News - MPI

Friday is the deadliest day of a holiday long weekend, according to Manitoba Public Insurance. On average, one person is killed and almost 100 others are injured each long holiday weekend – with 35 per cent of those injuries/deaths taking place on Friday.

Far too many drivers are travelling at dangerous speeds, endangering the lives of other motorists on Manitoba roadways, according to Manitoba Public Insurance.

Manitoba Public Insurance has announced that booking of new road tests for Classes 2-6 will resume Wednesday, July 8, 2020.

Effectively immediately, road tests for Classes 2, 3, 4 and 5 will resume in a phased-in approach for customers whose previously booked appointments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Manitoba Public Insurance filed its General Rate Application with the Public Utilities Board, requesting an overall rate decrease of 10.5 per cent. If approved, this will be the largest rate decrease in three decades.

More than ever, road safety should be on the minds of Manitoba drivers in the coming months as nearly 50 per cent of all collision-related, severe brain injuries occur between May to September, according to Manitoba Public Insurance.

Manitoba Public Insurance (MPI) says that on average, 130 people are injured in Manitoba yearly when their bike is involved in a motor-vehicle related collision – half of those people injured from June to August.

Manitoba Public Insurance has announced that effective immediately, bookings of knowledge tests for all licence classes and Class 1 road test bookings have resumed.

Manitoba Public Insurance (MPI) has learned that cyber criminals are now targeting the insurance industry, including principal companies and their customers.

Manitoba Public Insurance is planning to resume both its Class 1 road tests and knowledge testing, beginning this week.