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Recent Provincial Reports on Auto Insurance.
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April 14, 2019
The Newfoundland and Labrador public utilities board recently released its report on auto insurance in that province. In 2017 reports commissioned by the governments of Ontario and British Columbia were released. The three reports are attached.
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Insurance Bureau Report Compares Auto Rates in B.C. and Alberta.
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March 22, 2019
On 20 March 2019 the Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) released a report that compared auto insurance rates in B.C. and Alberta. It argued that the price difference was the result of competition;http://assets.ibc.ca/Documents/Auto%20Insurance/BC-Auto/Comparison-of-Auto-Insurance-in-BC-and-Alberta.pdf . ICBC issued a statement; https://www.icbc.com/about-icbc/newsroom/Pages/2019-mar19.aspx . See also https://vancouversun.com/news/politics/b-c-drivers-pay-more-than-albertans-for-same-auto-insurance-report .
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ICBC's Claim Changes Won't Fix Insurer's Woes. June 6, 2018.
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June 7, 2018
My article published by The Tyee online journal; https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2018/06/07/ICBC-Changes-Insurer-Woes/?utm_source=daily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=070618
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Devlin Report on Insurance Regimes in Canada, July 2017. September 8, 2017.
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September 8, 2017
Dr. Rose Devlin's 25 July 2017 report "A Comparison of Automoble Regimes in Canada" is posted with the permission of the Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia.
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Big Rate Increases Coming for BC Hydro and ICBC -- The Tyee. May 2, 2017.
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May 2, 2017
My article in the Tyee reviews the implications of the Liberal Party's four year revenue estimates for BC Hydro and ICBC;https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2017/05/01/Rate-Increases-BC-Hydro-ICBC/?utm_source=daily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=020517
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New Review of Auto Insurance System in Ontario. April 23, 2017.
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April 23, 2017
A report by David Marshall recommends an over-haul of the Ontario system to focus on the management of injury claims to improve the efficieny and effectiveness of the auto insurance system. Useful, but the cross Canada premium comparisons are questionable. http://www.fin.gov.on.ca/en/autoinsurance/fair-benefits.pdf and https://news.ontario.ca/mof/en/2017/04/ontario-releases-report-on-auto-insurance.html
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Government Review (IAAS) of ICBC 2011. March 9, 2017.
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March 9, 2017
In 2011, the government's Internal Audit and Advisory Services group conducted a review of ICBC's operations, and published its report in August; http://www.fin.gov.bc.ca/iaas/pdf_docs/ICBC_Review_2012.pdf
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US-Rising Claims Costs Forcing Price Increases. February 28, 2017.
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February 28, 2017
A report in Bloomberg Businessweek describes how rising claims costs are forcing auto insurance price increases, providing opportunity for new entrants to the market; https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-02-16/insurance-bills-rise-as-texters-crash-cars
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ICBC 2016 Basic Rate Request-Final Argument. December 20, 2016.
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December 20, 2016
"A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds...."; Richard McCandless submits comments and recommendations to the BC Utilities Commission respecting ICBC's 4.9% Basic rate increase for 2016.
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Prepare for ICBC Rate Shock. 23 November 2016.
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November 23, 2016
Richard McCandless, in The Times Colonist, outlines the looming financial crisis at ICBC; http://www.timescolonist.com/opinion/op-ed/be-prepared-for-icbc-rate-increase-shock-1.3101218
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McCandless Submission to the BC Utilities Commission Re: ICBC 2014 Rates. 12 March 2015.
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November 13, 2016
My submision to the BC Utilities Commission on ICBC's 2014 rate request, including a history of the capital reserve and government directives; http://www.bcuc.com/Documents/Arguments/2015/DOC_43293_03-12-2015_McCandless_Final-Argument.pdf
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McCandless Submission to the BC Utilities Commission Re ICBC 2015 Rates. 14 March 2016.
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November 13, 2016
My survey of ICBC's 2015 rate request and recommendations to the BC Utilities Commission; http://www.bcuc.com/Documents/Arguments/2016/DOC_45935_03-14-2016_McCandless_Final-Argument.pdf
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Survey of Public Auto Insurance in Canada. Spring 2013.
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November 13, 2016
Article in BC Studies by Malcolm G. Bird which surveys public public automobile insurance in Canada. http://ojs.library.ubc.ca/index.php/bcstudies/issue/view/182397
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"Politics and Public Automobile Insurance in BC 1970-2010." BC Studies, Summer 2013.
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October 20, 2016
This article, published by BC Studies in 2013, focuses on the political and financial relationship between the publicly-owned ICBC and the provincial government from 1970 to 2010.
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