... a dataset encompassing:
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the description of every vehicle, its owner and intended use,
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the circumstances of all motor vehicle accidents, and
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the measure of their consequences,
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The fair and efficient collection of funds to pay losses.
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The timely and efficacious delivery of compensation.
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and simply put ... Helping Motorists Get Home Safely
This web site presents an objective, documented and unapologetic exploration of how ICBC, as a publicly owned, monopoly, automobile insurer, has or has not fulfilled its mandate to address the bane and boon of motor vehicle activity in British Columbia.
I write from the perspective that this mandate can be divided into three components:
THE ICBC HISTORY PROJECT
its responsibility, as well as the potential for good, goes well beyond writing policies and paying claims.
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a multibillion dollar annual income stream,
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a seat at the Cabinet table of every Provincial Government, and
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continuous access to probably one of the world’s most extensive, motor vehicle specific datasets ...
As was clearly stated in the Wootton Royal Commission of Inquiry, delivered in the lead up to ICBC’s inception, the third part of this mandate is the most important and ultimately, the most aligned with its own interests.
As a Crown Corporation with:
An Insiders’ View*
This story will unfold as successive issues of an online magazine. Other than the time it takes to read the articles there is no cost to the visitor. To begin, click the Issues tab. To see related documentation, click the Research tab.
* While I have been involved in ICBC’s history from its inception, it’s not just my story to tell. If you have a personal recollection you would like to share, I can be reached at the email address below. I will do my best to weave your information into the long and winding road that is the history of ICBC.
Nick de Domenico
