ICBC insurance

• ICBC filing for 15% decrease on basic car insurance rates to prepare to switch to no-fault

  The Insurance Bureau of British Columbia (ICBC) is set to file for the largest reduction in basic insurance rates in the province's history.

  Politics

  Dec 14, 2020
• British Columbians will be able to renew ICBC insurance online in 2022

  While ICBC customers can already renew insurance via email or by phone, they will have to wait a while longer to be able to do so online.

  Traffic

  Dec 11, 2020
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• Penalties for high-risk B.C. drivers caught breaking the rules just jumped 20 per cent

  The province hiked insurance penalties by 20 per cent for both Driver Penalty Point (DPP) premiums and Driver Risk Premiums (DRP) on Nov. 1. 

  Nov 4, 2019
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• B.C. teen forced to pay annual ICBC bill worth three times the cost of her car

  When calculated annually, Jade Sharp's bill comes to $3,000 — three times what she paid for her used car.

  Oct 2, 2019
• Outrage continues among new drivers forced to pay high ICBC insurance rates

  A B.C. driver was shocked to discover her yearly ICBC insurance rate would cost more than the car she was insuring.

  Sep 27, 2019
• B.C. man says ICBC tried to ‘bully’ him after assigning 50/50 responsibility in rear-ender

  "I want other drivers to know about this case and warn people not to let ICBC bully them around," said Willis Clarke.

  May 29, 2019
• If you lend your car out to occasional drivers, you’ll now get 1 free crash, ICBC says

  The change to ICBC's "unlisted driver protection" came along with other recommended changes announced Friday.

  Consumer

  May 11, 2019
• Online auto insurance sales and renewals on the way for B.C., attorney general says

  David Eby promised the province is starting to look at online sales, which would still be managed by brokers.

  May 4, 2019
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• ICBC is spending 50 per cent more on vehicle damage than in 2012. Is it getting value for money?

  The insurer spent nearly three quarters of a billion dollars in 2017 at body shops alone.

  Dec 11, 2018
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• Lend your car out from time to time? There’s now an ICBC fee for that

  ICBC says the new $50 annual premium reflects the fact that one in five cars involved in crashes is borrowed.

  Sep 28, 2018