New Year, New Rates: Government of Manitoba announces a five percent auto insurance rate reduction in the new year
Winnipeg, Manitoba — On Tuesday, the government of Manitoba announced that a five percent rate decrease has been ordered for all mandatory auto insurance premiums. This order came from the province’s Public Utilities Board and will come into effect beginning April 1, 2024, and then carry through into 2025. The change in rates comes after […]
Heating Fire Hearing: MPI launches lawsuit against Ford after block heater fire damages vehicle
Winnipeg, Manitoba — Manitoba’s public insurer, MPI, has launched a lawsuit against Ford Motor Company after a block heater fire damaged a vehicle in Winnipeg. The lawsuit claims either the block heater or its installation was defective and this directly resulted in a fire that damaged a 2014 Ford Escape model that was parked in […]
Moving Forwards: MPI faces massive backlog following two month strike
Winnipeg, Manitoba — Manitoba Public Insurance (MPI) is facing a massive backlog of claims, road tests and other appointments as its employees return to work following a two-month strike. While the strike may have ended last week, MPI employees have some catching up to do reports Carmen Nedohin, who recently assumed the role of MPI’s […]
Striking No More: MPI workers reach tentative deal with Crown corporation
Winnipeg, Manitoba — On Wednesday evening, the Manitoba Government and General Employees’ Union (MGEU) announced that its members voted in favour of a tentative agreement that was originally reached on Tuesday with MPI. With the acceptance of this new agreement, MGEU members have agreed to end strike actions that initially began on August 28, 2023. […]
Winning in Winnipeg: ATA of Manitoba hosts trade show, collision olympics
Winnipeg, Manitoba — The Automotive Trades Association (ATA) of Manitoba held its Trade Show and Collision Olympics on Friday at the Canadinns Polo Park in Winnipeg, where collision vendors, shops and students spent the day exploring the exhibition floor, interacting with industry-leading vendors and even go to as spectators to the event’s collision repair competition. […]
Shuffling the Board: Manitoba’s NDP government shuffles MPI board as strike continues
Winnipeg, Manitoba – Manitoba’s NDP government has replaced most of the Manitoba Public Insurance (MPI) Board in an effort to resume strike negotiations. Matt Wiebe, the justice minister and the minister in charge of MPI, has said that the top priority of the new board is to end the workers’ strike that started in late […]
Insurer Report Card 2023: Time for collision repairers to grade Canada’s insurers
Toronto, Ontario — It’s the most wonderful time of the year–for some, at least. It’s once again time to put on your grading caps and submit your feedback on Canada’s automotive insurers! In this annual Insurer Report Card, we’re asking members of Canada’s collision repair community to hear their feedback on working alongside insurance adjusters […]
Strike Update: Union president cites Manitoba Public Insurance letter to striking workers as “brazen effort to sow division”
Winnipeg, Manitoba – With the strike continuing, the union representing workers at Manitoba Public Insurance (MPI) says the Crown corporation is attempting to divide employees. Approximately 1400 MPI workers have been on strike since August 28, 2023. On Friday, September 15, 2023, the union released a letter that it says was sent to employees by […]
Strike Update: MPI grapples with record hail claims amid strike; ‘solutions and challenges are ongoing’ for collision centres
Winnipeg, Manitoba — Monday marked one week since more than 1,700 unionized employees of Manitoba’s crown insurer announced a strike—and there’s no end in sight as far as the collision industry goes, said Ferd Klassen, vice president of the Automotive Trades Association of Manitoba and owner of Niverville Autobody. “Solutions and challenges are ongoing, and […]
Insurer Offers: MPI calls on workers’ union to end strike ‘immediately’; further refines services to streamline processes
Winnipeg, Manitoba — Manitoba Public Insurance (MPI) workers are now in their second week of strike action after the public insurer and the Manitoba Government and General Employees’ Union (MGEU) failed to reach a deal. “With more unnecessary strike action scheduled for next week, MPI continues to call on MGEU to accept binding arbitration–to end […]
