It's Time For The Insurance Industry To Be Serious About Optional SABS

This week I was speaking to my insurance agent who preparing my renewals. I was asking her about how the optional benefits have been impacte...

Catch Me At Bookapalooza on November 19th

On Saturday I will be signing copies of  THE ROAD AHEAD  at Bookapalooza in Whitby. It’s a great event with books and crafts for sale, panel...

Ontario Auto Insurance Rates Are Heading Back Up

FSCO's latest quarterly rate approval numbers have been released and the news is not good for consumers. Half the savings as a result o...

Early LAT Decisions Suggest Reforms May Be Working

Effective April 1, 2016, the Licence Appeal Tribunal began accepting applications to the new Automobile Accident Benefits Service (AABS) sys...

Insurance News - Monday, October 17, 2016

Here are the leading auto insurance headlines from ONTARIO AUTO INSURANCE TOPICS ON TWITTER for Monday, October 17, 2016: Passengers in Uber...

Photos From THE ROAD AHEAD Book Launch

More photos can be found at www.williehandler.com

Insurance News - Tuesday, September 27, 2016

Here are the leading auto insurance headlines from ONTARIO AUTO INSURANCE TOPICS ON TWITTER for Tuesday, September 27, 2016: Motorist in Tes...

THE ROAD AHEAD Is Available

My book, T HE ROAD AHEAD, is now available to purchase. Paperback and Kindle versions are available at  Amazon.ca  and  Amazon.com . A Kobo ...

Insurance News - Thursday, September 15, 2016

Here are the leading auto insurance headlines from ONTARIO AUTO INSURANCE TOPICS ON TWITTER for Thursday, September 15, 2016: Uber and Lyft ...

THE ROAD AHEAD Has Arrived...

Contact me directly if you are interested in my book launch party on September 21st.

Insurance News - Friday, August 26, 2016

Here are the leading auto insurance headlines from ONTARIO AUTO INSURANCE TOPICS ON TWITTER for Friday, August 26, 2016: The Tesla autopilot...

THE ROAD AHEAD Book Release

Will The New Ontario Fleet Definition Work?

As I reported previously, the Ontario government amended the fleet definition in Regulation 664 in early July.  The amended definition reads...

Insurance News - Sunday, July 31, 2016

Here are the leading auto insurance headlines from ONTARIO AUTO INSURANCE TOPICS ON TWITTER for Sunday, July 31, 2016: Tesla and Google are ...

Insurance News - Friday, July 22, 2016

Here are the leading auto insurance headlines from ONTARIO AUTO INSURANCE TOPICS ON TWITTER for Friday, July 22, 2016: A prominent Toronto l...

Ontario Auto Insurance Rates Remain Chronically High

FSCO's latest quarterly rate approval numbers have been released and suggest that consumers will see very few savings the statutory acci...

New Ontario Towing and Storage Regulations Are Now In Effect

New regulations are now in effect if you repair, tow or store vehicles in Ontario. The new regulations under the Repair and Storage Liens A...

Ontario Changes Fleet Definition To Accommodate Ride-Sharing

This week, the Ontario amended Regulation 664 to expand the definition of a fleet to accommodate ride-sharing services. The change opens t...

Insurance News - Thursday, June 30, 2016

Here are the leading auto insurance headlines from ONTARIO AUTO INSURANCE TOPICS ON TWITTER for Thursday, June 30, 2016: The Ontario governm...

FSCO Mandate Review Recommends Changes to Auto Insurance Regulation

The Ontario government should establish a new organization that would perform the functions currently performed by the Financial Services Co...

Insurance News - Saturday, June 18, 2016

Here are the leading auto insurance headlines from ONTARIO AUTO INSURANCE TOPICS ON TWITTER for Saturday, June 18, 2016: A recent FSCO surve...

Insurance News - Wednesday, June 8, 2016

Here are the leading auto insurance headlines from ONTARIO AUTO INSURANCE TOPICS ON TWITTER for Wednesday, June 8, 2016: Ontario consumers s...

Insurance News - Monday, May 30, 2016

Here are the leading auto insurance headlines from ONTARIO AUTO INSURANCE TOPICS ON TWITTER for Monday, May 30, 2016: Auto insurance is a so...

LAT Have Mercy

On April, 1, 2016, Ontario's Licence Appeal Tribunal's (LAT) Automobile Accident Benefits Service (AABS) was officially open for bus...

Insurance News - Monday, May 16, 2016

Here are the leading auto insurance headlines from ONTARIO AUTO INSURANCE TOPICS ON TWITTER for Monday, May 16, 2016: Uber, Google and Ford ...

Insurance News - Saturday, May 14, 2016

Here are the leading auto insurance headlines from ONTARIO AUTO INSURANCE TOPICS ON TWITTER for Saturday, May 14, 2016: Is an outdated loyal...

Insurance News - Friday, April 29, 2016

Here are the leading auto insurance headlines from ONTARIO AUTO INSURANCE TOPICS ON TWITTER for Friday, April 29, 2016: The driverless car r...

Benefit Cuts Lead To Modest Rate Reductions

FSCO's latest quarterly rate approval numbers have been released and suggest that some savings have been accrued from the statutory acci...

Insurance News - Tuesday, April 5, 2016

Here are the leading auto insurance headlines from ONTARIO AUTO INSURANCE TOPICS ON TWITTER for Tuesday, April 5, 2016: Self-driving vehicle...

Insurance News - Monday, March 21, 2016

Here are the leading auto insurance headlines from ONTARIO AUTO INSURANCE TOPICS ON TWITTER for Monday, March 21, 2016: Nova Scotia will all...

LAT Will Not Be Following All of the Cunningham Recommendations

The Licence Appeal Tribunal (LAT) begins accepting applications to resolve auto insurance disputes on April 1, 2016.  LAT has completed a fi...

Insurance News - Wednesday, March 9, 2016

Here are the leading auto insurance headlines from ONTARIO AUTO INSURANCE TOPICS ON TWITTER for Wednesday, March 9, 2016: It was inevitable ...

Insurance News - Monday, February 29, 2016

Here are the leading auto insurance headlines from ONTARIO AUTO INSURANCE TOPICS ON TWITTER for Monday, February 29, 2016: Bramalea-Gore-Mal...

Electronic Proof...Still Not in Canada

Three years ago, I wrote an article about the status of electronic insurance card s.  Despite the fact that smartphones, tablets and other t...

Insurance News - Friday, February 12, 2016

Here are the leading auto insurance headlines from ONTARIO AUTO INSURANCE TOPICS ON TWITTER for Friday, February 12, 2016: Trial lawyers and...

Insurance News - Thursday, February 11, 2016

Here are the leading auto insurance headlines from ONTARIO AUTO INSURANCE TOPICS ON TWITTER for Thursday, February 11, 2016: Developers of d...

Insurance News - Wednesday, January 27, 2016

Here are the leading auto insurance headlines from ONTARIO AUTO INSURANCE TOPICS ON TWITTER for Wednesday, January 27, 2016: Kathleen Wynne ...

Insurance News - Tuesday, January 26, 2016

Here are the leading auto insurance headlines from ONTARIO AUTO INSURANCE TOPICS ON TWITTER for Tuesday, January 26, 2016: Town of Stratford...

Ontario's Failed Rate Reduction Strategy

The promise to reduce auto insurance premiums by 15% is a failure.   In August 2013 the Ontario government announced a two-year rate reducti...