Facility Association to update

Facility Association to update insurance rules, OTA says ìÆîÅ Çéïî» ÓÚ Ã¯è Õð¶×Æ øËÇÃÇñàÆ ÁËïÃƶôé

Facility Association – an insurer of last resort for trucking operations that can’t secure coverage elsewhere – has revamped its ratings and commercial underwriting rules to better align with the regular insurance market.

Most of the changes are to come into force Aug. 1, subject to regulatory approval, the Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) announced recently.

The association had joined with several industry insurers in 2018 to review what’s known as the Commercial Residual Market insurance. And many of the latest changes reflect recommendations that emerged during a May 2019 meeting between OTA, insurers, and Facility Association executives, the OTA adds.

Concerns had been raised about operations that misrepresent their businesses to secure favorable insurance premiums. For example, a fleet that does most of its business in Ontario might have told Facility Association that it’s based in New Brunswick, where the exposure to lower traffic volumes might lead to a lower risk for some types of collisions.

If the high-risk fleets file more claims than expected, however, those costs have to be absorbed by the rest of the insurance industry. That can introduce broader pressures on insurance premiums overall.

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