We are lawyers for insurance agents & brokers who are navigating regulatory issues at the Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario (“FSRA”) and the Registered Insurance Brokers of Ontario (“RIBO”).

How We Assist Insurance Agents & Brokers

Our team of defence lawyers will assist insurance agents & brokers on various regulatory issues, including the following:

• Advising insurance agents & brokers on compliance with relevant legislation and standards, including:
  • the Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario Act, 2016 and its regulations;
  • the Insurance Act and its regulations; and
  • the Registered Insurance Brokers Act (“RIB Act”) and its regulations, as well as the RIBO’s Code of Conduct and By-Laws.

• Drafting responses to client complaints at the RIBO, which are reviewed by the Complaints Committee of the Council of the RIBO;
• Defending insurance brokers at formal discipline hearings before the Discipline Committee of the Council of the RIBO;
• Assisting insurance brokers with RIBO registration applications and advocating at hearings before the RIBO’s Qualification and Registration Committee;
• Representing insurance brokers in RIBO appeals before the Divisional Court;
• Advising insurance agents and brokers on various practice issues, such as performance standards and employment/contract issues; and
• Advising insurance agents and brokers on any new regulatory requirements that may come into force under the FSRA or any other new legislation.