The Manitoba Public Insurance Corporation Amendment Act
Chamber
manitoba
Stage
Introduced
This bill clarifies that vehicle insurance discounts in Manitoba must be based on the registered owner's driver safety rating.
Key Changes
- Discounts on vehicle insurance premiums must now be based on the registered owner's driver safety rating
- An exception allows the discount to be based on another person's driver safety rating if the registered owner does not hold a valid driver's licence
- Updates the definition of the driver safety rating system to cover both vehicle insurance premiums and driver's certificate premiums
- Removes an outdated reference limiting the rule to the period after February 28, 2019
- Removes a previous subsection (6.1(6)) that is no longer needed
Gotchas
- The bill allows regulations to define who qualifies as the 'prescribed person' whose rating can be used when the registered owner has no licence — the details of who qualifies are not spelled out in the bill itself and will be set by regulation, meaning the public may not see those specifics until later
- This change could affect households where a vehicle is registered in one person's name but primarily driven by another, as the registered owner's rating — not the main driver's — determines the discount
- The bill takes effect immediately upon royal assent, with no transition period
Who's Affected
- Manitoba vehicle owners who pay MPI insurance premiums
- Registered vehicle owners who do not hold a valid driver's licence
- Manitoba Public Insurance (MPI) as the insurer
- Drivers whose safety ratings may be used for discount calculations under exceptions
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Gotchas
- The bill allows regulations to define who qualifies as the 'prescribed person' whose rating can be used when the registered owner has no licence — the details of who qualifies are not spelled out in the bill itself and will be set by regulation, meaning the public may not see those specifics until later
- This change could affect households where a vehicle is registered in one person's name but primarily driven by another, as the registered owner's rating — not the main driver's — determines the discount
- The bill takes effect immediately upon royal assent, with no transition period
Summary
This bill makes changes to the law that governs Manitoba Public Insurance (MPI), the province's public auto insurer. The main change is that any discount a vehicle owner gets on their insurance premium must now be clearly tied to the driver safety rating of the person who is the registered owner of that vehicle. A driver safety rating is a score based on a driver's record — things like tickets, accidents, or a clean driving history over time. There is an exception built in: if the registered owner does not have a valid driver's licence, the regulations can allow the discount to be based on someone else's driver safety rating instead, in certain situations. The bill also updates the rules around how the driver safety rating system works, making it clear it applies both to vehicle insurance premiums and to the cost of a driver's certificate.
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