Acid spill results in more than 4,400 claims with more coming in
By CRM staff Toronto, Ontario – April 9, 2019 – One year after the sulphuric acid spill that trailed through a highway in British Columbia and insurers are still dealing with claims. Teck Trail Operations sells sulphuric acid to International Raw Materials (IRM), which contracts with a transportation provider to transport the acid. Sulphuric acid […]
SGI to address repairers’ concerns at town hall meetings
Toronto, Ontario — April 5, 2018 — This week, the Saskachewan Association of Automotive Repairers will host several town hall meetings with representatives of Saskachewan Government Insurance. The meetings will provide Saskachewan repairers with the opportunity to discuss their concerns about recently announced training and equipment fees, and a new tiered compensation policy. Last month, […]
Editor’s Log: Out of the Dumpster Fire
By Gideon Scanlon Toronto, Ontario — April 5, 2018 — A year-and-a-half after the province’s Attorney General David Eby described the Insurance Company of British Columbia’s finances as a “dumpster fire,” the province has put in place a cap on minor injury pain and suffering penalties. The goal is to prevent legal fees from building […]
Trial Lawyers Association of B.C. takes ICBC to court
By CRM staff Toronto, Ontario – April 3, 2019 – The Trial Lawyers Association of B.C. is taking the provincial government to court, over one of the new insurance policy changes that ICBC set. On Monday ICBC placed a number of changes into effect for drivers in the province that are expected to save the […]
ICBC changes come into effect
By CRM Staff Toronto, Ontario — April 1, 2019 — British Columbia auto insurance rates rose by 6.3 percent on Monday, unfortunately for drivers, the news was no April fool’s joke. The increase, which will translate into approximately $60 per customer, was given approval by the B.C. Utilities Commission back in January. Also coming into effect April […]
British Columbia’s insurance dilemma
By CRM staff Toronto, Ontario — March 21, 2019 — As of April 1 British Columbia and Alberta will have substantially similar auto insurance systems, the key difference, however, will be the price. A recent MNP study found that B.C. drivers pay up to 60 percent more for auto insurance as compared to those in Alberta […]
Desjardins and Aviva Canada’s joint investigation catches unlicensed auto insurer
By CRM staff Toronto, Ontario — March 18, 2019 — A man in Ontario is facing charges for selling fraudulent auto insurance to drivers, which was conducted from a joint investigation done by Desjardins Insurance and Aviva Canada. In mid-2018 Desjardins Insurance learned of allegations of fraudulent activity by Sherif Aly, an Ontario resident not licensed to sell […]
SGI names the top five insurance fraud schemes of 2018
By CRM staff Toronto, Ontario – March 6, 2019 – As a part of fraud prevention month in Canada, Saskatchewan Government Insurance has laid out the top five insurance fraud schemes that they have caught over the past year. When suspected fraudulent insurance claims are made, SGI’s Special Investigative Unit is responsible for investigating them. […]
Editor’s Log: A Tale of Two Industries
By Gideon Scanlon Toronto, Ontario — March 1, 2019 — Though we may point out any number of differences between our culture and that of our neighbour, Canadians usually accept that our culture is very similar to America’s. We eat the same food, we drive the same vehicles, we watch the same television shows–and many […]
Ontario’s most expensive cities for auto insurance
By CRM Staff Toronto, Ontario — February 26, 2019 —Drivers in the Greater Toronto Area continue to pay the highest auto insurance rates in Ontario. According to Kanetix.ca’s InsuraMap, GTA drivers in the five most expensive cities are paying $500 to $1,000 more in insurance premiums compared to the provincial average of $1,473. Ontario’s most […]
