B.C. teen forced to pay annual ICBC bill worth three times the cost of her car
When calculated annually, Jade Sharp's bill comes to $3,000 — three times what she paid for her used car.
View ArticleDistracted driving could mean higher insurance rates for motorists
Some insurance companies are looking at charging higher premiums for people who have distracted driving on their abstract.
View ArticleManitoba Public Utilities Board hearing to focus on possibility of online...
The Manitoba Public Utilities Board hearing will also determine Autopac rates for 2020.
View ArticleRate drop in the works for Manitoba drivers, says MPI
The insurance provider had originally requested a 0.1 per cent rate increase, but MPI is now asking the public utilities board for a 0.6 per cent decrease.
View ArticleB.C. man struck in hit-and-run says ICBC won’t pay out, despite dash cam...
A B.C. truck driver says B.C.'s public insurer is refusing to cover damage to his truck sustained in a hit-and-run -- despite him having video of the crash.
View ArticleFormer B.C. transportation minister defends himself after promising to give...
At the time the building in Burnaby was worth around $3 million and is now worth more than $5 million.
View ArticleExperienced driver’s ICBC rate hike shows goal posts have moved for discounts
Despite her 14-year safe driving record, Lisa Wagner was shocked to find her rate went up by 18.75 per cent, adding nearly $400 to her annual bill.
View Article6 ways to cut your auto insurance rate
Auto insurance rates are climbing after the Alberta government cancelled a cap on increases. The Insurance Bureau of Canada has some cost-cutting advice for consumers.
View ArticleInsurance premiums jump as much as 700% at some Alberta condo buildings
Insurance premiums at some Alberta condominiums have gone up dramatically in the last year, prompting concern from condo owners who have to pick up the tab on the bills.
View ArticleBob Layton: Careless smoking
We have laws to deal with careless drivers but not careless smokers, Bob Layton says.
View ArticleB.C. condo owners brace for sticker shock as insurance rates surge ’50 to 300%’
"Anyone now purchasing into a condo and into any strata corporation in B.C., one of the documents you want to request is a copy of the insurance policy."
View ArticleOkanagan woman fights for prompt insurance payout after serious overseas...
A Lake Country woman said she went into shock immediately after she was in a severe accident in Indonesia, but it was the pain that followed while she was waiting for insurance coverage to kick in so...
View ArticleNapanee trailer park for homeless tenants may be forced to close
A Napanee man running a trailer park for homeless tenants is now in need himself.
View ArticleAlberta strikes panel to review auto insurance, won’t bring back rate cap
Finance Minister Travis Toews said Albertans are paying some of the highest rates in Canada but are having trouble getting critical protections, such as comprehensive and collision coverage.
View ArticleB.C. woman in months-long fight with ICBC over correct spelling of her last name
Mandy Kuelz's name has been misspelled on her driver's licence to reflect the original German spelling — but it's only made things more complicated.
View ArticleNo Obamacare replacement 3 years after Trump’s promise to ‘immediately’...
Nearly three years after taking office, Americans still are waiting for Trump's big health insurance reveal. Prescription drug prices have edged lower, but with major legislation stuck in Congress it's...
View ArticleLangley condo owners reeling after strata insurance deductible jumps from $5K...
The strata's insurance premium also skyrocketed from $97,000 to $371,000.
View ArticleHungry rats led a man to file multiple ICBC claims. Then the insurer withheld...
ICBC denied the man's latest claim for damage caused by rats on his property, saying he wasn't doing enough to solve the problem.
View Article‘Government needs to get involved’: B.C. strata’s plea after insurance bill...
"I would like to hope that people feel the same way as me that they're concerned, they're shocked, and they'd like something done about it."
View ArticleICBC to rank auto body shops in effort to curb rising claims costs
Amidst growing concerns about auto body shops over-billing for repairs, ICBC will rank auto collision and glass repair shops by performance.
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