The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) announced today that Marc and Helene Brunet of Chesterville, Ontario,…
Information about address fraud and how it impacts car insurance rates
Canada’s housing market is on a rise with large numbers of people having moved in the past year or planning a move. With relocation comes a lot of address updating. It’s important not to forget about updating your address with your insurance...
IBC Transfers Investigative Services to an Anti-insurance Fraud Group – Équité
The insurance Bureau of Canada(IBC) board of directors approved the relocation of its Investigative Services (IS) division to the Équité Association. Équité is an anti-insurance fraud not-for-profit group that was established in February. Équité combines the...
Some registered massage therapists in unregulated provinces offering sex for sale and insurance receipts
June 21, 2021 – A CBC investigation in Montreal, Saskatoon, Winnipeg and Calgary has found that some massage therapists who are members of professional associations are offering sex for sale. Those same businesses also provide receipts to clients so they can be...
CBRM tow truck bylaw on hold over fraud concerns
Jun 21, 2021 – Insurance and towing industry officials are raising the spectre of fraud and corruption — and higher insurance premiums for consumers — while weighing in on opposite sides of a proposed tow truck bylaw in Cape Breton Regional Municipality. In a...
IBC praises Ontario’s passage of MOMS Act
June 2, 2021 – The Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) has lauded the Ontario government for the passage of new legislation that addresses road safety and auto insurance fraud issues in the province. The Moving Ontarians More Safely Act, 2021 (MOMS Act) was...