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The only ones popping champagne and celebrating this year are insurance companies. Unlike other industries – airlines, restaurants, hotels, and hospitality – the insurance industry has profited off the pandemic. Big time.

Ever since the Alberta government announced it was giving no-fault auto insurance another look, FAIR Alberta has been flooded with messages, comments and emails from Albertans who are speaking their minds about the proposal.

Last December in the wake of skyrocketing insurance rates, the Alberta government said it was going to review the province’s auto insurance system to help find savings for consumers and stabilize rates.

Records released by the Alberta government show that auto insurance companies in Alberta have been levied more than $1.5 million in fines for violating the Insurance Act by charging premiums at rates higher than approved by Alberta’s insurance regulator.

The insurance industry campaign to have Albertans pay for more for insurance but get less in coverage would hurt rural Albertans the most

What if the very best you can hope for after you’ve had an automotive accident is “pain management?”

What if insurance reform in Alberta actually benefits Saskatchewan taxpayers ahead of Alberta’s consumers? Stay with us because it’s actually not as crazy as it sounds.

The insurance industry in Alberta likes to claim that their proposed auto insurance reforms will result in “more care” and better results for those injured in automobile accidents. There’s only one problem: medical professionals don’t agree.