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Nova Scotia Minor Injury Cap is Now $7,956
January 31, 2012 – 7:43 am
The Nova Scotia Department of Finance just released a bulletin advising that Nova Scotia's Minor Injury Cap is now $7,956. When the government brought in Regulations for the $7,500 injury cap they included a clause that said the $7,500 Cap was indexed to inflation. This means that each year the $7,500 Cap is increased to keep up with inflation. The Regulations say that each January the Department of Finance… Continue reading
Hearing on $7,500 Minor Injury Cap
September 30, 2010 – 9:39 pm
At 10 am tomorrow, Nova Scotia's Insurance Regulator is holding a hearing to hear submissions about the impacts of the new $7,500 Cap on Car Accident Injury Claims. You can read my earlier post on this topic here.
From what I understand this hearing was at the request of the insurance industry. The Regulator's website offer the option to listen in on a live audio broadcast of
Insurance Regulator to Hold Hearing on Nova Scotia’s Minor Injury Cap
September 4, 2010 – 10:27 am
On September 30, 2010, the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board is holding a hearing to "examine the effect, if any, of Minor Injury Cap Reform on the Automobile Insurance Industry in Nova Scotia."
The Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board regulates the automobile insurance industry in Nova Scotia. One of the functions… Continue reading
Nova Scotia Releases Auto Accident Minor Injury Regulations
July 30, 2010 – 8:51 am
On July 1, 2010, the Nova Scotia government released the new Automobile Insurance Minor Injury Regulations. These regulations will apply to anyone injured in car accidents, truck accidents, motorcycle accidents, pedestrian accidents and bicycle accidents in Nova Scotia after April 28, 2010. These regulations impose a $7,500 Cap.
If you have questions about how these Regulations may apply to you, please feel free to contact me. My… Continue reading
$7500 Minor Injury Cap is Now the Law in Nova Scotia
May 22, 2010 – 10:30 am
On May 11, 2010, Bill 52 - An Act to Amend Chapter 231 of the Revised Statutes, 1989, Insurance Act, officially became law in Nova Scotia. Bill 52, and the Automobile Accident Minor Injury Regulations (unofficial version) create the new $7,500 Cap that will govern injury claims from car accidents in… Continue reading
David Brannen is a personal injury lawyer from Halifax, Nova Scotia who practices exclusively in the areas of personal injury and insurance cases. 
