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^ this is true, but the overall picture is definitely bigger than that. i complain as much as the next guy about icbc, but after working in the body shop industry, i'm quick to bite my tongue with the complaints. if icbc were to one day cease to exist, it'd be carnage. currently, icbc sets the standard for all insurance related claims + material damage (in BC), but that's just the tip of the iceberg. icbc has problems for sure (what government company doesn't?), but for all their shortcomings, being involved in an accident in BC is a much easier ordeal than being involved in an accident elsewhere in Canada. I can't speak the same for the US, as they have insurers like Geico, who are, from experience, miles above any insurer in Canada, but as somebody above mentioned, the grass is always greener on the other side. the biggest thing is to choose the lesser of all evils, and my flame suit is definitely on, but currently, the way I see it, that's icbc
but yes, the fraudulent injury claims need to be investigated closer and penalized. however that's much easier said than done. how hard of a time would you have simply trying to prove an employee that called in sick is playing hooky?
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