger at bay by donating to our local food banks. We teach our children to give to those who are not as fortunate and have less than we do. But, after three decades it’s time to implement sustainable solutions that will allow every Canadian to have financial and food security.