Ontario is a hotbed of car insurance fraud. It is something the industry acknowledges, the government attempts to regulate, and the consumer unfortunately accepts. The Greater Toronto Area (GTA) is the epicenter of insurance fraud within Ontario and indeed Canada as a nation, something Aviv Canada reiterated on Friday.
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Auto rate hike prompts renewed calls for privatized insurance
After the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC) announced that it may seek a 6.7% increase in basic auto insurance rates, public opinion quickly turned on the provincial crown corporation.
Autonomous vehicles to make manufacturers liable not owners
Auto insurance experts say that autonomous cars could be subject to different insurance rules whereby the vehicle manufacturer is liable in the event of an accident and not the consumer.
The deck is stacked against injured MVA victims if they choose litigation
Unlike other types of litigation in Ontario, personal injury actions arising from motor vehicle accidents are stacked against plaintiffs from the beginning.
Distressed clients pose health risks for law firms
The phone rings. Dana the receptionist answers. She’s alerted to the voice of someone in distress. She doesn’t even realize she is holding her breath as she listens to a daughter describe a tragic car accident. The scene was horrific: vehicles crunched beyond recognition, enduring agonizing injuries while waiting to be rescued, and recent news that her mother did not survive her injuries; the daughter was driving. The caller does not get to the injuries caused to others before asking to speak to a lawyer. The receptionist refers the call.
Study shows drivers overpay for car insurance in Ontario
A recent study conducted by the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association shows that drivers in Ontario have overpaid for their car insurance between 2001 and 2013. The study revealed that consumers had handed over between $3 billion and $4 billion above what was required through a 12 year period.
Does Allstate’s patent for privacy-invading telematics go too far?
Whereas brokers once heralded telematics as a consumer-friendly product instrumental to client acquisition, a new development may have them questioning that original assessment.
Basic Income Is Just What the Doctor Ordered
Basic income is an approach to poverty reduction that is much simpler and more streamlined than existing programs. Every year, Canadians file taxes. With basic income, if their incomes fall below a certain level, they get topped up to an amount sufficient to meet basic needs. Basic income is a smart alternative to costly social assistance programs, helping overcome the “welfare wall” that traps too many people in the cycle of poverty.
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Why many drivers in China intentionally kill the pedestrians they hit
It seems like a crazy urban legend: In China, drivers who have injured pedestrians will sometimes then try to kill them. And yet not only is it true, it’s fairly common; security cameras have regularly captured drivers driving back and forth on top of victims to make sure that they are dead.
Tracy Morgan received $90 million to settle crash lawsuit: Reports
Comedian Tracy Morgan reportedly received a $90 million settlement in a lawsuit stemming from his involvement in a fatal car crash last summer.