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The new Canadian reinsurance landscape

  • Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • May 27 2010

The Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions ("OSFI") issued on March 31, 2010 its Response Paper: Reforming OSFI's Regulatory and Supervisory Regime for Reinsurance to the Discussion Paper on OSFI's Regulatory and Supervisory Approach to Reinsurance released in December 2008

OSFI announces major reinsurance regulatory reforms

  • Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • September 12 2010

In 2008, the Office of the Superintendent of Insurance ("OSFI") launched a comprehensive policy review of its regulatory and supervisory approach to reinsurance

Canadian government extends aviation war risk liability program for two more years

  • Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • January 7 2011

Following the tragic events on 911, the Government of Canada has provided a temporary indemnification for third-party aviation war risk liability for essential aviation service operators in Canada

A guide for advisors, dealers and insurance agents on how to manage risk in the financial industry

  • Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • August 21 2009

There are thousands of advisors in North America advising how to invest money and which insurance products to buy

FSCO plans compliance audits and market conduct reviews of insurers and agents

  • Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • May 6 2011

Every June 30, the Financial Services Commission of Ontario ("FSCO") releases its Statement of Priorities & Strategic Directions ("Statement"), which sets out its proposed priorities for the fiscal year in connection with the administration of all Acts that confer powers on or assign duties to it or the Superintendent

Minister of Finance seeking consultation on demutualization of property and casualty mutual insurers

  • Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • July 19 2011

On June 30, 2011, the Honourable Jim Flaherty, Minister of Finance, launched public consultations to develop a framework to allow federally-regulated property and casualty (“P&C”) mutual insurance companies to convert to share companies (“Demutualization”

OSFI guideline establishes internal level of capital floor for federally-regulated insurers

  • Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • July 5 2011

On June 17, 2011, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (“OSFI”) released Guideline A-4 Internal Target Capital Ratio for Insurance Companies (“Guideline A4”

Manitoba proposing to implement restricted insurance agent licensing

  • Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • July 5 2011

In May 2011, the Insurance Council of Manitoba (“ICM”) issued a Proposed Regulatory Framework (“Framework”) on the regulation of the incidental sale of insurance (“ISI”

75 and 25 ceding limits lifted as of June 30, 2011

  • Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • February 18 2011

On February 3, 2011, His Excellency The Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Finance, made the Regulations Repealing the Reinsurance (Canadian Companies) Regulations and the Reinsurance (Foreign Companies) Regulations (the "Regulations"), which Regulations come into force on June 30, 2011

Alberta Court of Appeal upholds decision that extended warranties are not insurance for tax purposes

  • Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • July 28 2011

On July 21, 2011, the Court of Appeal of Alberta released its decision in Brick Protection Corporation v Alberta (Provincial Treasurer), 2011 ABCA 214 (“Brick Protection”