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Monday, March 30, 2015
Insurance News - Monday, March 30, 2015
Here are the leading auto insurance headlines from ONTARIO AUTO INSURANCE TOPICS ON TWITTER for Monday, March 30, 2015:
- Ontario may increase mandatory reporting limit for collisions with no injuries to $2,000, from the $1,000 level set in 1998. Five provinces have already increased their limits.
- Toronto Uber provides drivers with little information about insurance, including the name of their insurer. Consumers should be aware that drivers' insurance policy may not provide them with coverage.
- New York’s top financial watchdog warned insurers this week about charging higher prices to customers least likely to shop around, the latest state to raise questions about how the industry uses data when setting rates.
- Alberta road safety bill has been passed by Legislature and will introduce demerit points for drivers convicted of distracted driving.
- Google explains why they created the driverless car.
Sunday, March 29, 2015
Saturday, March 28, 2015
New Inspection Powers to Address Auto Insurance Fraud
New inspection powers that were included in the Fighting Fraud and Reducing Automobile Insurance Rates Act, 2014 come into effect on April 1, 2015.
The Consumer Protection Act, 2002 has amended to regulate consumer transactions involving tow and storage services and establishes rules for the towing and vehicle storage industries through measures that tackle questionable practices.
As examples, rules are provided for:
1. Disclosure of information to consumers.
2. Requirements that tow and storage services provided to consumers be authorized.
3. Deviating from estimated payment amounts.
4. The provision of itemized invoices.
5. Insurance requirements.
6. Publication of rates.
7. A Tow and Storage Consumers Bill of Rights.
8. Requirements that consumers be allowed to remove personal property from towed or stored vehicles.
9. The establishment of qualifications for tow and storage providers.
New inspectors will be appointed under the Consumer Protection Act in order to take a more preventative and targeted approach to enforcement through the use of education and awareness materials and new tools such as warning letters.
With these new changes, inspectors will be able to:
The Consumer Protection Act, 2002 has amended to regulate consumer transactions involving tow and storage services and establishes rules for the towing and vehicle storage industries through measures that tackle questionable practices.
As examples, rules are provided for:
1. Disclosure of information to consumers.
2. Requirements that tow and storage services provided to consumers be authorized.
3. Deviating from estimated payment amounts.
4. The provision of itemized invoices.
5. Insurance requirements.
6. Publication of rates.
7. A Tow and Storage Consumers Bill of Rights.
8. Requirements that consumers be allowed to remove personal property from towed or stored vehicles.
9. The establishment of qualifications for tow and storage providers.
New inspectors will be appointed under the Consumer Protection Act in order to take a more preventative and targeted approach to enforcement through the use of education and awareness materials and new tools such as warning letters.
With these new changes, inspectors will be able to:
- Proactively enter a place of business in Ontario Examine documentation relevant to an inspection
- Require the person being inspected to cooperate in the inspection
- Issue orders to address and correct consumer issues, where appropriate.
This is part of an ongoing process in implementing recommendations made by the Automobile Insurance Anti-Fraud Task Force.
Thursday, March 26, 2015
Monday, March 23, 2015
Uber Drivers, Consumers at Risk
I'm featured in the news report below on Uber and insurance.
Mon, Mar 23: Customers who used ride-sharing services like UberX may be at risk if the driver is involved in an accident. As Sean O’Shea reports insurance experts say drivers are violating insurance rules and may be putting themselves and their fares in jeopardy.
Mon, Mar 23: Customers who used ride-sharing services like UberX may be at risk if the driver is involved in an accident. As Sean O’Shea reports insurance experts say drivers are violating insurance rules and may be putting themselves and their fares in jeopardy.
Sunday, March 22, 2015
Insurance News - Sunday, March 22, 2015
Here are the leading auto insurance headlines from ONTARIO AUTO INSURANCE TOPICS ON TWITTER for Sunday, March 22, 2015:
- The Court of Appeal for Ontario has ruled in favour of the insurer on a dispute regarding the two-year limitation period and bad faith in Blake v. The Dominion.
- Lying about where you garage your car to save on auto insurance is about to become a crime in New Jersey.
- Ohio becomes 38th state to approve the use of electronic proof of insurance. Still no Canadian jurisdiction has introduced an electronic insurance card.
- Half of young Britons who drive for work fear being replaced by driverless cars before retirement.
- Another possible impact of driverless cars: Police forces may shrink as there will be no need for traffic enforcement.
Friday, March 20, 2015
Insurance News - Friday, March 20, 2015
Here are the leading auto insurance headlines from ONTARIO AUTO INSURANCE TOPICS ON TWITTER for Friday, March 20, 2015:
- Driveless cars may drive down your insurance costs.
- Not surprising, some insurance companies have suggested that driverless cars may be a possible financial threat.
- Google has announced the introduction of a United States version of its Google Compare auto insurance shopping site, which has been operating in Britain for two years.
- Who is going to own and control the automotive market when driverless cars are introduced? Car manufacturers or technology companies?
- Uber and Lyft fail to convince judges their drivers are merely 'contractors'.
- Uber's "low-cost" UberPop service has been banned in Germany after a court decided it violated transport laws.
Saturday, March 14, 2015
Thursday, March 5, 2015
Government Begins FSCO Mandate Review
The Ontario government has launched a review of the mandates of the Financial Services Commission of Ontario (FSCO) and the Deposit Insurance Corporation of Ontario (DICO).
The mandate reviews were announced as part of the 2014 Ontario Fall Economic Statement. A panel of experts has not been established to take the lead on the mandate reviews:
The review will include broad consultations with the financial services sectors regulated by FSCO including the insurance sector and pension plans. As well, a consultation paper will be posted online and the public will be invited to comment on the issues being examined. The government will consider any necessary legislative changes based on the outcomes of the review. The government expects the review to be completed by early next winter.
The mandate reviews were announced as part of the 2014 Ontario Fall Economic Statement. A panel of experts has not been established to take the lead on the mandate reviews:
- George Cooke - former president and CEO of The Dominion of Canada General Insurance Company, and current chair of the board of directors of OMERS Administration Corp.
- James Daw - former Toronto Star personal finance columnist who has written extensively about all facets of Ontario's financial system.
- Larry Ritchie - Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP partner and former vice-chair of the Ontario Securities Commission.
The review will include broad consultations with the financial services sectors regulated by FSCO including the insurance sector and pension plans. As well, a consultation paper will be posted online and the public will be invited to comment on the issues being examined. The government will consider any necessary legislative changes based on the outcomes of the review. The government expects the review to be completed by early next winter.
Tuesday, March 3, 2015
Insurance News - Tuesday, March 3, 2015
Here are the leading auto insurance headlines from ONTARIO AUTO INSURANCE TOPICS ON TWITTER for Tuesday, March 3, 2015:
- IBC CEO Don Forgeron is suggesting that Ontario look at Nova Scotia on how to do auto insurance reforms.
- If 90% of auto accidents are due to human error, then who becomes liable when there are driverless cars on the road?
- In fact a University of Michigan study suggests that driverless cars will not be a panacea for road deaths, and could even worsen road safety for other drivers during the long transition period.
- Apple is being sued for poaching engineers to work on driverless car technology.
- A U.S. senator is urging the Justice Department to investigate insurance companies and auto repairs done at their 'preferred' repair shops across the country, because of safety concerns.
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