News - MPI

Manitoba Public Insurance is once again sponsoring the highly successful RoadWatch program, with this year’s announcement coinciding with Canada Road Safety Week.

Manitoba Public Insurance has announced that starting today, Manitoba motorcycle owners will have more options when they purchase insurance.

Manitoba Public Insurance and eight police agencies across the province are partnering in a Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) aimed at drivers who continue to use hand-held electronic devices.

With an eye towards road safety, nearly 30,000 Manitobans have signed up for the province’s new winter tire low-interest financing program.

Collision data collected from 2014 showed there was a 20 per cent increase in collisions on Manitoba roadways following the spring daylight saving time change when compared to all other Mondays in 2014, according to Manitoba Public Insurance.

Manitoba road fatalities have been steadily decreasing over the years, with 2014 being the lowest year in three decades, according to traffic accident data released today by Manitoba Public Insurance.

Nearly 2,000 collision claims can be attributed to driving too fast for road conditions over an eight-week period from November to mid-January, according to Manitoba Public Insurance data.

Manitoba Public Insurance completed the first nine months of the 2014 fiscal year with a net income of $55.1 million – a $9.4 million decrease over the same time period last year.

Nearly 200 passenger vehicles and pickup trucks were stolen last winter – December to January – due to keys left either in the ignition or elsewhere in the passenger compartment, according to Manitoba Public Insurance.

Manitoba Public Insurance released its annual list of Top Five Frauds today, highlighted by a man who burned and destroyed his vehicle for no reason other than being “really mad”.