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 19, 2024, the Alberta Superintendent of Insurance published a revised version of Bulletin 05-2024 (“Superintendent’s Bulletin”) on the treatment of motor vehicle warranty contracts, dealership loyalty programs and...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 November 21, 2024, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (“OSFI”) released a regulatory notice on managing culture risk (the “Notice”). The Notice follows industry feedback on OSFI’s February 2023...more
On November 22, 2024, the Ontario Ministry of Finance announced that it is proceeding with a plan announced in Ontario’s 2024 Budget that will give the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) the power to initiate a...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
On August 12, 2024, the Department of Finance released its Consultation on Proposals to Strengthen Canada’s Financial Sector, the third phase of the federal government’s ongoing review of Canada’s financial institutions laws....more
Over the past few months, there have been a number of regulatory developments in Québec which will have an important impact on the insurance sector. These include: (i) clarifications on how new French language requirements...more
On July 26, 2024, the Ontario Ministry of Finance launched a consultation on proposed amendments to the Insurance Act that would create a regulatory framework for life and health managing general agents (L&H MGAs) and those...more
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On January 31, 2024, OSFI released its finalized Integrity and Security Guideline (“Guideline”). The Guideline is a result of the extension of OSFI’s mandate, as of January 1, 2024, to include the oversight of integrity and...more
On November 30, 2023, the Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF), the organization that oversees Québec’s financial industry, published a draft Climate Risk Management Guideline (the Guideline) which will apply to licensed...more
On October 13, 2023, OSFI released its draft Integrity and Security Guideline (“Guideline”). The Guideline, which would layer new and expanded expectations over existing applicable guidance, would apply to all Federally...more
On October 5, 2023, the Department of Finance (Canada) launched a public consultation as part of its periodic review of the key statutes governing federally-regulated financial institutions: the Bank Act, the Insurance...more
On October 4, 2023, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (“OSFI”) released details of a new supervisory framework (“New Framework”) that will apply as of April 1, 2024 to federally-regulated financial...more
In July 2023, the Canada Revenue Agency (“CRA”) released GST/HST Notice 325 (the “Notice”) with respect to services provided by certain insurance intermediaries. The Notice essentially makes official the 180-degree turn the...more
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On February 28, 2023, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (“OSFI”) announced the release of a draft Culture and Behaviour Risk Guideline (“Draft Guideline”). In response to feedback received in response...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
The Autorité des marchés financiers (“AMF”) recently released a draft version of its Incentive Management Guideline (“Draft Guideline”), which applies to Québec-regulated insurers, financial services cooperatives, trust...more