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News and Views

FAIR receives a generous donation from Oatley Vigmond LLP at the Nov 1, 2013 Conference

by Admin2

FAIR receives a generous donation from  Oatley Vigmond LLP at the November 1, 2013 Conference on Auto Insurance, ‘Overcoming Challenges in a Challenging System. 

Fair Survivors FAIR would like to thank Oatley Vigmond LLP and all of those who attended and participated in the conference and who generously contributed to FAIR Association of Victims for Accident Insurance Reform. This donation will go a long way in our work to advocate for better, fairer treatment and coverage for all of Ontario’s injured drivers and to bring greater public awareness to the many challenges MVA victims face.

 

National Day of Remembrance for Road Crash Victims

by Admin2

http://ccmta.ca/remember_souvenez-vous/home.php

Effective Ways to Save on Your Car Insurance Premium

by Admin2

“Ditch the broker. Your Toronto car insurance broker is not the all-knowing insurance guru you’ve worked him up to be. You may be surprised to find out that brokers are actually very limited in their wheeling and dealing abilities. ”

http://www.carinsurancequotesontario.org/blog/effective-ways-to-save-on-your-toronto-car-insurance-premium/

Make mediation optional: FAIR

by Admin2

Ontario’s dispute resolution system has inflexible rules and a structure that leads to unfair treatment of accident victims, says a victims’ group.

Make mediation optional – FAIR Thompson’s Daily Insurance News Service November 12, 2013

What does the public think about the lack of transparency at CPSO? Read this!

by Admin2

Survivors of car crashes look at the medical profession in a whole different way after finding out it is a free for all abuse system that the college is ignoring.

http://policyconsult.cpso.on.ca/?page_id=2420#comment-2990

FAIR response to the CPSO Draft Transparency Principles Consultation

by Admin2

This lack of transparency about complaints is putting even more vulnerable accident victims at risk because they cannot protect themselves when the IME vendor is perpetually ‘cleansed’ by the lack of information available.  The College has facilitated unacceptable behaviour by way of keeping secrets from the public – consistently telling the public that there are no disciplinary actions taken against a physician by conveniently classifying the College actions as remedial and confidential.

FAIR response to CPSO Draft Transparency Principles November 11 13

Ontario Trial Lawyers Association speak out about CPSO transparency

by Admin2

OTLA feels that the overriding concern in establishing and applying these Transparency Principles must, first and foremost, be the protection of the public and disclosure of information, not the protection of the physician’s privacy.

OTLA-Submission-CPSO-Transparency-Principles-Nov-8-2013

http://policyconsult.cpso.on.ca/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Transparency-Principles.pdf

Interim Report of the Ontario Automobile Insurance Dispute Resolution System Review

by Admin2

From bad to worse, expert reports without cross examination – how does this promote justice?

“For an expedited in-person hearing, the parties would submit supporting documentation, including affidavits and expert reports. Although testimony and cross-examination could take place within set time parameters, the use of expert witnesses would not be permitted. Expedited hearing would take no longer than half a day.”

http://williehandler.blogspot.ca/2013/11/interim-report-of-ontario-automobile.html

http://www.fin.gov.on.ca/en/consultations/auto/documents/Ontario%20Automobile%20Insurance%20Dispute%20Resolution%20System%20Review_Interim%20Report.pdf

CPSO – have your say on Draft Transparency Principles

by Admin2

http://policyconsult.cpso.on.ca/?page_id=2420#comment-2970 comments close Nov 11

Public expectation about access to information about all public agencies has changed dramatically, particularly as a result of exponential increases in internet use. Tell the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario whether you think keeping secrets about doctors is the right thing to do. Transparency Principles  http://policyconsult.cpso.on.ca/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Transparency-Principles.pdf

Ontario Automobile Insurance Dispute Resolution System Review – Request for Submissions

by Admin2

In August 2013, Ontario’s Minister of Finance Charles Sousa announced the appointment of the Honourable J. Douglas Cunningham, former Associate Chief Justice of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, to conduct a review of Ontario’s automobile insurance dispute resolution system.

After receiving stakeholder submissions and consulting with stakeholders in September 2013, Mr. Cunningham delivered an interim report to the Minister of Finance on October 31, 2013, which outlined preliminary recommendations as well as a framework for possible legislation towards a new auto insurance dispute resolution system.

Written submissions regarding the (NEW) interim report can be sent on or before December 2, 2013, either by e-mail to autoinsurance@ontario.ca or by Canada Post. Stakeholder consultations on the interim report will be held in December 2013 in preparation for the final report, expected to be delivered by February 2014.