On January 28, 2025, the Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario (“FSRA”) published Proposed Rule 2025-001 (the “Proposed Rule”), which builds on recent amendments to the Insurance Act (the “Act”). Those amendments...more
On December 10, 2024, Ontario’s Financial Services Regulatory Authority (“FSRA”) released its review of the role of Managing General Agents (“MGAs”) in Ontario’s property and casualty (“P&C”) insurance market (the “Review”)....more
On December 12, 2024, the Alberta Superintendent of Insurance (the “Superintendent”) issued Interpretation Bulletin 08-2024 (the “Bulletin”) extending the ability of captive insurers to reinsure certain third-party risks. As...more
On October 10, 2024, the Alberta Superintendent of Insurance issued Interpretation Bulletin 05-2024 (“Bulletin”) on the insurance regulatory treatment of motor vehicle warranty contracts, dealership loyalty programs and...more
British Columbia’s Ministry of Finance is conducting a consultation on the adoption of its proposed restricted insurance agent licensing regime for incidental sellers of insurance. The proposal is similar to what is already...more
The Government of Alberta’s initiatives in support of reinsurance and captive insurance in the province, discussed in our post of April 20, 2022, will soon be fully in force.
Already in force, as of May 31, 2022, are...more
On April 6, 2022, the Canadian Insurance Services Regulatory Organization (“CISRO”) adopted the Principles of Conduct for Insurance Intermediaries (“Principles”). In conjunction with that announcement, the Financial Services...more
Yesterday afternoon, the Alberta government introduced amendments to the Insurance Act (Alberta) and the Captive Insurance Companies Act (Alberta) as the next step in its initiative to provide additional Alberta-based...more
On February 17, 2022, the Canadian Council of Insurance Regulators (“CCIR”) and the Canadian Insurance Services Regulatory Organizations (“CISRO”) released proposed guidance (“Draft Guidance”) on compensation and incentive...more
On February 11, 2022, Canada’s federal prudential insurance regulator, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (“OSFI”) released long-awaited final versions of its key reinsurance guidance, Guideline B-3:...more