June 08, 2022
Every driver in Canada is required to carry
Every driver in Canada is required to carry insurance on their vehicles. Similar
to the United States, insurance laws and requirements will vary from Canadian
territory to territory. Car insurance Alberta has it's own specific rules and
guidelines.Some territories will mandate that the basic liability policy be
purchased through a government agency and the additional coverages be purchased
through private companies. Some territories allow people to sue for pain and
suffering and for economic loss and some do not. Specifically, Manitoba and
Quebec do not allow people to sue to recover for intangible financial loss.In
Alberta, both the basic and extended coverages are offered by private companies
and people are able to sue to recover money lost for pain and suffering and for
economic loss.
Currently there are approximately seventy different companies
that offer auto insurance in the province. For pain and suffering the maximum
amount that can be recovered is $4559 and there is no specific cap on the amount
recoverable for economic loss.The basis of all auto insurance in Canada is the
compulsory minimum third party liability coverage. In Alberta, the limit for
bodily injury from a claim is $200,000. If the claim is a combination of bodily
injury and property damage, the property damage will be limited to ten thousand
dollars.
Medical payments are available on auto policies in the province up to
fifty thousand per person. This includes rehabilitation that other health
coverage does not pay with a seven hundred and fifty dollar limit for
chiropractic benefits. The medical limits apply on a per person and per accident
basis and must be turned in and settled within two years of the accident
date.Disability payments are also available on Canadian policies. In Alberta,
the disability income benefit is limited to eighty percent of the weekly wages
before taxes capped at four hundred per week up to one hundred and four weeks.
There is a seven day elimination period during which no funds are payable. If
the person is an unemployed adult the benefits are limited to one hundred thirty
five per week for a maximum of twenty six weeks.In Alberta, there are also
specific death benefits for auto OEM Double
Cylinder Air Compressors accidents. If the head of household is killed in an
auto accident there is a ten thousand dollar benefit payable plus twenty percent
to any surviving dependent and fifteen thousand to any surviving spouse. If the
spouse of the head of household is killed there is a ten thousand dollar benefit
payable.Lastly, auto policies in Alberta and in Canada in general can provide a
funeral expense benefit of up to five thousand dollars.
This benefit covers any
household member killed in an auto accident.Overall, the availability and
flexibility of auto insurance in the territory is good, due to the fact that all
coverages are available on the private market. Being able to purchase the
mandatory and optional coverages from private companies allows for a more
competitive marketplace and helps keep the cost of the various coverages down.
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