The preliminary report by Panel reviewing the mandate of the Financial Services Commission of Ontario (FSCO) and the Deposit Insurance Corporation of Ontario (DICO) has been made public by the Ministry of Finance. Panel members are George Cooke, Lawrence Ritchie and James Daw.
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Claim That Settled Day Before Trial for Under $25,000 Reasonably Brought in Supreme Court
Reasons for judgement were released today by the BC Supreme Court, New Westminster Registry, (Gonopolsky v. Hammerson) deciding if a case which settled the day before trail for an amount in the Small Claims Court jurisdiction was reasonably brought in Supreme Court. The decision was relevant as the Plaintiff’s entitled to Supreme Court Costs rested on the outcome.
Auto insurance badly needs fixing
The authors provide Ontario consumers with a sliver of the story: In their “findings” on profitability, they omit 25 per cent of the province’s auto insurers. Conveniently, it’s the 25 per cent of the market that have lost money.
http://windsorstar.com/
More insurers pursuing fraudsters through civil courts
Pursuing auto insurance fraudsters through the civil courts appears to be an increasingly common, and effective, tactic used by insurers both in Canada and the US.
Autonomous Vehicles still have accidents, and maybe more than humans
There has been plenty in the press over the last months regarding how autonomous vehicles are going to change… well everything. These self-driving cars will result in less accidents we are told, while they will revolutionize the auto insurance industry by making premiums more affordable and putting the liability on the shoulders of manufacturers and not consumers.
How to Apply for Long Term Disability Benefits (LTD) (Ontario)
Many people have benefits through work. Most understand those benefits to cover medical expenses such as massage, physiotherapy, medication, and dental expenses. Few think of those benefits as covering a portion of your income while you’re disabled and unable to work. This concept is called “disability benefits” or “disability insurance“.
Four Things You Should Know About Spinal Cord Injury
•Many spinal cord injuries do not cause any paralysis. In some cases the paralysis will resolve when the spinal cord heals. In other cases, there is no paralysis and sometimes there is only tingling and numbness.
http://oatleyvigmond.com/four-
Rights breached: OMA
Alan Hudak, a local pediatrician who chairs the Ontario Medical Association (OMA) board, said the OMA had to file a court challenge under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms against the province.”They’re proceeding on their own agenda and are refusing to talk to physicians,” he said, adding there is currently no mechanism in place that would allow doctors to negotiate with the province.
Ontario psychologists claim WSIB unfairly denying patient claims
A group of Ontario psychologists say their patients are being unfairly denied workers’ compensation.
They say that the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board of Ontario (WSIB) has been cutting workers’ compensation claims in order to pay off its deficit. To do that, the psychologists say the board is getting other doctors to overrule their conclusions about their patients’ fitness to return to work.
More cash arrives for Ontario Works recipients
Since 2003, Ontario has increased social assistance rates by 18.3 per cent for families who access Ontario Works, by 29 per cent for singles with children who access Ontario Works and by 18.3 per cent for people with disabilities who receive Ontario Disability Support Program payments.