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tribune september 1991 p13 studies suggest thai a government of qnteiiofc car insurance costiintooooini how many will be in your you may already be aware that the government hasannounced plans to faster and customer satisfaction is high insurance companies now showing take over ontarios car insurance system but you may not be aware of the profits for the first time in years are in some cases applying to the potential impact this could have on your community and others like it government for permission to reduce rates throughout the province jbbslostvljvesidisr right now the car insurance industry in ontario including companies brokers and agents employs about 26000 people and me very nature of the industry means that these jobs are located in communities throughout the province a number of studies have been commissioned to determine the impact on industry jobs that- would result from a government takeover the consensus is that after allowing for new government jobs that might be created up to 8000 industry jobs couldbe permanently lostsome of them quite possibly in your community even if some insurance industry workerswere subsequently hired by government theyd have to move to wherever the government chooses to base its operations causing immense disruption to families particularly in twoincome households who gets hurt most the 26000 insurance industry workers in ontario reflect the provinces multicultural diversity iff addition more than half of them are women if the government puts the industry out of business it will affect the livelihoods of thousands of ordinary working people whats the governments reason a lot of people have asked why the government wants to take over the car insurance system other than carrying thtough with what may have been an illconsidered election promise there doesnt seem to be any good reason the current car insurance system called the ontario motorist protection plan appears to be working well claims are being processed in1qurare in the local communities reached by this advertisement general insurance companies and brokers employ 390people 661 do not favour government insurance i am not aware of any proam that a government has run well except to collect takes99 f wsnurse ffe whitby onfario 66 why cahkthe government spend our tax dollars where they are needed99 v robert j marshall ujdjridge ontario v 66 it is obvious to me that private enterprise can operate more efficiently than a government biireducracy99 jim witty mayor jown of ajax wheres the economic sense scrapping the current car insurance system simply doesnt make economic sense by any estimate setting up a governmentowned systemwill cost taxpayers miuions of dollars so government a insurance would certainly not be cheaper and if experience is arty guide a goyeirtmentowned system in ontario like those m western canada would have to bebailed out by the taxpayer some people believe that with all the other social and economic problems ontario faces taking over the car msurancesystem should simply not be a government priority the government already hcontrol perhaps the best reason for me government n6t to take over the car insurance system is that there simply is no heed through the ontario insurance commission me government already has complete control over prices arid benefits insurance r companies even have to apply to the commission for permission to reduce premiums so if the government already controls the insurance industry why do they have to own it can the car insurance system be improved certainly but with the governments current level of control and the industrys willingness to cooperate with government theres no reason why improvements cant be made under the present system what can you do if you agree that a government takeover of the car insurance system could hurt your community you might want to tell that to your local mpp see below for the name address and phonemmber of your local mpp gord mills mpp durham east 68 king street east bowmanville ontario l1c3x2 tel 416 6236663 larry oconnor mpp durham york 133 high street sutton ontariorloeiro tel 416 7227212 the hon allan pilkey mpp oshawa 40 king street west suite 302 oshawa ontario l1h1r4 tel 416 7232411 drummond white mpp durham centre 122 dundas street west whitby ontario l1n2l9 tel4164301141 jim wiseman mpp durham west 2 randall drive suite 1 ajax ontario l1s6e6 tel 416 6836707 charles beer mppyork north 220 industrial parkway south unit 38 aurora ontario l4g3v6 tel 416 7271985 the association of canadian inisurers 5t jl t lixsuraixce bureau of canada were here to help the ontario mutual insurance association l vcvyyvw vfe tfffj tt f