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The Safety, Licensing Appeals and Standards Tribunal Ontario (SLASTO) has issued an update on the Auto Insurance Dispute Resolution System Project in regards to the transfer of Ontario’s auto insurance dispute resolution system from the Financial Services Commission of Ontario to the Licence Appeal Tribunal of SLASTO.
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Brokers in Nova Scotia and Ontario have had a busy year: cities in these provinces experienced some of the most notable increases in collision frequency rates nationwide, according to this year’s Safe Driving Study conducted by Allstate Canada.
Aside from physical injury, financial worries are often one of the hardest parts of an auto accident to cope with. In Ontario, auto insurance is mandatory, but there are certain situations where the at-fault party’s insurance isn’t sufficient to cover the costs associated with an accident.
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Here at home, auto insurance fraud is also rife. Ontario is home to the most auto insurance fraud in Canada, and the province is notorious for it even outside of the country. It is a major contributor to Canada’s most populous area paying vastly higher premiums than those in other provinces. However, while single driver fraud is high, authorities are particularly concerned about fraud rings that are building up, especially in Toronto.
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A Vancouver-area Mountie has been suspended with pay after being found guilty of lying to an insurance adjuster about the nature of an automobile crash that occurred on an early morning in December 2013.
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Immediately after a serious accident, the bills and expenses can quickly add up. Hospital parking is a fortune these days. Hospital meals, medication, the ambulance bill, damaged clothing, broken glasses, equipment rental for ramps, crutches, a wheelchair or simply purchasing a cheap cane from a drug store. All of these expenses quickly add up.
If passed, beginning Jan. 1, 2018, the amendments would provide all injured workers and their survivors with full CPI indexation on the benefit amount. There are about 140,000 injured workers who receive WSIB partial disability benefits.
NORTHUMBERLAND – With the backdrop of a scathing report from the Ontario Federation of Labour and Ontario Network of Injured Workers Groups criticizing the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB), a Northumberland Injured Workers group has been formed, says Northumberland Legal Centre spokesperson Teresa Williams.
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