Paul Hurst
We should go no fault
November 26, 2012It's the reason other provinces' insurance rates are substantially lower than ours In Saskatchewan and Manitoba, car insurance is completely “no fault.” This means you cannot sue Saskatchewan General Insurance or Manitoba Public Insurance for money for “pain and suffering” from a car accident. The insurance rates in those two provinces are substantially lower than in BC. In BC, the “no fault benefits’ are fairly limited. This is because there is universal health care to cover you for medical treatment. ICBC and BC Medical overlap coverage if you are at fault. You cannot sue yourself, so you cannot claim for…
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It’s your party and you’ll cry if you want to
November 13, 2012Especially if you don’t opt in for first party As I mentioned in a previous article, I’ll be explaining the two main components of your car insurance policy. You already know a bit about third party from the previous column:…
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Trick and treat
October 29, 2012Faking an accident is not the way to win big There are those that believe that a car accident = jackpot! Well, despite the urban myth that being injured in an accident means you get a lot of money, the…
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When in doubt, pay it out
October 15, 2012Ain't no party like third party coverage Automobile insurance in North America has developed over the last 100 years, and is based on civil law. In B.C., insurance interacts with the Criminal Code of Canada a bit, but mainly it…
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Your ticket is your soul
October 1, 2012Dr. Faustus: there's a call for you. Beelzebub is waiting on line three “A sleep trance, a dream dance, a shared romance: Synchronicity” The Police: Synchronicity Carl Jung described “synchronicity” as “temporally coincident occurrences of acausal events.” I seem to…
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A Cuban convocation
October 1, 2012The smoking gun: the beginner's guide to everything you wanted to know about Cuban cigars. Photos by Mark Burnham Although many people object to the perfume of a nice Habana puro, others think a cigar has a nicer scent than…
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It pays to be dominant
September 17, 2012How to avoid an accident, or at least make sure you get paid Photos by Rool Paap Please remain calm. You’ve just had your first car accident, and without a doubt it’s traumatic. I hope and pray you’ve not been…
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Where them jobs at?
September 3, 2012The insurance industry is a great place for recent graduates to look for a job Many moons ago (264 to be exact), I popped out of the protective bubble of SFU and crashed headlong into the brutal reality of the…
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Campus Update: July 16, 2012
July 16, 2012SFU voted 394th in top 1,000 over 1,000 In a recent polling conducted by popular Canadian news magazine MacLeans, SFU was ranked 394st, dropping 7 spots from its 2012 ranking. The 1,000 over 1,000 ranks the top 1,000 post-secondary insititutions…
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The Avengers
May 21, 2012Larger-than-life superhero action flick remains true to its comic roots The Avengers is a 20-course meal at a five star restaurant of action and adventure with action as the main course and spiced up by credible acting. It’s paced just…
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