Applications for accident benefits dismissed and repayment ordered after arbitrator finds collision was a staged accident.
The applicants sought statutory accident benefits following an alleged motor vehicle accident.
The insurer denied the claims and sought repayment of benefits already paid, arguing the accident was staged.
Relying on uncontradicted expert accident reconstruction evidence which showed the physical damage was inconsistent with the drivers' accounts, the arbitrator found the accident was staged and fraudulent.
The applications were dismissed, and the applicants were ordered to repay the benefits received and pay the insurer's arbitration expenses.
OFSCDRSOntario Financial Services Commission - Dispute Resolution ServicesJul 18, 2016
