Insurance: Transactional & Regulatory
Canada Guide 2025 : Nationwide - Canada
Band 3
Contact number
+1 416 862 7525About
Provided by Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP
Gowling WLG’s Insurance Group brings together a wealth of knowledge and experience from across Canada to deal with laws, policies and practices affecting the Canadian financial services industry. We are legal advisers to a wide range of industry participants, including both foreign and domestic financial institutions, property and casualty insurers, life insurers, brokers and agents, third-party administrators, government departments, industry associations, and regulators.
The success of our award‑winning group is based on more than a century of experience representing the insurance industry, combined with a persistent, results-driven approach and an innovative use of technology.
As the largest group of its kind in Canada, our comprehensive services for the insurance industry include.
- Defence, ranging from personal injury claims to E&O and D&O claims to class actions
- Coverage, including opinions and litigation
- Corporate commercial and regulatory, ranging from purchase and sale of insurance companies and brokers to product development, distribution and compliance
- Subrogation claims
We work frequently with regulators to obtain approvals and letters of comfort relating to innovative structures and new products. We also have extensive experience dealing with the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) and the provincial regulators with respect to the incorporation and institution of insurers, licensing and other regulatory issues.
Chambers Review
Gowling WLG hosts a sizeable insurance team that demonstrates notable skill in litigation, transactional and regulatory matters. The firm acts for a range of insurers, policyholders and plaintiffs on a variety of contentious matters, including property and liability coverage claims, and professional negligence matters. It also regularly assists clients with insurance sector transactions, including cross-border M&A and the accompanying regulatory considerations.
Belinda Bain is the key client contact at the firm.
Work Highlights
- Gowling Canada worked on insurance regulatory reviews of warranties and insurance products for Ford.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Gowlingworks hard to understand our business and it is very responsive."
"Gowlingworks hard to understand our business and it is very responsive."
Industries
Provided by Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP
Financial Services
Insurance