Oct 16, 2018
By Michelle Saunders
At Queen’s Park two private member’s bills would ban insurance companies from charging drivers higher premiums depending on where they live. Tory MPP Parm Gill and New Democrat Gurratan Singh say the practice is discriminatory. Gills says drivers from the 905 are paying more than those in other areas of the province and his bill would ensure drivers are evaluated based on their driving record — NOT their postal code. Singh’s bill would require the Financial Services Commission of Ontario to refuse to approve risk classification systems that do not consider the GTA as a single geographic area. The Director Consumer & Industry Relations Insurance Bureau of Canada, Pete Karageorgos joins Libby in studio and we’ll also speak with NDP MPP Gurratan Singh, for Brampton East and he’s also the auto insurance critic
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