# Motor & Fleet

## [Don't shop on price alone, CAA warns, as Ontario auto reform gives drivers more choice](https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/ca/news/auto-motor/dont-shop-on-price-alone-caa-warns-as-ontario-auto-reform-gives-drivers-more-choice-578616.aspx)

Elliott Silverstein says keeping $25 today could mean paying $2,500 later – and most drivers won't understand the tradeoff until a claim forces the question

Branislav UrosevicJun 12, 2026

### [Two-thirds of Albertans back Care-First auto reform but awareness remains low - survey](https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/ca/news/auto-motor/twothirds-of-albertans-back-carefirst-auto-reform-but-awareness-remains-low--survey-578520.aspx)

Brokers are facing the most complex implementation in the province's insurance history

### [Manitobans get a vote on new MPI license plate design](https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/ca/news/auto-motor/manitobans-get-a-vote-on-new-mpi-license-plate-design-578347.aspx)

The voting will run through July 31, with the winning design set to be in production next year

### [Ontario's auto insurance overhaul leaves pedestrians, cyclists and bus riders exposed](https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/ca/news/auto-motor/ontarios-auto-insurance-overhaul-leaves-pedestrians-cyclists-and-bus-riders-exposed-578113.aspx)

The coverage available to non-drivers on July 1 will be significantly more limited than what they have on June 30

### [Chinese EVs could be Canada’s wildcard in the electric vehicle slump, broker says](https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/ca/news/auto-motor/chinese-evs-could-be-canadas-wildcard-in-the-electric-vehicle-slump-broker-says-577946.aspx)

Lower tariffs and a wave of competitively priced Chinese-made EVs may reset Canada’s faltering electric vehicle market – and reshape the insurance dynamics around it

### [Criminal tourists are staging crashes and defrauding Canadian insurers: report](https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/ca/news/auto-motor/criminal-tourists-are-staging-crashes-and-defrauding-canadian-insurers-report-578012.aspx)

A seven-year Durham Regional Police investigation has uncovered internationally connected fraud rings treating Canada as a target market

### [Tribunal backs ICBC's 75% fault call against driver who passed truck](https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/ca/news/auto-motor/tribunal-backs-icbcs-75-fault-call-against-driver-who-passed-truck-577957.aspx)

Driver said he never saw the signal - tribunal said he never looked

### [Auto theft's newest trick starts with a stranger asking for directions](https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/ca/news/auto-motor/auto-thefts-newest-trick-starts-with-a-stranger-asking-for-directions-577802.aspx)

Elliott Silverstein says a stolen vehicle can disrupt a family's daily life long after an insurance claim is settled

### [Ontario's auto insurance overhaul could lower premiums – and fuel an underinsurance crisis](https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/ca/news/auto-motor/ontarios-auto-insurance-overhaul-could-lower-premiums--and-fuel-an-underinsurance-crisis-577606.aspx)

Claims professionals say the real risk is what drivers will lose before they realise it