To the editor, I enjoyed Bruce Wark’s “Auto correction” (Upfront column, Mar. 12), on auto insurance in this province. As consumers who purchase car insurance in this province know, especially in Halifax, there are no “real” resources to help you when there are major issues. The government did nothing for insurance buyers except let rates go up. There are […]
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The need for public auto insurance
If the NDP wins the provincial election expected this spring, Nova Scotians may finally get something they badly need—public auto insurance. Let’s hope so because the present privately run system is the shits. Nova Scotians pay among the highest insurance rates in the country, but get the lowest accident benefits. And as car crash victims […]
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Painful insurance rulings
First the good news: Nova Scotia’s car insurance companies are making bags of money thanks to provincial Tories and Liberals. Now the not-so-good news: Nova Scotia drivers are paying hundreds of millions too much for coverage that sucks. Just ask Melissa Gionet. After her car got sideswiped in December 2003, Gionet suffered a banged-up knee […]