New rules for drivers
Posted Sep 1, 2010 04:53:05 AM.
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TORONTO – New auto insurance rules kick in today that the government says help crack down on fraud, but opposition critics say those changes leave honest drivers paying more.
The new insurance rules include a $2,000 cap on assessments after costs of exams and assessments skyrocketed 258 per cent over five years.
Finance Minister Dwight Duncan says the number of claims and accidents has remained fairly stable, and he blames the jump on abuse of the system.
But Progressive Conservative Norm Miller says the changes will hurt Ontario families instead of fraudsters.
And NDP critic Peter Kormos says the changes will boost premiums and reduce the amount of coverage.
The changes also include a 50-per-cent cut in medical and rehabilitation benefits, as well as in attendant care benefits, and income replacement coverage will fall too.
