Insurer ordered to pay $19.99 per month for a cellular telephone as a rehabilitation expense.
The applicant, who was seriously injured in a motor vehicle accident and continued to farm, claimed the cost of a cellular telephone package as a rehabilitation benefit under section 40 of the Statutory Accident Benefits Schedule.
The insurer agreed that a cellular telephone was an appropriate rehabilitation expense but disputed the reasonableness of the $39.99 monthly package claimed by the applicant, offering instead to pay for a $19.99 package.
The arbitrator found that due to gaps in the evidence regarding the features and flat rate charges of the packages at the time of the hearing, there was insufficient evidence to conclude that the more costly package was reasonable.
The arbitrator ordered the insurer to pay $19.99 per month for the cellular telephone package.
OFSCDRSOntario Financial Services Commission - Dispute Resolution ServicesApr 16, 1997
