The insurance companies that we serve operate on a regional, national and global scale, underwriting complex and critical risk. The coverage opinions and advice that we provide helps our clients successfully manage risk and achieve economic growth.
We are partners in our clients’ business, handling all assignments effectively, efficiently, creatively and energetically. Arming our clients with comprehensive risk and commercial assessments allows them to make well-informed decisions.
Our clients rely on us to navigate the statutory and strategic pitfalls that arise in the insurance realm.
Services
- Coverage advice and disputes
- Bad faith claims
- Complex liability defense and multi-party litigation
- Fire claims
- Professional indemnity defense and coverage
- Underwriting advice, policy wording drafting and product development
- Co-insurance and fraud issues on property claims
- Life/disability claims
- Overlapping coverage and contribution issues between primary, excess and umbrella coverages
- Class actions
- Products liability
- Excess/out-of-province auto claims
- Licensing and compliance issues with federal and provincial regulators
- Financial reporting
- Regulatory filings
- Utility Commission hearings
- Drafting and securing approval for policy wording
- Professional disciplinary matters before the Insurance Council and other governing bodies
- Insurance advice for construction projects
- Insurance advice for Commercial leases
In addition to being insurance practitioners, we also have expertise in other areas, including construction, product liability, intellectual property, manufacturing and oil and gas. We bring value-added knowledge because of our expertise in the industries that our clients underwrite. This varied and specialized expertise provides our clients with a truly comprehensive legal analysis of the often difficult and emotional climate in which our clients find themselves.
Whether subrogating numerous catastrophic fire losses, defending corporate directors’ liability, drafting contracts or appealing disputes, we take pride in our legal acumen. Many lawyers in our group have made significant contributions to various Continuing Legal Education publications and have lectured and coordinated at industry training seminars and forums.
Our ability to draw upon our varied expertise enables us to offer a fully integrated service in the most cost-effective manner. We look forward to providing our clients with leading advice and solutions in pursuit of their insurance goals.
