Changes to the Ontario Insurance Act that Will Directly Impact Your Auto Insurance Benefits
Effective June 1, 2016, the Ontario Government has introduced changes to the automobile insurance system which will greatly affect the coverage consumers select and the price they will pay for auto insurance. Many of these changes affect the statutory accident benefits that a person will receive if they have been injured in an automobile accident […]
Changes to Statutory Accident Benefits
In an effort to reduce insurance premiums, the Government has promised to make significant changes to statutory accident benefits. The changes include: An amendment to the test for catastrophic impairment; Including attendant care services with the $1 million medical and rehabilitation benefit for catastrophic impairments; Reducing the standard duration of medical and rehabilitation benefits from […]
Court Sends Message: Being Able to Work Doesn’t Necessarily Mean You’re Living a Normal Life…
Under the Accident Benefits regime in Ontario, if you are employed at the time of your accident you are required to elect whether you wish to make a claim for non-earner benefits or income replacement benefits. For most claimants it would make sense to elect income replacement benefits. However, for some claimants the line becomes […]
