Accident Benefits In Ontario: What Happened To The Grand Bargain?

  Al Pace – Pace Law Firm: I’m very pleased to take this opportunity, albeit belatedly, to participate in this brave, new social media world. This is my inaugural step into it to discuss some topics and developments I have observed in my now more than 30 year involvement with motor vehicle accident law and […]

Good, Bad, And Ugly. Thoughts On The FSCO Minor Injury Guideline Ruling

Toronto Personal Injury Lawyer Albert Conforzi: The first FSCO ruling dealing with the minor injury guideline (MIG) has finally arrived, 2.5 years after the MIG came into effect. It is a preliminary issue ruling only. Aside from documents filed, no evidence was called. It was all based on a written record. The result was favorable to the […]

Brain Injury And Car Insurance

Toronto personal injury lawyer Allan Chapnik gave an educational seminar to OBIA on the legal and insurance issues in brain injury cases.  November 26, 2011 – Brain Injuries and Auto Insurance from OBIA on Vimeo.

Surviving Brain Injury – BIAPH

An interview with Jorun Rucels, the executive director of the Brain Injury Association of Peel and Halton. In this interview, Jorun discusses the effects of brain injury on the victims and their families, as well as some fundraisers that are coming up to help people in Peel and Halton.

Shopping For Car Insurance? Do Your Homework

On September 1, 2010, the face of Accident Benefits in Ontario changed significantly. Benefits that were once standard to every motorist with valid car insurance in Ontario were now a thing of the past. It is 2.5 years since those changes took effect. Many of the coverage options that were once common are now hidden as “optional […]

Disability Insurance Explained

In this interview, Toronto personal injury lawyer Allan Chapnik explains disability insurance. What is disability insurance? AC: At its simplest, disability insurance is an insurance company’s promise to pay you a certain amount of money each month when injury or illness prevents you from working and earning your pay. So, if you can’t do your job because […]

Video: Catastrophic Designation Changes To The SABS

Toronto personal injury lawyer Alex Voudouris was asked to speak at the OBIA Advisory Council (OAC) meeting this month. The topic was Catastrophic Designation Changes to Statutory Accident Benefits. Here is a video of his presentation, with questions from the audience: Catastrophic Designation Changes to the SABS, Alex Voudouris, Pace Law Firm, at OBIA Advisory Council (OAC) Meeting, […]