2014 Canadian Auto Claims Satisfaction Study – AWARD RECIPIENT: DESJARDINS GENERAL INSURANCE
Latest News Articles
FAIR does not accept responsibility for comments, opinions, statistical information etc. associated with the links listed below. Any opinions, points of view, etc. are not necessarily shared by FAIR.
For a complete list of recent articles, please go to our 'Media Articles' page under 'In the News'.
We are updating our site and we appreciate your patience.
TOO EASY
“Anti-fraud bill a mirage” (Alan Shanoff, July 27): It’s always so easy for him to point a finger at the insurance industry. His mirage is his total ignorance of the fact there are many people who are abusing the auto insurance product and living off the car accident business. Bill 15 is an excellent start aimed at reducing costs and eliminating legal delays. It will assist in making sure that people will receive the money they are entitled to. It’s high time we stop laying blame and deal with the real problem. Bill 15 gets us on that road.
Ralph Palumbo, Vice-President, Ontario, Insurance Bureau of Canada
(Shanoff has never denied there is fraud committed against the auto insurance industry. What he has argued, convincingly, is that many honest people who faithfully pay their premiums do not get the benefits they deserve and that the Ontario government is doing nothing about it) – Editor
N.B. auto insurance rates higher than accident prone N.L.
Auto insurance in New Brunswick is regulated by the New Brunswick Insurance Board. In the last several years they have received multiple submissions about insurance companies charging millions too much for auto insurance in the province given the low rate of claims.
http://news.ca.msn.com/local/newfoundland/nb-auto-insurance-rates-higher-than-accident-prone-nl-1
Interest on Litigation Loan Recovered from Defendant in Supreme Court of Nova Scotia Decision
A recent Nova Scotia Costs Order represents the first time in that province that a defendant has been ordered to reimburse interest incurred by a plaintiff in full on litigation loans which were “necessary to continue the litigation”.
INSUREYE CONSUMER EXPERIENCE
Check the rating and comments about your insurance company
Toronto Star’s View: Hospitals and doctors must make openness a top priority
Doctors and other health care professionals who are the subjects of official complaints continue to work without their patients being remotely aware that they may be at risk.
MEDICAL MALPRACTICE IN THE MEDIA: THE TORONTO STAR
In November 2013, OTLA submitted recommendations on the Draft Transparency Principles, proposed by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO). In the submission, OTLA expressed the importance of patient safety: “OTLA feels that the overriding concern in establishing and applying these transparency principles must be, first and foremost, the protection of the public and disclosure of information, not the protection of the physician’s privacy.”
http://otlablog.com/medical-malpractice-in-the-media-the-toronto-star/
The rise of the connected car puts the Web behind the wheel
A new wave of technology is set to revolutionize the experience of drivers and passengers on road trips, errands and even the commute to work.
FAIR Response to KPMG Survey
The 91,818 claims were that denied and ended up in the DRS mediation system between 2010 and 2013 represents a shocking number of people unable to access the benefits they need to recover. The public is becoming aware that they are not getting what they paid for and that our government appears to have a greater interest in the health of our auto insurers’ bottom lines than they do for the health of the citizens of Ontario.
OTHER STAKEHOLDER SUBMISSIONS
Ontario Rehab Alliance ORA Response to KPMG Survey
Ontario Trial Lawyers Association OTLA KPMG Submission. July 2014