Ontario motorists must have the following basic coverages: Liability, Accident Benefits, Uninsured Automobile and Direct Compensation - Property Damage. You may also purchase additional insurance for Loss or Damage to the automobile and Optional Increased Accident Benefits. This is a brief explanation of the insurance coverages available to you.
For complete details consult your policy. Your Insurer will supply you with a copy of the policy if you request it.
Provides coverage for you or other insured persons if someone else is killed or injured or their property is damaged in an automobile incident. It will pay for legitimate claims against you or other insured persons up to the limit of your coverage, and the cost of settling claims.
Your insurance company is obligated to explain details of Accident Benefits coverage to you.Provides benefits that you and other insured persons are entitled to receive if injured or killed in an automobile accident. These benefits include: Income replacement for persons who have lost income; payments to non-earners who suffer complete inability to carry on a normal life; payment of care expenses to persons who cannot continue to act as a primary caregiver for a member of their household; payment of medical, rehabilitation and attendant care expenses; payment of certain other expenses; payment of funeral expenses; and payments to survivors of a person who is killed. You may also purchase optional benefits to increase the basic level of benefits provided in your policy. The optional benefits your insurance company must offer are:
Increased Income Replacement
- the basic level of income replacement provided in the policy ( $400 per week maximum ) can be increased by purchasing optional coverage so that the weekly limit is up to $600, $800 or $1000. All income replacement benefits are based on 80% of your net weekly income.
Increased Caregiver and Dependant Care - the basic level of caregiver benefits for care expenses of persons who are not employed but care for dependants ( up to $250 per week for the first person needing care, and $50 per week for every additional person) can be increased by purchasing optional coverage so that the weekly limit is up to $325 for the first person and $75 for additional persons. There is no basic benefit for persons who are employed and care for dependants, but if you purchase this optional coverage you can receive a benefit to cover additional weekly dependant care expenses of $75 for the first dependant, and $25 for each additional dependant, up to $150 per week.
Increased Medical, Rehabilitation and Attendant Care - the basic benefit pays up to $100,000 for medical and rehabilitation expenses, with a 10 year time limit in most cases, and up to $72,000 for attendant care expenses. If catastrophically impaired, the basic benefit pays up to $1,000 for medical and rehabilitation expenses and up to $1,000,000 for attendant care expenses. You can purchase optional coverage of $1,000,000 above the basic coverage, and that provides no limitation on the time for which these expenses are paid.
Increased Death and Funeral - the basic level of death benefits paid to the surviving spouse or surviving same-sex partner and dependant of a person who is killed ( $25,000 to surviving spouse or surviving same-sex partner; $10,000 to surviving dependant) can be doubled by purchasing this optional coverage. This coverage also increases the basic funeral expense benefit from $6,000 to $8,000.
Indexation Benefit - this optional coverage will ensure that certain weekly benefit payments and monetary limits will increase on an annual basis to reflect changes in the cost of living.
Provides coverage if you or other insured persons are injured or killed by an uninsured motorist or by a hit-and-run driver. It covers damage to your automobile and its contents caused by an identified, uninsured motorist, subject to a $300 deductible.
Provides coverage in Ontario, under certain conditions, for damage to your automobile and to property it is carrying, when another motorist is responsible. It is called Direct Compensation because you will collect from us, your insurance company, even though you are not at fault for the accident. There may be a deductible amount, and this amount is either paid by you toward the cost of repairs or is deducted from the loss settlement. Higher deductibles may reduce your premium.
Provides a selection of optional coverages for your own automobile. Payments cover direct and accidental loss of, or damage to, a described automobile and its equipment. There is usually a deductible amount indicated for each coverage and this amount is either paid by you toward the cost of repairs or is deducted from the loss settlement. Higher deductibles may reduce your premium. There are four types of coverage:Specified Perils: Covers the described automobile against loss or damage caused by certain specific perils. They are fire; theft or attempted theft; lightning, windstorm, hail or rising water; earthquake; explosion; riot or civil disturbance; falling or forced landing of aircraft or parts of aircraft; or the stranding, sinking, burning, derailment or collision of any kind of transport in, or upon which, the described automobile is being transported.
Comprehensive: Covers a described automobile against loss or damage other than those covered by Collision or Upset, including perils listed under Specified Perils, falling or flying objects, missiles and vandalism.
Collision or Upset: Covers damage when a described automobile is involved in a collision with another object or tips over.
All Perils: Combines the Collision and Comprehensive coverages.
Special Notes
Note 1: Modified/customized includes changes, other than repairs or restorations, that affect the original manufacturer's design specifications or increase the value of the automobile. These may include, but are not limited to: engine modifications; paint changes; non-factory installed wheels, tires, and electronic accessories and equipment etc. If you are insured for "Loss or Damage Coverage", there is a $1500 limit on factory-installed electronic accessories and equipment.
Note 2: Retiree Discount - You may be entitled to a discount if you are the principal operator of a described automobile, are retired and have not been employed for 26 weeks or more in the last 52 weeks, do not earn or receive income from any office or employment, are not engaged in any professional occupation and are not operating a business. To qualify, you must be at least age 65, or receiving a pension under the Canada Pension Plan, the Quebec Pension Plan, or a pension registered under the Income Tax Act. If you qualify, your broker or agent will ask you to sign a declaration to confirm this.
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