We offer compassionate and reliable legal support for all financial matters. From divorce and custody to adoption and support, our team works closely with you to achieve fair and lasting solutions. With a focus on protecting your rights and reducing conflict, we guide you every step of the way.
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Whether your business wishes to provide insurance products to Canadians for the first time, your established business plans to expand into new markets or distribution channels, or add new insurance products, or whether your business simply needs some guidance to navigate the regulatory environment, it’s imperative to have a skilled team to help you understand the legal and regulatory aspects that affect your industry.
Our multidisciplinary approach allows us to assemble the best teams to handle the most complex issues, including:
- governance, market conduct and compliance
- acquisitions and reorganizations of insurance industry participants
- warranties and “near” insurance products
- segregated funds and other investment products
- self-insurance, risk retention and captive strategies
- negotiating distribution, outsourcing and other agreements and drafting policy wordings
- privacy issues and privacy breach responses
- anti-money laundering and terrorist financing
- telemarketing and anti-spam rules
- marketing, advertising and promotional matters
- litigation and other disputes
Our group works regularly with domestic and foreign life, property and casualty insurers, reinsurers, reciprocals, associations, not-for-profits, captives, banks, credit unions, trust companies, brokers, agents, adjusters, managing general agents, underwriters and other industry participants.
Our proven expertise includes:
- the formation, organization and licensing of insurers, reinsurers, intermediaries and adjusters, including the entrance of foreign insurers and non-resident agents and brokers into the Canadian market
- the Insurance Companies Act and provincial insurance laws, regulations and guidelines
- federal and provincial regulatory approvals related to insurance products and distribution channels
- acquisitions and reorganizations of insurance undertakings
- day-to-day issues faced by insurance companies, agents and brokers and other entities that work in or provide services to the financial services sector
Our team collaborates with colleagues in related specialties to provide seamless, tailored service. This includes:
- tax
- banking
- capital markets
- regulatory
- investment management
- competition
- employment
- litigation
- privacy
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- Toronto Dominton Centre, oronto, Ontario, M5K 0A1, Canada
- info@fmclfirm.ca
- +1 (647) 361 0575