An Act to Establish a Public Auto Insurance Study
New Brunswick's Bill 17 establishes a binding public study on the feasibility of converting New Brunswick's private auto-insurance market to a public auto-insurance Crown corporation modelled on Manitoba's Manitoba Public Insurance (founded 1971), Saskatchewan's SGI (1945), or British Columbia's ICBC (1973). New Brunswickers pay the highest provincial average auto-insurance premiums in Atlantic Canada (Insurance Bureau of Canada 2024 data). The Holt Liberal government committed to the study during the 2024 campaign in response to multi-year premium-spike complaints. Final report due to the Legislative Assembly within 18 months of royal assent.
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Establishes a provincial commission to study whether New Brunswick should move to a public auto-insurance model (similar to BC, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Quebec). The Holt Liberal government committed to the study during the 2024 election.
Issues this bill touches
- Cost of Living
Establishes a provincial commission to study whether NB should move to a public auto-insurance model.
Legislative history
- Introduced
Tabled in the originating chamber by the sponsor.
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Reviewed clause by clause by a standing committee; amendments possible.
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Susan HoltNB LIBERALOfficial source
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