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Public auto insurance: Is it a good idea?
- September 1, 2010 10:35 AM |
- By POV
Changes to Ontario's auto insurance that take effect Wednesday will provide less coverage for the same cost, critics say.
One of the most notable differences in the new standard auto insurance policy will be a 50 per cent cut in medical and rehabilitation benefits, to $50,000 from $100,000, and a corresponding drop in attendant-care benefits, to $36,000 from $72,000.
Several CBC readers commented with endorsements for public auto insurance. Currently, the governments of British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Quebec operate public auto-insurance systems.
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