Canadian Auto Insurance Companies Support Change

The Canadian auto insurance companies want to be very clear that they are in support of any legislation that does not hurt their clients, and benefits them instead. They say that they have been getting a tough rap for the numerous changes that they have seen come through, and every time they don’t support an idea it is said that it is because they are looking to hurt insurers. However, this is not the case at all.

They are upset that any mistakes that have come through the auto insurance system are automatically blamed on them, and they say that “rehabilitation providers” are “misleading the public with false accusations” that are only hurtful to the auto insurance industry. They say that they are “further[ing] their own financial interest” at the expense of both the auto insurance industry and their consumers.

They say that they simply want a system that gets their clients paid as soon as possible, and gets them the necessary health care that they need after an accident. They are upset that the mess that the Ontario auto insurance industry is in is being blamed on them. The issue is the price of no fault health care which has increased drastically over the past 12 months, as well as over the past four years.

They say that one of the biggest problems is that for every dollar paid out for health care coverage – 60 cents of it goes to providers conducting assessments. They are concerned that if things continue the way they are, they are going to be in a much bigger mess than they are now. The auto insurance companies want to be clear that they are trying to work with the provinces to come up with a better solution, but that finger pointing and name calling will not be tolerated.





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