Insurer ordered to pay arrears of weekly income and rehabilitation benefits following premature termination.
The applicant was injured in a motorcycle accident and received statutory accident benefits until the insurer terminated them, claiming he could return to his pre-accident employment.
The parties disputed the physical demands of his pre-accident job as a folding wall installer and service coordinator.
The arbitrator found the job involved medium to occasionally heavy physical demands.
Relying on medical and functional capacity evidence, the arbitrator concluded the applicant remained disabled until he completed a functional restoration program on April 8, 1994.
The insurer was ordered to pay arrears of weekly income benefits totaling $12,167.94, plus interest, and supplementary medical and rehabilitation expenses.
OFSCDRSOntario Financial Services Commission - Dispute Resolution ServicesMay 30, 1996
