Apr 9, 2014 | News
Two provinces are focusing on two very different but serious road safety issues with new campaigns. Beginning this month, Manitoba Public Insurance and six police agencies across the province are partnering in a dedicated enforcement project aimed at drivers who continue to use hand-held electronic devices. Meanwhile a new survey in BC says a majority of residents there are worried about the safety of aging drivers as the number of seniors grows in the province, but say they don’t know how talk about the issue with loved ones, a new poll suggests.
Th BC poll was released Tuesday by the BCAA, as it launched a senior drivers tool kit, an online resource to keep senior drivers safe on the road. The tool kit can be found at bcaa.com/seniordrivers and is meant as a conversation guide to help people discuss the issue. According to BCAA, the number of seniors in projected to grow by 30 per cent over the next couple of decades.
In Manitoba, the programs is adding enforcement to tackle a growing concern.
“This partnership is the continuation of a similar, highly-successful project staged last November, “said MaryAnn Kempe, vice-president, Community & Corporate Relations, Manitoba Public Insurance. “Our corporation will be providing funding which will allow for additional enforcement to help reduce a very dangerous driving behaviour. Last November’s enforcement campaign resulted in 1,800 Provincial Offence Notices being issued to motorists who were using an electronic device while driving.”
The enforcement campaign is a joint initiative between Manitoba Public Insurance and the RCMP, Winnipeg Police Service and Brandon Police Service, as well as police agencies in Winkler, Morden and Rivers.
“Reducing fatalities on our roadways is accomplished by the proactive combination of education, awareness and law enforcement,” said Kempe. “According to recent polling conducted by our corporation, drivers who use hand-held cell phones is consistently rated as the most serious safety problem in the province.
Almost nine in 10 Manitobans say that cell phone use while driving is a serious problem. About 25 road deaths each year in Manitoba are attributed to distracted driving, according to Manitoba Public Insurance claims data, beginning in 2005. The penalty for using a hand-held electronic device while driving is a $200 ticket in addition to two demerits
Back in BC, the survey conducted for the BCAA by Insights West, found 71 per cent of respondents, including senior drivers, said more education on road safety for aging drivers is needed.
Nearly half of those surveyed with a senior in their lives said they didn’t have enough information to know whether their aging loved one is able to drive safely, while 32 per cent said they feel anxious whenever their loved one gets behind the wheel.
Although most respondents reported being concerned about senior drivers, 63 per cent said they have not talked to an aging family member about their driving. The survey also suggests that many people are afraid to broach the subject, with 41 per cent reporting they don’t know how to have a conversation about driving and safety with a senior.
The survey also found that most seniors (94 per cent) have taken at least one step to adjust their driving habits to stay safe including, no longer driving at night, avoiding high traffic hours and getting regular eye and hearing exams, but only five per cent said they have talked to a doctor about it.
Sources: mySteinbach.ca, & article by Tiffany Crawford, Vancouver Sun
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Mar 19, 2014 | News
Continuing Education deadlines for insurance agents in BC and Manitoba are May 31, and Alberta’s requirements must be met by June 30 this year. While these dates may seem months away, now is the time to complete your mandatory CE hours and avoid the last minute rush.
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Feb 20, 2014 | News
Continuing Education deadlines for insurance agents in BC and Manitoba are May 31, and Alberta’s requirements must be met by June 30 this year. While these dates may seem months away, now is the time to start working on completing your mandatory CE hours.
Also in Quebec, if you have not completed your ChAD professional development units, your deadline has been extended to March 31, 2014.
ILScorp’s continuing education catalogues feature hundreds of hours of accredited courses, that you can complete anywhere you have an internet connection.
The ILScorp general insurance catalogue offers more than 300 hours (160 courses) of accredited Continuing Education training, so you’ll find courses that are of interest and relevance to you and your business. More than 50 courses have recently ben updated and re-accredited. Six-month subscriptions, which prvide access to the entire general insurance catalogue are only $185. Discounts for groups of five or more are available.
Our Life / A&S course catalogue includes more than 75 CE courses (185 hours). A new online Professional Liability course: Introduction to Errors and Omissions Exposures Insurance for Life / A&S Agents, which is also included in the subscription option.
Individual Courses start at $85. Six month subscriptions to the entire Life/A&S CE course catalogue are $260.
Quebec Agents: Still working on your hours? ILScorp’s ChAD Subscription offers unlimited access to our accredited ChAD courses (over 100 credits!) for six months for only $185. Are you not the only one with hours to complete? If your brokerage has more than five people who need to complete their training, consider joining our ChAD Broker Network Program, and save $50 per person on a ChAD Subscription!
Advantages of all of the ILS continuing education course subscriptions:
- Once you purchase your subscription, you can begin taking your courses immediately! If you are a new subscriber, you will receive an automated username and password by email.
- All material is viewed online. All you need is an internet connection!
- Courses can be accessed any time and you can log in and log out as many times as you wish during the course period.
- Quizzes and Final exams are offered in most of our courses to help you retain the information.
- Should you require any assistance at any time during your course work, we are here to support you 5 days a week, 0800 – 1700 PST.
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Oct 23, 2013 | News
Manitoba has now joined BC, Alberta and Quebec by enacting personal information protection and identity theft laws.
On Sept. 13 Manitoba’s new Personal Information Protection and Identity Theft Prevention Act SM2013, C.17 received royal assent. The legislation applies to “every organization and in respect of all personal information.” The legislation relies on the basic principle that personal information may only be collected, used and disclosed with the informed consent of the individual involved and, in many ways, it mirrors the privacy laws in the other two western provinces.
These privacy laws do not apply to public bodies or to personal information under the control of a public body. Public bodies are generally covered by the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act . In addition, Manitoba also has a Privacy Act, which creates a cause of action for breach of privacy.
The legislation will fall under the umbrella of the Manitoba Ombudsman who is currently responsible for the FIPPA legislation. This privacy law creates offences for willfully collecting, using or disclosing personal information in contravention of the legislation or for willfully attempting to gain or gaining access to personal information in contravention of the legislation. It is also an offence to dispose or alter, falsify, conceal or destroy personal information or any record relating to personal information, or direct another person to do so, with an intent to evade a request for access to the information or the record.
Now is the time to make sure you understand how this legislation affects your workplace and how you manage clients’ information. ILScorp already includes privacy training courses as part of the general insurance course subscription package – these courses are free for all ILS subscribers.
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