Make no bones about it, the big winner of any no-fault program for car insurance in British Columbia is the at-fault driver. This is the person that was driving down the roadway, not paying attention or for that matter, impaired by reason of alcohol or drugs,...
The Vancouver Parks Board closed down the roads in Stanley Park in March 2020 using the excuse that it was necessary to allow social distancing given the worries over coronavirus. Naturally, there was no science behind such a closure. Studies across the world has shown that...
Failure to register every possible driver on the insurance could result in a breach of the contract of insurance The way ICBC sells insurance is dramatically changing as of September 1, 2019. If you believe what the NDP government and ICBC has to say, they are...
Who are these Register Care Advisors and how do they impact your claim With the introduction of the No-fault scheme of ICBC starting April 1, 2019, the government has established a new group of doctors to assess injured claimants called Registered Care Advisors (“RCA”). There is...
ICBC is Limiting Expert Reports, What Does This Mean for Your Claim? On February 11, 2019, the NDP, through the Attorney Genera (David Eby), unilaterally changed the Rules of Court without the usual consultation with the Rules of Court Committee, a committee which is made up...
There's less ICBC work, yet more unionized workers being hired. April 1, 2019 spells the date upon which 80-90% of all ICBC injury claims are likely to be severely restricted in terms of compensation with a cap on pain and suffering at $5500. If all goes...
Wes Mussio was featured in The Vancouver Sun and The Province Housing Matters Podcast. The episode looks into the unintended affects of the NDP speculation and vacancy tax. Housing Matters host Stuart McNish speaks with Beattie School of Business professor Andrey Pavlov and lawyer Wes Mussio...
It didn't take long for the NDP government to ruin ICBC by listening to no-one but ICBC ICBC just announced a cap of $5,500 on “minor” injuries but their definition of “minor “ covers almost every injury. Then, trying to justify the fact they are screwing...
Whiplash is one of the most common ailments people experience when in a motor accident - especially if someone has been rear-ended. So do you have Whiplash? Let’s take a deeper look. Whiplash is a general term that is thrown around at the first sign of any neck...
ICBC claims poverty, when they rake in large profits You might have seen in the media that ICBC is crying wolf saying they are losing massive amounts of money from Basic Insurance coverages. Meanwhile, they are making even better profits from Optional Insurance. So why is...