Safety Scheme: Onlia partners with Young Drivers of Canada at the International AutoShow
Toronto, Ontario — Onlia Insurance has partnered with Young Drivers of Canada, a provider of driver education, to encourage road safety through a trivia game called ‘Play it Safe.’ Onlia’s mission is to make Canada safer by motivating and rewarding Canadians for developing safer driving behaviours. The company worked with the Young Drivers of Canada […]
Solid Strategy: B.C. Gov announces fairness officer to save ICBC
January 31, 2020 — Victoria, British Columbia — A new plan to save the Insurance Company of British Columbia money is raising eyebrows. On January 29, the Provincial Attorney General announced plans to create an independent fairness office within the Crown insurer, one with the goal of increasing accessibility to its services. “I think it’s […]
Opinion: Increasing numbers of vehicle write-offs inauspicious for the industry
By Gideon Scanlon Toronto, Ontario — January 31, 2020 — Repair costs are rising. Insurers are writing-off more and more valuable vehicles, just as the salvage market heats up. For auto repairers, this is a perfect storm. Repair costs are rising. According to the Insurance Bureau of Canada, private auto insurers saw a 12.5 […]
Atlantic Amounts: New Brunswick auto insurance rates to increase in 2020, experts say
Fredericton, New Brunswick — According to New Brunswick’s consumer advocate for insurance, the province could see significant rate percentage increases this year, with several applications sitting before its insurance board. According to Michele Pelletier, New Brunswick’s consumer advocate for insurance, the province’s insurers are filing for “substantial increases”—some as high as 51 percent. A hearing […]
Thieves, Fires and Snakes, oh my! Aviva releases list of its strangest auto insurance claims in 2019
Toronto, Ontario — In a statement released earlier this week, property and casualty insurance group, Aviva Canada, shared some of their strangest auto claims that they tackled this year. From a coincidental truck rescue to a snake on the loose, here are some of their most weird and wild accidents that happened in 2019. – […]
Putting Premiums in Order: Committee to troubleshoot Alberta’s auto insurance issues
Edmonton, Alberta — Alberta drivers are bracing for potential car insurance hikes in the new year, the provincial government has created a committee to examine what ails the system. Earlier this year, the United Conservative party government cancelled the former NDP government’s five percent cap on insurance premium increases, prompting premium hikes of nearly 12 […]
Sub-Zero Stoppages: CAA urges drivers to prepare for cold weather woes
Winnipeg, Manitoba — CAA Manitoba is predicting a higher-than-normal volume of car battery failures this week, as the province’s temperatures dip to below -15°C. The organization is encouraging drivers with batteries older than three years to get them checked to avoid unexpected battery failure—even a fully-charged battery can lose power when the temperature dips below […]
Prepare for Premiums: Alberta’s auto insurance to rise in 2020
Edmonton, Alberta — It looks like many Alberta drivers will soon pay more to insure their vehicles, according to a recent bulletin from Aviva Canada. In a recent bulletin sent to brokers, auto insurer Aviva Canada said there could be widespread hikes of 15 percent beginning in January 2020. “We’re increasing private passenger vehicle rates […]
Accident Advice: Aviva says calling insurers post-collision is vital
Toronto, Ontario — Aviva Canada hopes that drivers will remember to contact them immediately after an accident. It also comes several months after Ford announced a pilot program to send directions to certified collision centres to the drivers of vehicles that reported being in collisions. “It’s a normal instinct to reach out to a loved […]
Class Dismissed: Shops issue insurer report cards
Toronto, Ontario — Collision repair facilities and auto insurers have a delicate—sometimes fractious—relationship. Unfortunately for the brave men and women of Canada’s repair sector, the balance of power is rarely on the repairer side of the equation. Last year, Collision Repair turned the tables on auto insurers. It issued a survey to Canadian auto repair […]
