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ICBC Insurance Rates to Increase

ICBC has announced that it will be requesting that the BC Utilities Commission approve a 7% increase in auto insurance premiums. The Crown Corporation suggests this is required due to increased costs associated with injury claims. This is not a surprising development given … Continue reading

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ICBC’s ‘Hardball’ Approach Increases Its Legal Costs by 20%

In recent years ICBC has been taking a more aggressive approach with claimants, hoping to contain claims’ costs for the Crown Corporation so that profit can be used elsewhere in the institution. For those representing injured people, it has been … Continue reading

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Whiplash Prevention

UBC professor of mechanical engineering Doug Romilly has recently stressed to motorists that whiplash injuries can often be prevented, or at least minimized by making some simple adjustments to our vehicle’s seating. As whiplash injuries to the neck and back … Continue reading

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