Name
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG)
Description
Canada’s insurance industry is a complex environment requiring specialized expertise and an “out of the box” mindset. Clients look to Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG) for a fully integrated national network of seasoned legal talent. The firm’s track record is based on the expertise and commitment of more than 750 lawyers, intellectual property agents, and other professionals speaking more than 20 languages across the firm.
Working closely with our clients, we provide advice and assist,
• on matters pertaining to the requirements of the Insurance Companies Act and provincial insurance laws, regulations and guidelines, the incorporation, organization and licensing of federal and provincial insurers and reinsurers, the entrance into Canada of foreign insurers and reinsurers as well as non-resident agents, brokers and adjusters.
• with policy drafting and provide advice with respect to near insurance products, including reciprocals and protection schemes.
• when dealing with regulators on both compliance filings and responses and at hearings.
• service commercial matters and support corporate reorganizations, including mergers and acquisitions and transfers of books of business.
Our national Insurance and Tort Liability Group is unique in its size and specialization. It is believed to be the largest such group in Canada, comprised of 125 professionals, including 20 bilingual members in Montréal. Our clients include many of the largest national and global insurers, reinsurers and reciprocals in Canada. In addition, we provide legal services to major brokerage firms, large companies carrying substantial self-insured retentions, adjusting firms and regulatory bodies involved in the insurance industry. We are involved as counsel and as litigators, in all areas of insurance law, from investigations to claims analysis, coverage, defense and subrogation. We have experience representing our clients through the maze of regulatory compliance and sanctions processes.
Working closely with our clients, we provide advice and assist,
• on matters pertaining to the requirements of the Insurance Companies Act and provincial insurance laws, regulations and guidelines, the incorporation, organization and licensing of federal and provincial insurers and reinsurers, the entrance into Canada of foreign insurers and reinsurers as well as non-resident agents, brokers and adjusters.
• with policy drafting and provide advice with respect to near insurance products, including reciprocals and protection schemes.
• when dealing with regulators on both compliance filings and responses and at hearings.
• service commercial matters and support corporate reorganizations, including mergers and acquisitions and transfers of books of business.
Our national Insurance and Tort Liability Group is unique in its size and specialization. It is believed to be the largest such group in Canada, comprised of 125 professionals, including 20 bilingual members in Montréal. Our clients include many of the largest national and global insurers, reinsurers and reciprocals in Canada. In addition, we provide legal services to major brokerage firms, large companies carrying substantial self-insured retentions, adjusting firms and regulatory bodies involved in the insurance industry. We are involved as counsel and as litigators, in all areas of insurance law, from investigations to claims analysis, coverage, defense and subrogation. We have experience representing our clients through the maze of regulatory compliance and sanctions processes.
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