Insurance: Transactional & Regulatory

Blakes is a recognized leader in the insurance industry, representing major domestic and foreign insurance companies and insurance distributors, as well as foreign and offshore reinsurers globally. Blakes preeminent M&A expertise includes the insurance sector where we advise on all aspects of sale and purchase transactions. Having the largest and most active Financial Services Regulatory practice in Canada, better enables us to effectively advise on current regulatory frameworks and any draft legislation and regulatory practices that may affect our clients. We regularly represent parties before the federal Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) and provincial regulators.

Our lawyers are well equipped to provide sophisticated legal advice on all aspects of insurance business, operations, structure, investments, acquisitions, corporate governance and risk management. We are particularly skilled at advising on financings, restructurings, onshore and offshore reinsurance arrangements and related trusts, and pension de-risking transactions. We are the leading Canadian counsel on pension de-risking transactions, including advising a reinsurer involved in Canada’s first longevity insurance transaction.

When disputes arise, the Blakes Litigation & Dispute Resolution team represents both insurers and insureds at all court levels and before administrative tribunals and government commissions, routinely prosecuting and defending specialized insurance claims.