Certas defeats reconsideration bid in catastrophic impairment surveillance dispute - Insurance Business

Allstate's accident benefits reconsideration hinged on a withdrawn MIG dispute Ontario's Licence Appeal Tribunal has refused to reopen a decision that shut down several accident benefit claims against Allstate Insurance Company of Canada.

An Ontario tribunal has cancelled its own ruling against a claimant after finding it had no authority to issue it in the first place. The Licence Appeal Tribunal originally ruled on June 1, 2026, that the claimant was barred from pursuing accident benefits from Echelon General Insurance Company, finding she had not submitted her application for benefits within the time required under the Statutory Accident Benefits Schedule. The underlying claim stemmed from a December 2, 2012 accident involving the applicant's mother.

An Ontario tribunal has ruled that Aviva didn't have to redo a benefits decision, even after admitting it got a treatment plan wrong. The Licence Appeal Tribunal has dismissed a claimant's request to reconsider a decision favouring Aviva General Insurance Company, finding that a tribunal error in describing a disputed treatment plan did not affect the outcome of the case.

Her expert said 58%. The insurer's said 13%. The tribunal picked a third number What happened: An Ontario tribunal denied a catastrophic impairment claim after finding the claimant's expert ratings lacked objective medical evidence.

With young drivers 2.4 times more likely to be in serious impaired crashes, the public insurer is betting on prevention before licensing Manitoba Public Insurance (MPI) is sponsoring MADD Canada's impaired driving presentations in Manitoba schools for the 2026-2027 school year.