Winter tire season has arrived. They’re required on most British Columbia highways from the beginning of October until the end of March. A reader prompted the topic, asking: “I live in Kelowna and do not have the proper Winter tires,
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Insurance works like the lottery. Not purchasing insurance is like not buying a lottery ticket.
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The law requires quads to be registered. But does not require them to be insured.
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“The crash occurred because I was texting, not because I was drunk. Now pay me the money!” That’s my blunt paraphrasing of a small claims lawsuit against ICBC. And it makes me feel sick to my stomach. The lawsuit arose
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Disability insurance companies have all the power. Until a lawsuit pursued by a tenacious lawyer evens the playing field. Have you ever been unfairly denied disability benefits? Vanessa Godwin was, when applying for long term disability (“LTD”) benefits. She dealt with
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“Accidents happen. That’s what insurance is for.” is an overwhelmingly common attitude.” Just typing those words made my skin crawl. Is insurance “for accidents?” Or does insurance actually cause crashes by removing driver accountability? Consider the impact of the “you
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Sweet sixteen and “surprise!”, my daughter is behind the wheel. Okay, more like a frog slowly heating up in a pot, but still a surprise to my heart. I so clearly remember the 15 minute naps on the living room
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I struck a raw nerve with my last column about collision insurance. A former client, continuing to feel symptoms from a rear-end collision that occurred years ago, inspired the topic. She became pissed off by the bad driving attitude of
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“To be honest, it pisses me off”. Those are the words of a former client who continues to live with neck symptoms years after a “minor” rear-end collision. Neck symptoms weren’t the piss-off, though. It was the attitude of a
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“Shut the front door! I don’t even know about this? I used to work for them!” That was the animated reaction from a friend of mine who used to sell ICBC insurance. I had just told her about the availability
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