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Bias a hot topic for experts as Getahun debate continues
Bias is once again the hot topic among expert witnesses after an Ontario Superior Court judge banned lawyers from meeting with their experts to review draft reports.
Justice Janet Wilson ignited a firestorm with her January decision in Moore v. Getahun, a ruling currently under appeal. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court of Canada will also tackle the issue of expert independence this fall when it hears arguments in the Nova Scotia case of Abbott and Haliburton Co. v. WBLI Chartered Accountants.
ON Court of Appeal Divided in Accident Benefits Nexus Case
In a 2-1 split, the Court of Appeal for Ontario has allowed an insurer’s appeal of a priority dispute case deciding whether any insurer of any kind, or only “motor vehicle liability insurers”, are obliged to pay accident benefits pending the resolution of a priority dispute.
http://www.insblogs.com/auto/court-appeal-divided-accident-benefits-nexus-case/?utm_source=CU&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=CU-EN05202014&e=s7vw03Wsv64srM2vx
Happy motoring, Ontario. Like paying the highest insurance?
Drivers with a few years behind the wheel have seen this movie before.
A long-playing and oft-fumbled political football is bouncing around again as a provincial election nears.
The issue – auto insurance rates – is hardly new.
Just over a decade ago, Liberal Leader and future premier Dalton McGuinty promised a 10 percent rollback on auto insurance premiums.
A long-playing and oft-fumbled political football is bouncing around again as a provincial election nears.
The issue – auto insurance rates – is hardly new.
Just over a decade ago, Liberal Leader and future premier Dalton McGuinty promised a 10 percent rollback on auto insurance premiums.
One in 10 switch auto insurance carriers
One in five auto insurance customers in Canada have shopped for a new insurer in the past 12 months and 9 per cent have switched – but which insurers are being hit the hardest, while others are meeting with success?
http://www.insurancebusiness.ca/news/one-in-10-switch-auto-insurance-carriers-177846.aspx?p=1
OTLA CALLS ON PROVINCIAL CANDIDATES TO RESTORE THE BASIC RIGHTS OF ACCIDENT VICTIMS
On March 4, 2014, the Ontario Liberals tabled Bill 171, which proposed a number of amendments to the Insurance Act, the Financial Services Commission of Ontario Act, the Licence Appeal Tribunal Act, the Motor Vehicle Accident Claims Act and the Repair and Storage Liens Act. At the time of tabling Bill 171, Fair Association of Victims for Accident Insurance Reform (FAIR) and the Ontario PC party criticized the bill for not dealing with claims disputes over insurers’ medical assessments
Ontario election call leaves auto changes in limbo
THE ONTARIO election call has left auto insurance reform legislation there in limbo — a turn of events that pleases critics of one of the bills while supporters are now clinging to the hope it will be revived no matter who runs Queen’s Park after the June 12 vote.
FAIR, the Association of Victims for Accident Insurance Reform, is relieved that the bill is being set aside. “This was a bill that our Liberal government was ramming through without adequate consultation or consideration for Ontario’s auto accident victims,” chair Rhona DesRoches said. “On April 30th this government allowed only two hours to consult with stakeholders on an issue that affects millions of Ontarians and represents billions of dollars in our economy.”
Horwath blasts Liberals on Ontario auto insurance; wants cuts passed on immediately
Still, the Insurance Bureau of Canada says the current system is “simply not working.”
“Too much of the money doesn’t actually go to accident victims,” the bureau says on its website.
“Instead, it pays for other costs like legal fees, fraud and assessments by for-profit medical facilities.”
Horwath demands auto cuts now
New Democrat Leader Andrea Horwath accused the minority Liberal governmentof siding with the insurance companies during a campaign stop in east-end Toronto, saying insurance companies have cut payouts by billions of dollars over the past several years but motorists have seen little benefit by way of lower premiums.
http://www.insurancebusiness.ca/news/horwath-demands-auto-cuts-now-177796.aspx
IBC says Horwath is not being honest with motorists
The Insurance Bureau of Canada is unimpressed with the latest pledge by NDP Leader Adrea Horwath to force insurance companies to pass on rate reductions to motorists immediately
http://www.citopbroker.com/news/ndps-horwath-vows-to-cut-auto-insurance-rates-immediately-6694