(800) 635-2821 Ontario’s government-sponsored insurance offers accident benefits to anyone that has become involved in an on-road incident. That includes any pedestrian that has been hit by a moving motor vehicle. Because occurrence of such an incident can cause the pedestrian to suffer severe and costly injuries, the Province has sought to reduce greatly the number of such accidents. (more…)
How Does Ontario’s Law Define A Catastrophic Injury?
The dictionary’s definition for a catastrophic injury does not match with the definition that serves as the basis for Ontario’s related laws. Those related laws would be the ones that concern disabling impairments. At the same time, Ontario’s insurance companies have chosen to give greater consideration to the definition of a disabling catastrophe, with respect to the way such an event has been defined by the Province. (more…)
How Could You Benefit From A Car Accident Claim?
The victim of motor vehicle accident has 2 options. He or she could decide to settle a claim with the car insurance company. Alternatively, the same victim could elect to file a personal injury lawsuit against the responsible driver. Accident victims that reside in Ontario, Canada enjoy a number of benefits, if any one of them decides to settle a claim with the car insurance company. (more…)
Benefits Promised To Resident of Ontario With Automobile Insurance
The Canadian province of Ontario promises accident benefits to those victims of a motor vehicle accident that qualify. A document called SABS contains the guidelines used, in order to determine who qualifies for the available benefits. (more…)
Standards Applied To Disabled Employees In Ontario
An accident victim’s need to live with a disability does not always guarantee that same victim’s ability to acquire disability insurance. In Ontario, the standards applied to disabled employees have complicated the task of obtaining long term disability benefits. (more…)
Restrictions Linked To An Employer Provided Long Term Disability Policy
A disabled employee has two options to choose from, in order to obtain a replacement income. One choice demands the purchase of an individual policy. The alternative involves reliance on an employer-provided long-term disability plan. (more…)
Question Raised By Amendment To Ontario’s Vehicle Insurance
During the past year, Ontario has added some amendments to the government provision that has made Vehicle Insurance available to Ontario’s car owners. Following the addition of those amendments, some residents of Ontario were asking this question: Exactly who gets insured by a family member’s vehicle insurance? (more…)
Proofs Required of Victim That Slipped And Fell At A Hotel
The victim must show those proofs to the hotel’s liability insurance provider. If that insurance provider has denied the victim’s claim, then the same proofs must be shown at the time of a scheduled trial. (more…)
Help For Family That Has Filed Wrongful Death Claim
No one likes to hear that a loved one has died. The grief experienced by someone that receives such news gets increased, if the decedent has died a violent death at the hands of someone else. When responding to such news, the grieving family has the right to file a wrongful death claim. (more…)