Press Releases

Équité Association (Équité) and the Canadian Crime Stoppers Association (Crime Stoppers) [CCSA] announced today that they are partnering to make it easier for Canadians to report insurance crimes. In order to further protect the anonymity of tipsters, Équité has transferred its insurance fraud public tip referral service to local Crime Stoppers programs.

The metropolitan areas of Toronto and Montreal are rich hunting grounds for organized auto theft crime rings that funnel stolen vehicles overseas to sell for profit. Each year, Équité Association releases its list of the Top 10 Most Stolen Vehicles across the country. With Canada becoming a source country for the lucrative export trade in stolen vehicles, the Honda CR-V tops this year’s list.

Équité Association welcomed Groupe Promutuel Federation and Industrial Alliance as new members in Q2.

Équité Association’s investigative teams in the Quebec and Atlantic regions are named 2022 IAATI Insurance Investigator(s) (Group) of the Year, an award that recognizes and honors insurance professionals for their outstanding contributions in the area of vehicle theft investigation or insurance fraud investigations.

Équité Association President and CEO, Terri O'Brien, is named one of Canada's Elite Women in Insurance by Insurance Business Canada (IBC), an award that recognizes the achievements of women of merit, breakers of glass ceilings, and role models for those who may one day follow in their footsteps.

Équité Association, Canada’s first not-for-profit organization dedicated to detecting and preventing insurance fraud, will host its inaugural annual general meeting (AGM) for members of the corporation and release its 2021 Annual Report today.

In 2020, Équité Association’s Investigative Services team supported the York Regional Police’s (YRP), far-reaching and complex investigation into fraudulent behaviour of several industries linked to organized crime, with a specific focus on the violent tow truck turf wars across the Greater Toronto Area. This collaborative project was known as Project Platinum.

Équité Association is partnering with Shift Technology to build a national fraud detection system using artificial intelligence (AI), a first for Property & Casualty (P&C) insurers and the Canadians who rely upon them.

Any vehicle, any time, in plain sight and even from your own driveway at night, thieves are stealing vehicles. Équité Association (Équité), and its Investigative Services team, releases the latest list of top 10 stolen vehicles across Canada. For this year’s list, Équité highlights the following key trends in vehicle thefts: electronic auto theft is on the rise across the country as more vehicles are equipped with technology like push button start; many high-end SUVs continue to be stolen for export; and stolen vehicles are being given false vehicle identification numbers and sold to unsuspecting consumers.

Today, Équité Association formally launches as the Canadian insurance industry’s unified front against insurance fraud and exploitation. Insurance fraud and crime are a growing multi-million-dollar societal issue that results in higher premiums, wasted resources and consumer exploitation.