Insurance: Transactional & Regulatory
Nationwide - Canada
9 years ranked
LAWYER PROFILE
John Walker
Canada 2026
Ranked in 1 practice area
About
Provided by Walker Sorensen LLP
Canada
Practice Areas
John advises insurers, reinsurers, fraternal societies, banks and insurance intermediaries on regulatory compliance, strategic initiatives and obtaining approvals and orders from Canadian federal and provincial insurance regulators.
He also conducts professional liability risk management audits and insurance program coverage reviews for major Canadian law firms.
John was formerly a partner in the Financial Services Group of McCarthy Tétrault LLP, where he provided opinion advice and worked on major Canadian insurance mergers & acquisitions. Before joining McCarthy’s in 1987, John worked for eight years in the insurance and reinsurance industry as a property and casualty insurance broker, a reinsurance broker and a treaty and facultative reinsurance underwriter.
John is a co-author contributor to Butterworths' Insurance Companies Act – Legislation and Commentary.
Professional Memberships
Member of the Canadian Bar Association and Toronto Lawyers Association
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Insurance: Transactional & Regulatory - Nationwide - Canada
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Individual Editorial
Toronto-based John Walker of Walker Sorensen LLP is a longstanding practitioner in the Canadian insurance legal market. He is able to advise a number of insurers, brokers and financial institutions on issues ranging from business strategy to licensing.
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