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 […]
What Happens If There Is No Insurance Coverage After An Accident?
In Ontario, all auto policies have coverage for damages caused by uninsured or unidentified motorists.
CIC Launches Ad Campaign About Marriage Fraud
Citizenship and Immigration Canada has released an ad campaign warning people about marriage fraud. Video here:
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, […]
Canada’s Tough Stance on Fraudulent Immigration
Klaudios Mustakas – Pace Immigration Senior Advisor: Many individuals in the Middle East are living in a world of illusion.
Changing The Definition Of Catastrophic Impairment
Toronto Personal Injury Lawyer Albert Conforzi: The Financial Services Commission of Ontario(FSCO) is holding a catastrophic impairment roundtable to discuss changes to catastrophic impairments under the Statutory Accident Benefits Schedule (SABS). We have in Ontario a curious situation. The SABS requires utilization of the American Medical Association Guides to the Assessment of Permanent Impairment (4th edition). This determines how […]
FSCO Finally Doing Something About Meditation Backlog
Toronto Personal Injury Lawyer Alex Voudouris: I read with interest this piece from Canadian Underwriter: The Financial Services Commission of Ontario is reaching the midway point of a six-month pilot aimed at streamlining part of its mediation process and saving mediators’ time. Effective Jan. 2, the pilot program allows the parties involved in mediation who have […]