Ontario’s Shame and Scandal – how the injured and disabled are punished by government policy

p { margin-bottom: 0.25cm; line-height: 120%; }a:link { } Victim’s group calls for the Auditor General and the Ontario Ombudsman to investigate...

Accident Benefit Coalition Victim Survey

p { margin-bottom: 0.25cm; line-height: 120%; }a:link { } Accident Benefit Coalition Victim Survey is for Accident Victims who were injured in...

THE TRUTH REVEALED ABOUT INSURANCE COMPANIES’ PROFITS IN ONTARIO

p { margin-bottom: 0.25cm; line-height: 120%; }a:link { } Dr. Fred Lazar and Dr. Eli Prisman have updated the 2013 report to include data for 2014....

Sudbury doctors lead WSIB charge

p { margin-bottom: 0.25cm; line-height: 120%; }a:link { } Spurred on by concerns raised by Sudbury doctors, the NDP on Thursday called for the...

Doctor suing WSIB and former employer over fraud claims

p { margin-bottom: 0.25cm; line-height: 120%; }a:link { } (Canadian OH&S News) — A Hamilton, Ont. doctor has filed a lawsuit against the Workplace...

Whistleblower Report Exposes WSIB Interference in Medical Care:

p { margin-bottom: 0.25cm; line-height: 120%; }a:link { } Doctors Allege Injured Workers are Re-Victimized by the Compensation System (TORONTO,...

The deck is stacked against injured MVA victims if they choose litigation

p { margin-bottom: 0.25cm; line-height: 120%; }a:link { } Unlike other types of litigation in Ontario, personal injury actions arising from motor vehicle...

Ontario’s disabled call out Wynne’s hypocrisy during Parapan Am Games

p { margin-bottom: 0.25cm; line-height: 120%; }a:link As the 2015 Parapan Am Games get underway, Ontario’s Liberal government is quietly cutting insurance...

People with back injuries treated with opioids off work longer: study

p { margin-bottom: 0.25cm; line-height: 120%; }a:link { } Disability claimants who are off work because of low back pain stay off longer if they're...

Common drugs may interfere with spinal or brain injury recovery

p { margin-bottom: 0.25cm; line-height: 120%; }a:link { } The use of certain common medications could delay the recovery of patients with a brain...

Should pain-and-suffering deductibles be abolished?

p { margin-bottom: 0.25cm; line-height: 120%; } In August, the Ontario government passed a regulation that increased the mandatory deductible for no-fault...

Hard road for car crash victims

Why is the Ontario government taking away money they deserve and transferring it to the insurance industry?How nice for the insurance industry. Take...

Profits Soar for Ontario Auto Insurance Companies

p { margin-bottom: 0.25cm; line-height: 120%; }a:link { } The stated aim of the deductible is to eliminate “nuisance” cases from the system. But that...

WANTED MEDICAL Professionals

p { margin-bottom: 0.25cm; line-height: 120%; }a:link { } Canadian Insurance News is conducting an investigation into the Minister of Employment...

Ontario Taking Action to Protect Patient Privacy and Improve Transparency

Ontario intends to introduce legislation today that, if passed, would improve privacy, accountability and transparency in the health care system with...

Fired Hamilton doctor sues WSIB over "fraud upon the public”

Dr. Brenda Steinnagel, 50, is alleging in her statement of claim that she was terminated last April after the WSIB repeatedly demanded that her employer,...

WSIB lawsuit: Fired hospital worker details struggles after losing his claim

An injured hospital worker who says his claim was denied by the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board — despite backup from a doctor who allegedly provided...

Preventable Medical Error Is Canadian Healthcare's Silent Killer

p { margin-bottom: 0.25cm; line-height: 120%; }a:link { } In Canada, medical errors and hospital-acquired infections claim between 30,000and...

Medical marijuana seems to help chronic pain patients: Study

TORONTO -- A benchmark study has found that patients who use medical marijuana to treat chronic pain don't have more serious side-effects than sufferers...

MDs legal insurer should be made accountable

the Canadian Medical Protective Association, which has $3.2 billion in funds heavily subsidized by the province through Ontario doctors, should be subject...

Stress load on family caregivers in Ontario doubles in four years

TORONTO -- A new report says the stress load on people helping to care for an elderly or sick family member or friend has more than doubled in Ontario...

OTLA: Updated study shows Ontario auto insurance is "fundamentally broken"

TORONTO, Oct. 15, 2015 /CNW/ - An updated study released today provides alarming new data on auto insurance in Ontario. The study, conducted by York...

Ontarians pay more than double in car insurance

The price of car insurance is always a hot topic in this province. It costs Ontarians more than double to drive here, than anywhere else in Canada....

OHIP subsidizes 81% of the CMPA fees

last year taxpayers paid almost $200 million to subsidize the legal defences of doctors sued civilly or involved in regulatory claims. This figure is...

Accident Victim or MVA Professional? Help us Rate Auto Insurance Companies

Since auto insurance is mandatory in Ontario, information on how these companies rank should be made available. We have created two surveys to...

Orillia woman involved in serious collision slams province’s planned changes to insurance industry

Tammy Kirkwood said the province’s plan to reduce auto-insurance benefits that was passed as part of the budget earlier this year will severely hurt...

College of physicians and surgeons shares information with police about MDs' alleged criminal acts

For the first time, the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario has started forwarding decisions of its disciplinary committee to police when...

Social Security Tribunal OUT OF SERVICE Backlog

The rush to relieve the backlog of thousands is on at the Social Security Tribunal of Canada. Minister Jason Kenny said the backlog of thousands would...

Social Security Tribunal appeal stacked against claimant

Monday, July 27, 2015Social Security Tribunal appeal stacked against claimantVia Facsimile 1-855-814-4117 Social Security Tribunal of CanadaRE: IN THE...

CPP Disability take a number now serving appeal 200,000

What are the number of appeals backlogged at the Social Security Tribunal?The following comment was made by Fair Association of Victims for Accident Insurance...

Car insurers and lawyers brawl in public

Two sides point to each other as reason for high insurance premiums. The truth is, they’re both responsible By ...

Wondering what Insurance Company CEOs make in a year?

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FAIR comment on FSCO Draft Statement of Priorities 2015

p { margin-bottom: 0.25cm; line-height: 120%; }a:link { } Why is it that there is so little mention of the priorities/concerns of the injured victims...

Car crash victims deserve better deal

First posted: Saturday, June 06, 2015 07:00 PM EDT | Updated: ...

Update: rally against insurers deemed “a great success”

by Jill Gregorie | 07 Jun 2015Last week, Insurance Business reported on a rally that was being...