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Insurance Clique: FSRA to launch review of 12 Ont. insurers blocking access to auto insurance

Toronto, Ontario — Ontario’s financial regulator has called out 12 insurance companies for non-compliance with the province’s “Take-All-Comers” requirement, alleging in a 45-page report that consumers have been blocked from accessing mandatory auto insurance. In Ontario, the “Take-All-Comers” mandate states that insurers are required by law to accept business from all consumers who meet FSRA-approved […]

You Pour, You Pay: MPI to eliminate third-party coverage for impaired drivers Aug. 1

Winnipeg, Manitoba — Manitoba’s public insurer won’t be cutting a break to impaired drivers anymore, announcing Tuesday that drivers found to be under the influence will no longer be eligible for third-party liability coverage following a collision. Starting Aug. 1, if you drink, drive and crash in Manitoba, you can also add “pay” to that […]

A New Direction: Conduct review of MPI CEO linked to Project Nova pitfalls, board confirms

Winnipeg, Manitoba — Manitoba’s public insurance corporation said goodbye to its CEO on Tuesday and subsequent reporting from the CBC shows that Eric Herbelin’s dismissal is in fact linked to his handling of Project Nova. This dismissal of MPI’s highest-ranking executive comes immediately following a review carried out to assess Herbelin’s conduct, the results of […]

Kicking the Can: MPI external review aims to ‘buy time’ ahead of election, NDP MLA says

Winnipeg, Manitoba — Manitoba Public Insurance’s long-delayed “Project Nova” online transition effort has yet again found itself in the crosshairs of the Opposition in Parliament amid criticism of last Monday’s call for an external organizational review of the insurer. Matt Wiebe, a New Democrat MLA representing the Concordia district in Winnipeg, called out the province’s […]

Fee Freeze: ICBC approved for two-year rate freeze, utilities commission review to follow

Vancouver, British Columbia — Ask and you shall receive—if you happen to be ICBC, that is—as British Columbia’s crown insurer has been approved for a two-year freeze in auto insurance rates, amid rising inflation among drivers. The British Columbia Utilities Corporation (BCUC) confirmed last Tuesday that ICBC and its basic policyholders will see their insurance […]

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