Buy/lease any gas, diesel " Smaller northern communities like ‘Terrace and motorists across the province are not likely to benefit from a proposed plan to privatize ICBC car insurance. The Brokers Association of B.C. and ICBC itself are not im- pressed with “‘Autoplan Plus’’, a scheme to give car insurance back to private companies. - "by Charlynn Toews Jack Hamilton of the Brokers Association said .that as: free enterprisers, B.C, brokers would like to support a privatization plan sponsored by the Insurance - Bureau of Canada, but not this one. “This is a program con- ceived and presented from eastern Canada, with no representation from British Col- umbia,’” he said. B.C. insurers only became aware of the plan in May, while the Insurance Bireau’s self-appointed, four- member Task Force began meeting in December or January. 2 The B.C. Auto Insurance Task Force wants to eliminate the current “tmonopoly, govern- ment ownership and political in- volvement” in ICBC in. ex- change for competition and a choice of companies, Task Force spokeperson Corinne Noonan told the Terrace Review. Private insurers would underwrite the coverage, operate under a premium ceiling and set of stan- dards, and buy and continue to use the computer system and other ICBC assets, she said. But most brokers see no benefits from the proposal going to the driving public, and have a number of questions about the proposal that the Task Force has not been able to answer to their satisfaction. Both Hamilton and ICBC suspect insurance industry problems in Ontario, which has no public car insurance, make B.C.’s billion dollars worth of premiums and stream-lined computer system attractive. Both. are worried about B.C. profits being sent out of the province, and about investment income ($179 million in 1987) going to private shareholders rather than to reducing B.C. motorists’ premiums. Noonan said she couldn't really answer the question of where investment income would go under the proposed scheme — that would be up to the in- dividual private companies. She believes the motivation to keep prices down and remain com- petitive might encourage com- panies to. return their investment income to premium holders through lower fees. ‘“The profit motive is strong.”’ A July 6 ICBC newsletter comments that the Task Force refers ‘‘to private sector efficien- cies, but their 30 percent cost of doing business is twice as much as the ICBC 15 percent. Their suggestion just has to cost: the B.C. motorist more money.’’ Hamilton wonders how the Task Force can. claim there will be lower costs and prices. Noonan did not dispute the figures. Hamilton also worries about the 2,600 ICBC unionized employees, although they are to be given “preferred status” dur- ing the change-over according to Noonan. He says most private insurance companies are not unionized. “Will the companies unionize? Will the employees be out of work? Who will pay them off, take care of their separa- tion pay?” he asks. Hamilton said under the cur- rent system, even samll com- panies in less populated areas can provide large liability in- surance through ICBC, such as insuring a logging truck for $15 million liability. Before ICBC, sparsely populated or isolated areas often had trouble attracting insurance companies. The cost of operating offices, servicing agents and doing inspections was higher than in larger centers. This meant a more CLASSIFIED Terrace Review — Wednesday, July 20, 198829 ~~ ICBC takeover bid not likely to benefit local drivers limited choice of insurance com- panies and plans. oe A local insurance agent re- called the days before govern- ment car insurance came in. ‘In 1972, I wrote.a policy for an 18-year-old male from Hazelton with a high performance car, I think it was a Dodge Charger. It cost $2,000 for six months, and that was many years ago. There was a whole system of sur- charges, if you had a high per- formance engine, if you had penalty points, or an accident.”” He said that because companies were reluctant to insure such “high risk” drivers, their rates would sky-rocket. Because of this, insurance companies ‘‘were the judge of whether or not a person could drive.”’ Satisfaction on claims left a lot to be desired as well. 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