Family in need of support after crash
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Family in need of support after crash
https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/3 ... ork#356575
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• "Tally and Jemima Murray, a Kelowna family"
• "injuries to mon and dad in a motor vehicle collision on the Coquihalla"
• "Jemima Murray's dad started a GoFundMe to help cover medal costs and time away from work. "Right now my husband is off work for at least three months and we don't know what my recovery plan is at this point."
• Due to the couples work situation, they have no benefits to help cover any medical expenses.
So, from the story, the family lives in BC. Presumable they were in a BC registered and insured vehicle and being residents of BC the driver was the holder of a BC driver's license.
We all pay fairly substantial ICBC premiums so everyone in BC that lives in the home of someone who has a BC DL or a BC registered vehicle has No Fault coverage for wage loss, medical treatments and rehabilitation.
They want $15,000 to cover wage loss and medical ??????
Nice touch, the photo with the kids.....
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• "Tally and Jemima Murray, a Kelowna family"
• "injuries to mon and dad in a motor vehicle collision on the Coquihalla"
• "Jemima Murray's dad started a GoFundMe to help cover medal costs and time away from work. "Right now my husband is off work for at least three months and we don't know what my recovery plan is at this point."
• Due to the couples work situation, they have no benefits to help cover any medical expenses.
So, from the story, the family lives in BC. Presumable they were in a BC registered and insured vehicle and being residents of BC the driver was the holder of a BC driver's license.
We all pay fairly substantial ICBC premiums so everyone in BC that lives in the home of someone who has a BC DL or a BC registered vehicle has No Fault coverage for wage loss, medical treatments and rehabilitation.
They want $15,000 to cover wage loss and medical ??????
Nice touch, the photo with the kids.....
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Re: Family in need of support after crash
Sad situation, and I won't touch the gofundme hot potato with a 10 foot pole right now.
All I will do is say that you must be very, very careful when caught in an accident, and especially when you discover an accident. I worked with a guy who was taking his family down the coast a few years back. The Coq was icy, and they came across an accident, so he and his wife got out on the ice to see if the people needed help.
Ice means cars coming down behind them could not stop... so two young children lost 1 parent and almost another that day right in front of their eyes.
All I will do is say that you must be very, very careful when caught in an accident, and especially when you discover an accident. I worked with a guy who was taking his family down the coast a few years back. The Coq was icy, and they came across an accident, so he and his wife got out on the ice to see if the people needed help.
Ice means cars coming down behind them could not stop... so two young children lost 1 parent and almost another that day right in front of their eyes.
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Re: Family in need of support after crash
What an awful thing for this young family to be going through. Hopefully they have family and friends that can lend some support to help them get through this.
That said, isnt ICBC covering their wage loss and any medical expenses and treatments? Possibly an EI claim for illness could help a bit too.
That said, isnt ICBC covering their wage loss and any medical expenses and treatments? Possibly an EI claim for illness could help a bit too.
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Re: Family in need of support after crash
That was my point of starting the topic.maggiedoon wrote: ↑Jan 10th, 2022, 2:49 pm What an awful thing for this young family to be going through. Hopefully they have family and friends that can lend some support to help them get through this.
That said, isnt ICBC covering their wage loss and any medical expenses and treatments? Possibly an EI claim for illness could help a bit too.
The father in law is claiming they need help desperately as though they have no options, no medical, no wage lose, nothing.
The reporter just regurgitates the story and it is presented. What about asking why ICBC isn't an option for medical and wage loss ?
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Re: Family in need of support after crash
It can take a long time to get any help from insurance companies.
It shouldn't but it does. So what do they do in the interim?
It shouldn't but it does. So what do they do in the interim?
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Re: Family in need of support after crash
I recall that accident.Glacier wrote: ↑Jan 10th, 2022, 1:49 pm Sad situation, and I won't touch the gofundme hot potato with a 10 foot pole right now.
All I will do is say that you must be very, very careful when caught in an accident, and especially when you discover an accident. I worked with a guy who was taking his family down the coast a few years back. The Coq was icy, and they came across an accident, so he and his wife got out on the ice to see if the people needed help.
Ice means cars coming down behind them could not stop... so two young children lost 1 parent and almost another that day right in front of their eyes.
My daughter was driving by just as it happened, but it was so chaotic she was afraid to stop and help. And she had kids with her.
I am a bit puzzled with this though.
Due to the couples work situation, they have no benefits to help cover any medical expenses.
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Re: Family in need of support after crash
All medical bills are usually billed to ICBC regardless of work status, they don't have to pay them and get money later.
May be some medical related expenses like taxis?
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Re: Family in need of support after crash
Self employed or unemployed?
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Re: Family in need of support after crash
I was thinking more of living expenses.Even Steven wrote: ↑Jan 10th, 2022, 4:09 pmAll medical bills are usually billed to ICBC regardless of work status, they don't have to pay them and get money later.
May be some medical related expenses like taxis?
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Re: Family in need of support after crash
If there is a wage, employed or self employed it's insurable. As far as medical is concerned it's covered, job or no job, MSP or no MSP. That's why every time you get a test at the hospital they ask if it's Worker's Comp, ICBC or not. Anyway, nobody in BC is left un-treated because of an inability to pay.
My wife just read the Go-Fund-Me,,, the old man (father in law) really laid it on thick.
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Re: Family in need of support after crash
I think your missing my point that getting any living expenses from insurance companies can be difficult and take time.
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Re: Family in need of support after crash
If the couple was hypothetically unemployed, then insurance would not cover lost wages, as there wouldn't be any?
I can't quite figure out what that one statement means either.
I can't quite figure out what that one statement means either.
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Re: Family in need of support after crash
Those who want to support this Family do so, those who don’t just ignore article completely.
It’s pretty damn simple.
It’s pretty damn simple.
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Re: Family in need of support after crash
Things are a bit different now with the new No Fault system.
No fault pays "wage loss", not "living expenses" semantics perhaps. ICBC pays 90% of your net insurable income based on a maximum gross annual insurable income of $100,000.
They pay for medical care, no limit, plus all sorts of therapy.
They also, I believe provide an allowance for someone who is a care giver, who can't execute their duties.
Being that, "No Fault" is contractual it's not something ICBC can renege on paying without a major reason. If they don't pay, according to their contract of insurance with the insured, they get into a civil situation called "Bad Faith" and no insurance company wants that.
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Re: Family in need of support after crash
But isn't that the thing, we are, with our insurance premiums.
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