From Our Partners
Laurie Bauer | Business Development Manager, TW Insurance Brokers
Working Together to Fight Fraud
It’s no secret that everyone would like to pay
less for auto insurance. Yet, from 2017 to 2018,
Albertans experienced the steepest increase in
auto insurance throughout the country.
The increase is attributed to a number of
factors including recurring instances of extreme
weather and the rising cost of car repairs. With
cars becoming more like a computer, the cost of
repairs has increased significantly. For example,
one back-up sensor on a car bumper costs
approximately $500 and many vehicles have four;
so, insurance companies are no longer paying to
repair just the bumper any more. With healthcare
costs also on the rise, treatments for injuries as a
result of car accidents are an insurance company’s
greatest expense. Add insurance fraud to those
costs, and how much Canadians must pay for
insurance premiums escalates.
How does insurance fraud affect me?
According to newswire.ca, auto insurance fraud
costs Canadians over two billion dollars every
year and honest drivers suffer the consequences.
In fact, an estimated ten to fifteen per cent of
June 2–8, 2019 is Seniors’ Week in Alberta.
To celebrate the engagement of ARTA’s
seniors with the organization, we are testing
your knowledge of ARTA!
Fill out the online form and you could win
one of five ARTA-branded apparel pieces.
The contest is open from June 2–16. Winners
will be contacted on Monday, June 17. For full
contest rules and to enter, visit
arta.net/seniorsweek2019.
For a list of community events (and pancake
breakfasts!) celebrating Seniors’ Week, visit
alberta.ca/seniors-week.aspx
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