Canadians not comparing insurance rates
By Vanessa Stark Toronto, Ontario – July 31, 2018 –– A shocking amount of Canadians are not comparing insurance rates despite increasing costs across Canada. According to a recent report by LowestRate.ca, 37 percent of Canadians are not comparing or researching car insurance rates before making a purchase. “This makes it all […]
The ICBC Crisis Explained — Part 1: The public and the private
Collision Repair magazine’s coverage of the crisis facing the Insurance Company of British Columbia, a public insurer with a near monopoly in the province, has received considerable attention from readers around the country. One of the most frequent requests made to our editorial team over the course of the crisis has been for us to […]
Winter tires make Intact Insurance skid
By CRM staff Toronto, Ontario – July 24, 2018 — Intact Insurance was left out in the cold by drivers the company discounted for claiming to have winter tires. Jean-Farncois Larochelle, director of Intact’s data lab, pointed to evidence that proved drivers with winter tires “were having worse loss ratios” than those who went without […]
Allstate Canada’s Quebec study on distracted driving
By CRM Staff Toronto, Ontario — July 21, 2018 — Allstate Canada has issued a disturbing new report on Quebec’s driver. The insurance company has discovered that nine every 10 of the province’s drivers are participating in dangerous distracting behaviours while behind the wheel. What is worse? Fewer than half understand the dangers this […]
ICBC skewered by collision spike
Vancouver, B.C. — July 17, 2018 — The Insurance Company of British Columbia has had another tough year. After a series of drastic cost-saving measures were taken to protect the public insurer from financial ruin were taken by the new provincial government, B.C. Drivers have had their claims reach record levels. In a new report, […]
Quebec cracks down on distracted drivers
Montreal, Quebec — July 2, 2018 — Quebec drivers should put down their phones or risk facing the province’s wrath, and some new, painful fines. Those caught using cellphones while driving will now recieve tickets of up to $600 and five demerit points. Those with cell-phone related scandals in their past face even more harsh […]
MPI pushes for a 2.2 percent hike
Winnipeg, Manitoba — June 3, 2018 — Manitoba Public Insurance has proposed premium increases that will cost the average driver about $30 per vehicle per annum — a 2.2 percent hike. MPI made the request to the Public Utilities Board in June, who are likely to approve it at some point this summer. With […]
ICBC’s estimator overload
By CRM staff Vancouver, B.C. — June 21, 2018 — The scandal-ridden Insurance Company of British Columbia(ICBC) has hired 43 new estimators to oversee repairs performed in Fort St. John and Prince George, with plans to bring on 17 more. “We understand that British Columbians needing auto repair work have concerns about possible overbilling, and […]
Get ready for the 16th annual CRASH IT Golf Tournament
Get ready to rev your (golf cart) engines. Registrations are now open for the 16th annual Calgary Regional Appraisers Souther Hospitality Invitational Tournament (CRASH IT). This year’s gold tournament will be held at the Hamptons Golf & Country club on July 18, with a 7:30 a.m. breakfast, and a 9:00 a.m. shotgun start to the […]
Bodyshop owner claims Aviva’s secret cameras broke laws
By CRM Staff Toronto, Ontario — May 28, 2018 — Next month, an Ontario court will deal with the question: Is secretly placing cameras in a private business against the law? The question comes after insurance company Aviva Canada planted cameras in cars which were sent and repaired at ten Toronto-area autobody repair […]
