New auto insurances changes that kicked in yesterday are rankling the opposition, but Premier Dalton McGuinty says premiums have to rise at some point. The Liberals say some of the new rules help the government crack down on fraud, but opposition critics say those changes leave honest drivers paying more. The new insurance rules include [...]
View the video here on your mobile device. As a personal injury lawyer and partner at McLeish Orlando, Patrick Brown has represented countless accident victims and their families. When the Ontario government first proposed its changes for the province’s auto insurance system, Patrick was serving as President of the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association. As such, [...]
View the video here on your mobile device. Julie Hawrishok went to Carleton Place, Ontario, a commuter town just west of Ottawa. An estimated four-out-of-five people commute into the city for work, so they spend a lot of time on the road. She asked if they had heard about the upcoming changes to Ontario’s auto [...]
The Financial Services Commission of Ontario (FSCO) has released a revised Professional Services Guideline and a revised Transportation Expense Guideline, that both become effective on September 1, 2010. The revised Professional Services Guideline – Superintendent’s Guideline No. 06/10 (revised Professional Services Guideline) reflects the reforms under the Statutory Accident Benefits Schedule – Effective September 1, [...]
Keal Technology, software provider for Canadian insurance brokers, has announced that they have completed software development required to support brokers through the amended Automobile Insurance Regulations in Ontario taking effect September 1, 2010. To comply with the FSCO Regulated Ontario Reform Standards, a special release of Keal’s Broker Management System (BMS), sigXP was developed and [...]
Ontario’s Health Claims for Auto Insurance (HCAI) system is preparing for the upcoming auto insurance reforms. In a bulletin, HCAI said its system will accommodate the new OCFs, the new SABS regulation, and the new Minor Injury Guideline (MIG) intervention codes by the September 1, 2010 implementation date. HCAIinfo (www.hcaiinfo.ca) will be continuously updated throughout [...]
The Financial Services Commission of Ontario (FSCO) has released an updated Professional Services Guideline. This updated Guideline recognizes the change from the GST to the Harmonized Sales Tax (HST), which goes into effect on July 1, 2010. It also incorporates a 0.3 per cent increase in fees based on the 2009 Consumer Price Index for [...]
The Financial Services Commission of Ontario (FSCO) has released a new bulletin that addresses the Minor Injury Guideline (MIG), ahead of changes to the province’s auto insurance system and changes to the Statutory Accidents Benefits Schedule on September 1, 2010. The MIG will apply to accidents that occur on or after September 1, 2010. Under [...]
Dale Orlando was elected President of the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association (OTLA) at the association’s Annual General Meeting in Toronto. Mr. Orlando has served on the association’s Board of Directors for seven years and two years on its Executive Committee. Mr. Orlando is a partner with McLeish Orlando in Toronto. His practice is dedicated exclusively [...]
The Registered Insurance Brokers of Ontario has released a Best Practices Guideline, ahead of the September 1, 2010 changes to the province’s auto insurance system. RIBO says that while brokers are expected to serve clients in a conscientious, diligent and efficient manner, with the changes coming to the auto insurance system, brokers should also be [...]
The Financial Services Commission of Ontario is requiring auto insurers contact policyholders in advance of the September 1, 2010 auto insurance reforms. FSCO, in consultation with the Consumer Information Working Group, drafted three publications to provide consumers with information about the auto insurance changes. The “Changes to Ontario Auto Insurance Give you More Choice” publication [...]
A closer look at each of the 41 proposed changes to the Ontario auto insurance system
