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With a new year, a new Rule 48

by Admin2
Civil Procedure amendments to dismissal for delay mean reviewing your litigation files promptly
First, the good news: amendments to Rule 48 of the Rules of Civil Procedure allow five years from commencement of an action to set down for trial before the claim will be dismissed for delay.

The bad? Dismissals under the new regime will occur without notice and without a status hearing (unless a party wishing to preserve a matter requests one). 

Plaintiff protection

by Admin2
Adverse cost insurance changes the game for clients, insurers
Adverse cost insurance comes in varying names, is offered by a handful of companies, and is relatively new to the Ontario legal landscape. It has been referred to as legal costs protection, adverse cost insurance or even after-the-event insurance.

Ontario should ask Ottawa regulate all insurers: Auditor General

by Admin2

Ontario’s Auditor General is suggesting that the Financial Services Commission of Ontario (FSCO) should establish formal agreements with errors and omissions (E&O) insurers to verify that life insurance agents are covered, among other recommendations made in her annual report.

http://www.canadianunderwriter.ca/news/ontario-should-ask-ottawa-regulate-all-insurers-auditor-general/1003391950/

Mixed industry reaction to OFL’s WSIB review

by Admin2

A scathing Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) report accusing Ontario’s WSIB of rebating millions to companies that were found guilty of workplace fatalities is receiving mixed reviews among those in the industry

http://www.dailycommercialnews.com/OHS/News/2014/12/Mixed-industry-reaction-to-OFLs-WSIB-review-1004597W/

Recent Ontario auto insurance reforms could impact whole Canadian P&C market: A.M. Best

by Admin2

What else happens with Ontario auto insurance in the wake of recently passed reforms meant to combat fraud and protect consumers could influence the Canadian property and casualty market as a whole, as well as have very different effects on smaller and larger companies, notes a new A.M. Best briefing.

http://www.canadianunderwriter.ca/news/recent-ontario-auto-insurance-reforms-could-impact-whole-canadian-p-c-market-a-m-best/1003391272/

How Will Google, Apple Shake Up Car Insurance Industry?

by Admin2

Currently, nearly all mainstream insurers that offer driver-monitoring programs use relatively expensive devices that plug into a portal under the dashboard.

http://www.ilstv.com/will-google-apple-shake-car-insurance-industry/

Tow truck protesters take to the streets in Brampton and Toronto

by Admin2

“This protest is against Bill 15 and the mayor of Brampton, (Linda Jeffrey) having been a Liberal member and now siding with the provincial government that rushed into something which required more time,” said Mark Terenzi, Brampton-Caledon director of NAAAP-TD (North American Auto Accident Pictures Towing Division) and manager of Motosport Towing & Recovery

http://www.canindia.com/2014/12/tow-truck-protesters-take-to-the-streets-in-brampton-and-toronto/#

NDP to introduce bill to make OHIP billings public

by Admin2

The Ontario New Democrats say they plan to introduce legislation in the New Year that would make physician OHIP billings public.

http://www.thestar.com/life/health_wellness/2014/12/09/ndp_to_introduce_bill_to_make_ohip_billings_public.html

Fraud against insurance claimants – business-as-usual

by Admin2

This was NOT the only report that had been altered.  We obtained copies of all the doctor’s file and drafts and there was a paper trail from Sibley where they rewrote the doctors’ reports to change their conclusion from our client having a catastrophic impairment to our client not having a catastrophic impairment.

http://deniedbenefitclaims.com/blog.html

Protesting tow truck drivers block traffic at Queen’s Park

by Admin2

Bill 15, which was passed in the Ontario Legislature and received royal assent on Nov. 20, sets an August deadline to reduce car insurance costs by an average of 15 per cent.