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BREAKING: Ontario Car Insurance Rates Increase
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Here at RateSupermaket.ca, we keep you in the loop of different ways to save, whether it be on your mortgage, through investments, or on your car insurance. The Financial Services Commission of Ontario (FSCO) has reported that Ontario car insurance rates have increased by 2.23 per cent on average.
Car insurance rates fluctuate based on a number of different factors. However, before an insurance company can change rates, it must first be approved by the Financial Services Commission of Ontario (a regulatory agency of the Ministry of Finance).
FSCO publishes approved rate changes quarterly, and the latest results are in:
In the first quarter of 2018, approved rates from auto insurance companies increased by 2.23 per cent on average – not a huge increase, but notable.
The range of approved rates seemed to be significant, with some companies lowering their rates by about one per cent, and another inflating its rates by 9.96 per cent on average.
“Consumers are urged to shop around for auto insurance,” FSCO said in its quarterly statement…
