Limits On “Minor” Motor Vehicle Accident Injury Claims

Although regulated on both the federal and provincial levels, the life and property and casualty (including automobile) insurance business in Canada is an almost exclusively private, for-profit affair. The market is comprised of about thirty insurers of various sizes, each competing for Canadians’ business. All operate as for-profit companies, passing along net revenues to their … Continue reading Limits On “Minor” Motor Vehicle Accident Injury Claims

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Mistakes To Avoid When Filing an ICBC Claim – Diamond and Diamond BC

British Columbia residents who have never had to make an auto accident claim may assume that the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (“ICBC”) is just another insurance company. In many respects this is correct, though it is nevertheless unique in several ways: Like the Post Office Department and Air Transport Security Authority, the ICBC is … Continue reading Mistakes To Avoid When Filing an ICBC Claim – Diamond and Diamond BC

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Time Limits to Sue in British Columbia

Virtually every legal claim has a “time limit.” This limitation is designed so that those who are injured or harmed do not wait too long to assert their rights. Evidence can grow stale, and potential defendants do not want to live their entire lives in fear of being sued. It is a good idea to … Continue reading Time Limits to Sue in British Columbia Tags: Accident Benefits, Civil Claim, Damages, Injury, Insurance Corporation of British Columbia, Lawsuit, Limitation, Personal Injury, Sue, Time Limit