OIC Number: 2011 - 432

Date of Order: Dec 20, 2011

Statute: Insurance Act

OIC Text: The Governor in Council on the report and recommendation of the Minister responsible for the Insurance Act dated November 25, 2011, and pursuant to

Section 159 of

Chapter 231 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the Insurance Act, is pleased, effective on and after April 1, 2012, to (

a) amend the Automobile Insurance Contract Mandatory Conditions Regulations, N.S. Reg. 181/2003, made by the Governor in Council by Order in Council 2003- 456 dated October 31, 2003, to increase mandatory no-fault accident benefits available to individuals injured in automobile collisions, in the manner set forth in

Schedule "A" attached to and forming part of the Report and Recommendation; and (

b) amend the Automobile Insurance Prohibited Risk-Classification Factors Regulations, N.S. Reg. 183/2003, made by the Governor in Council by Order in Council 2003-458 dated October 31, 2003, to prohibit insurers from including coverage inquiries or notifications of accidents for which claims are not made as risk-classification factors, and prohibit rate increases resulting from increases in mandatory no-fault accident benefits until at least April 1, 2013, in the manner set forth in

Schedule "B" attached to and forming part of the Report and Recommendation.

Department(s): Insurance Act