Vehicle Insurance

• ICBC customers set to receive an average rebate of $190 for COVID-19 related savings

  ICBC customers will receive a one-time rebate averaging $190 this spring. Drivers will receive a cheque for each policy, which is expected to arrived in March.

  Economy

  Feb 2
• ICBC customers set to get COVID-19 rebate due to fewer crashes during pandemic

  Global News has learned the province and ICBC will announce the rebate for drivers on Tuesday, including how much it is and when drivers will receive it.

  Economy

  Feb 1
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• ICBC launches online calculator for premiums under no-fault insurance model

  The province is transitioning to a no-fault model on May 1. The shift is expected to save drivers an average of $400 a year.

  Politics

  Jan 26
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• Regulator approves 15% cut to ICBC’s basic insurance rates

  The B.C. government has promised a 20-per-cent decrease in overall car insurance rates.

  Consumer

  Jan 14
• 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
• Election fact check: BC Liberals promise major ICBC changes with no guarantee of cheaper rates

  The BC Liberals have been kicking the tires on opening up ICBC for competition for years and in the midst of the 2020 election they finally did it.

  Politics

  Oct 21, 2020
• Hungry rats led a man to file multiple ICBC claims. Then the insurer withheld the cheddar

  ICBC denied the man's latest claim for damage caused by rats on his property, saying he wasn't doing enough to solve the problem.

  Jan 3, 2020
• B.C. woman in months-long fight with ICBC over correct spelling of her last name

  Mandy Kuelz's name has been misspelled on her driver's licence to reflect the original German spelling — but it's only made things more complicated.

  Dec 25, 2019
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• Alberta strikes panel to review auto insurance, won’t bring back rate cap

  Finance Minister Travis Toews said Albertans are paying some of the highest rates in Canada but are having trouble getting critical protections, such as comprehensive and collision coverage.

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  Dec 18, 2019
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• ICBC to consider allowing pleasure-insured vehicles on roads longer if transit strike escalates

  ICBC confirmed it was reviewing the idea after Global News brought up that a similar move was made during the 2001 transit strike, which lasted four months.

  Nov 22, 2019