Winning the ICBC Lottery...

[Angry White Male]

For those that don't know, British Columbia has a publicly run auto insurance system (Insurance Corporation of British Columbia), and it's mandatory to get basic auto insurance through them.



They are also going broke.  Here in BC, a common term is "Winning the ICBC Lotto."  It is part of the reason ICBC is going broke.



Now, obviously ICBC would not like to make payouts in such great sums for injuries, but the Supreme Court of British Columbia often issues insane amounts to those that are 'injured' (when an individual decides to not take the payout offered by ICBC, and instead hires a lawyer)...



This was a decision that was made just a couple of days ago, for a 'sore back' and some other minor shit, in a relatively minor accident...



Now you know why we call it "Winning the ICBC Lottery."  And now you know one reason why we pay an insane amount for auto insurance here.  These 'lotto winnings' happen all the time here, and are not a rare occurrence...







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[Anonymous]

For those that don't know, British Columbia has a publicly run auto insurance system (Insurance Corporation of British Columbia), and it's mandatory to get basic auto insurance through them.



They are also going broke.  Here in BC, a common term is "Winning the ICBC Lotto."  It is part of the reason ICBC is going broke.



Now, obviously ICBC would not like to make payouts in such great sums for injuries, but the Supreme Court of British Columbia often issues insane amounts to those that are 'injured' (when an individual decides to not take the payout offered by ICBC, and instead hires a lawyer)...



This was a decision that was made just a couple of days ago, for a 'sore back' and some other minor shit, in a relatively minor accident...



Now you know why we call it "Winning the ICBC Lottery."  And now you know one reason why we pay an insane amount for auto insurance here.  These 'lotto winnings' happen all the time here, and are not a rare occurrence...







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[Anonymous]

Public auto insurance.

[Angry White Male]

Some East Indian received a 1.5 million dollar payout when he flipped his rig over.  Nobody was physically injured, not even him!  "Emotional Injury," with Volvo truck being found partly at fault.



Welcome to BC.  Flip your rig over, claim emotional injury, and get 1.5 million.



Welcome to the ICBC Lottery!