Clampdown on experts will save ICBC $400m a year, according to David Eby

David Eby has announced that his government is clamping down on the use of experts, to cut costs and reduce delays in settling ICBC claims.

The Attorney General says the changes to these B.C. Supreme Court civil rules are intended to stop the disproportionate use of experts and their reports in court cases.

He says accident injury claims have increased by 43 per cent in the past five years and the use of experts has contributed to a 20 per cent rise in the corporation's injury settlements in the past year.

The changes are meant to encourage greater use of court-appointed experts to promote neutral expert opinions to assist in determining amounts for injury claims.

The dumpster fire at ICBC is getting worse, with losses of $860 million in the first nine months of the fiscal year. A year-end loss of $1.18 billion is projected, compounding the blow of last year's $1.3 billion deficit.

Guest: Richard Zussman

Global News Online Legislative Reporter

David Eby has announced that his government is clamping down on the use of experts, to cut costs and reduce delays in settling ICBC claims.

The Attorney General says the changes to these B.C. Supreme Court civil rules are intended to stop the disproportionate use of experts and their reports in court cases.

He says accident injury claims have increased by 43 per cent in the past five years and the use of experts has contributed to a 20 per cent rise in the corporation's injury settlements in the past year.

The changes are meant to encourage greater use of court-appointed experts to promote neutral expert opinions to assist in determining amounts for injury claims.

The dumpster fire at ICBC is getting worse, with losses of $860 million in the first nine months of the fiscal year. A year-end loss of $1.18 billion is projected, compounding the blow of last year's $1.3 billion deficit.

Guest: Richard Zussman

Global News Online Legislative Reporter