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Your Source For Daily Insurance News & AnalysisDesjardins Group acquires two real estate brands from U.K. based firm
LEVIS, Que. _ Desjardins Group says it has reached a $60.5-million agreement with a U.K.-based hybrid real estate agency to acquire its Canadian holding company and its two brands. The financial group says in a statement it will acquire the brands Purplebricks Canada...
StatsCanada Earnings Data Ruled Admissible in Injury Trial Without Economist or Other Introductory Witness
Written by ERIK MAGRAKEN on July 14, 2020. Posted in Uncategorized. Helpful reasons for judgement were recently shared with me finding that StatsCan evidence about wages were admissible in a personal injury trial even without them being incorporated in an economists...
COVID-19 isolation could mean more vehicles, more accidents but how?
The motor vehicle accident season has arrived www.kitchenertoday.com You wouldn’t think the COVID-19 pandemic would have much of an impact on motor vehicle accidents given the stay-an-home measures being suggested across the province. However, the combination of...
DriveSmartBC: Ten Questions and Ten Answers
It's time to deal with all the questions in the DriveSmartBC inbox that have not prompted an article of their own. Here are 10 of them, one of which initially stumped me too. I guess that goes to show that no matter how long you have been a licensed driver,...
New Cybersecurity Initiative Finds That a Majority of Canadians Have Been the Victim of a Cybercrime
TORONTO, July 9, 2020 /CNW/ - The Cybersecure Policy Exchange (CPX), powered by RBC, today launched a report setting out an ambitious policy agenda that addresses findings from new survey data of 2,000 Canadians collected in mid-May. The report sheds light on...
Customers urged to list drivers on their insurance policy
In September, ICBC introduced a new insurance rating model to create a fairer system that better aligns the price of insurance with a driver's level of risk. As part of the change, customers are required to list all the regular drivers of their vehicle, including all...
SGI sees record-setting year for driving safety
Lowest number of fatalities ever recorded on Saskatchewan roads; SGI Canada growth targets achieved ahead of schedule
Road tests to expand July 8 with phased approach
ICBC is continuing to expand its road testing by opening it up to all customers through a phased approach. This builds upon the successful reopening of commercial vehicle road tests in June, in line with B.C.'s Restart Plan. ICBC's road test plan helps British...
IBC – ICBC No-Fault Design will Further Limit Consumer Choice
VANCOUVER, BC, July 7, 2020 /CNW/ – Today, Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) published an open letter to British Columbia Premier John Horgan, outlining the auto insurance industry’s concern with Bill 11 – Attorney General Statues (Vehicle Insurance) Amendment Act,...
Shuttered Service Canada centres to slowly reopen with new COVID 19 measures
OTTAWA _ The federal government says it plans to slowly reopen Service Canada centres it shuttered in late March over public health concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Up to 90 centres across the country will gradually reopen in July, starting with 14 on...
