Cynicism surrounds Ontario’s auto insurance

by Donald Horne | 04 Oct 2014
 

Comments on this week’s article ‘Accident victims at risk at clinics’ revealed a deep cynicism, with readers expressing a mix of despair and disgust at what they see as a disregard for those in need.

One reader, Rick, wrote: “Ignoring that the quality of insurer examinations really does matter is what is bringing down the system. Victims have good reason to be dissatisfied when they don't get what they paid for. So why are the insurers not insisting on quality med reports and cleaning up the mess they created? Oh yes, it's called profit and the dishonest and deceptive and defective system we have works for them.”

The original article looked at the group for accident insurance reform (FAIR), which called on Queen’s park to fix what it saw as a ‘broken auto insurance system.’

Another reader, Devils Trumpet, wrote: “Protecting accident victims has not been a priority nor will it any time soon under the Wynne cabal. This government has gone out of its way to ignore the very people they claim to protect. There's too much money and gifts-in-kind coming from the IBC and private clinics and going into Liberal pockets, and the CPSO protects their membership who completely ignore the rules set out by the College with impunity. Half the legislature is populated by doctors, the other by lawyers – two professions where ethics is becoming more of an obstacle than a virtue.”

According to the Health Claims for Auto Insurance Processing report released last month, Ontario’s auto insurers spent over $242 million dollars for 89,826 visits by motor vehicle accident victims at private clinics, assessment facilities and medical offices for medical opinions or treatment in 2013.

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Source:  http://www.insurancebusiness.ca/news/cynicism-surrounds-ontarios-auto-insurance-182391.aspx