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 […]
Read What You’re Signing
James Metcalfe – Director of Immigration: Sometimes Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) gets it right, but it takes a long time.
Can Insurance Companies Spy On Your Social Media Accounts?
Toronto Personal Injury Lawyer Nancy Young: For many years, insurance companies have been hiring private investigators to conduct surveillance on personal injury claimants. However, the right to spy doesn’t stop with the physical world. In the past few years, the laws of Ontario have expanded to allow snooping in cyberspace. This includes the contents of your […]
Insurers Playing A Numbers Game Ahead Of Insurance Discussions
Toronto Personal Injury Lawyer Albert Conforzi: The Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC, the association that represents Canada’s insurance carriers), took out a full page ad in the Toronto Star on Saturday, wherein they lined up their major talking points for the next round of insurance discussions. By law, a 5-year review of the auto insurance system will start […]
The Oscar Pistorius Murder Case
Toronto Personal Injury Lawyer Albert Conforzi: The Oscar Pistorius case murder investigation is grabbing headlines around the world. He stands accused of murdering his girlfriend, 29-year-old model and law graduate Reeva Steenkamp. Today, he appeared in court at a bail hearing. Originally, the reports had Pistorius (famously known as the Blade Runner) mistaking his girlfriend for an […]
A Citizenship Conundrum
James Metcalfe – Pace Immigration:
Conundrum:
Insurance Premiums Continue To Rise While Benefits To Victims Are Decimated
Albert Conforzi, Toronto Personal Injury Lawyer: Andrea Horwath, leader of the Ontario NDP, is calling for a 15% reduction in auto insurance premiums for motorists in Ontario. She commented on the nearly $2 billion in savings achieved by the industry as a result of the amendments that decimated benefits to victimsin September, 2010. In spite of the savings, premiums […]
One Strike and You’re Out
Karen Kwan Anderson – Pace Immigration: Last year, the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) announced measures to remove “foreign criminals” from Canada who have received a sentence of six months or more arising from a criminal conviction.
Temporary to Permanent Immigration Status: The Canadian Experience Class Program
James Metcalfe – Pace Immigration: The so-called panel of experts in the media are not up to date on present Canadian immigration policy.