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Rate Rage – ICBC has overpromised and underdelivered on rate design

Rate Rage – ICBC has overpromised and underdelivered on rate design

As more and more drivers are hit with higher premiums, it’s getting more difficult not to look outside BC and see the benefits of choice and competition.
Don't tax robots - put them to work so humans can be more productive

Don't tax robots - put them to work so humans can be more productive

While robots replace human workers on the factory floor, better-paid jobs are created to design, build and maintain the robots.
Astronomical ICBC rates mean it’s time for choice

Astronomical ICBC rates mean it’s time for choice

Crippling insurance bills are pushing young drivers out of the market.
Three platforms for a healthy construction industry

Three platforms for a healthy construction industry

Construction is the province’s economic backbone – but needs the right policy framework.
Businesses have an opportunity to ride the environmental wave

Businesses have an opportunity to ride the environmental wave

As trends and tastes change, business owners need to change with them.
The numbers are clear: private auto insurance is less expensive

The numbers are clear: private auto insurance is less expensive

Mark Milke: The only way to claim public insurance is cheaper than private insurance is to ignore what people actually pay elsewhere. For almost 50 years, that’s exactly what has happened.
Politics, business both call for full disclosure

Politics, business both call for full disclosure

Obviously, don’t dress up in blackface. But if you have skeletons in your closet, as you climb the business or political ladder, disclosing them to your team may defuse a bomb down the road.
Kater Surprise

Kater Surprise

The kinda-ride sharing app kinda worked.
Even with an app, you should watch your back

Even with an app, you should watch your back

App-based services are eroding long-held cautions about strangers.
Data points, trends, and a market on the mend

Data points, trends, and a market on the mend

With year-over-year sales rising in both July and August, and arguably the best economic fundamentals in all of Canada, Ryan Berlin says signs are pointing to a rebounding housing market in Greater Vancouver.