Former SGI appeals advisor program director calls for change in appeals process [Video]

A former director with the SGI appeals advisor program says she’s frustrated with a program that was designed to simplify the appeals process for auto injury claims.

Robin Burlingham was an appeals advisor with the Automobile Injury Appeals Commission (AIAC) before becoming a director with the province’s SGI appeal advisor program.

But she found several concerns that seemed to favour SGI over the appellants in an injury claim.

“In Saskatchewan, the no-fault insurance system that we have with SGI is really different,” said Burlingham. “And that no-fault insurance system requires that we are able to place a higher level of trust in the government of Saskatchewan, in SGI, to be providing benefits where benefits are entitled. Because the whole premise of no-fault is that we don’t want to have these really high litigation costs.”

Burlingham says the AIAC acts as a tribunal when a decision is handed down from SGI. …