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In November 2015, the WSIB announced that it’s on track to eliminate the unfunded liability (‘UFL’) by 2022 – five years ahead of a legislated timetable to reach financial sustainability. The elimination of the UFL will eventually result in lower premiums paid by employers who fund the system.
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A doctor whose patients fell seriously ill after he treated them in unsterile conditions attempted to thwart an investigation by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario, his disciplinary hearing has heard.
OTTAWA – Food Banks Canada is using its annual report on the number of people using food banks in the country to push anew for the federal and provincial governments to do away with the social assistance programs.
http://globalnews.ca/news/
Current usage based models in Canada use telematics machines to show in general how much a vehicle is used, under what driving conditions, and how it is driven. This general approach is becoming increasingly popular with providers, with most major companies confirming their adoption of this type of auto insurance. It is however becoming clear that usage based coverage will become even more specific and companies will be following the lead of U.S. based providers.
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While autonomous vehicles are expected to reduce or possibly even eliminate auto premiums, one industry leader suggests that such an insurance outcome is not necessarily inevitable – or at least not for some time.
http://www.insurancebusiness.
It was in January 2014 and he was driving north on Brock Road in Guelph, when he was involved in the three-vehicle collision. The 56-year-old was working in Puslinch at the time, commuting from his home in Ilderton, near London.
There has been no change in the WSIB’s allowance rate. Today, workers are getting their claims approved faster than ever before. In fact, 92% of all eligibility decisions are made within 2 weeks, compared to 65% in 2008.
(Canadian OH&S News) — A new joint report from the Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) and the Ontario Network of Injured Workers’ Groups has claimed that the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB), Ontario’s workers’ compensation authority, has been ignoring the recommendations of medical professionals in order to close injured workers’ cases.
Evidence to dispute what WSIB says about the savings from improved health and safety programs comes from the very people who police Ontario’s Occupational Health and Safety Act: the Ministry of Labour (MOL).