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We are your trusted advisor in the insurance industry. We help clients navigate business and regulatory challenges and resolve disputes.
We provide regulatory, transactional and corporate advice to insurers, reinsurers, agents, brokers and managing general agents. We also defend complex liability claims of all types for insurers and give coverage advice.
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Overview

Our team knows the insurance industry. We help insurers and their insureds understand and manage their legal risk in all areas of their business. We efficiently and cost-effectively handle all types of insurance claims and disputes including coverage and liability defence in all major classes of insurance.

We have extensive experience with the following classes of insurance: property, casualty, life and disability, critical illness, accidental death and dismemberment, travel, creditor, commercial liability, construction, auto, aviation, marine, product liability, E&O, D&O, specialty, technology, surety, warranty and reinsurance. Our firm has acted as counsel in many leading cases on insurance, including numerous Supreme Court of Canada decisions. Our lawyers are repeatedly recognized as leaders in the field and regularly speak and write on insurance topics. 

 

We regularly act for insurers in defending large and complex losses related to fire, property, construction, oil and gas, commercial and industrial operations, transportation, aviation, marine and product liability. We are experts in handling protracted multi-party and multi-action disputes. We understand litigation and negotiation challenges and strategies and tactics involved in resolving such claims. We make it our mission to understand the technical details of complex claims and the insureds business. We identify and work collaboratively with leading experts to develop the type of expert evidence that wins cases.

 

Our insurance professionals are skilled in litigation project management and we will handle your insurance matters in a manner compliant with your company’s reporting, budgeting and e-billing systems. We pride ourselves on working collaboratively with our insurance clients and their insureds to meet their respective business and legal objectives. We are committed to providing reliable, high quality and high value advice and representation on every file we handle.

 

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Primary Contacts
  • Koker Christensen, Partner | CO-LEADER, FINANCIAL SERVICES, Toronto, ON, +1 416 868 3495, kchristensen@fasken.com
  • Sylvie Bourdeau, Partner, Montréal, QC, +1 514 397 4388, sbourdeau@fasken.com
  • Peter J. Pliszka, Partner | CHAIR, LIFE SCIENCES LITIGATION | CHAIR, PRODUCT LIABILITY & INSURANCE GROUP, Toronto, ON, +1 416 868 3336, ppliszka@fasken.com
  • Alex Kotkas, Partner, Calgary, AB, +1 403 261 5358, akotkas@fasken.com
  • Michael Parrish, Partner, Vancouver, BC, +1 604 631 4863, mparrish@fasken.com
  • Jonathan Lim, Partner | Co-Leader, Litigation and Dispute Resolution, Vancouver, BC, +1 604 631 4823, jlim@fasken.com

Client Work

  • Pender Growth Fund and Acorn Capital Partners acquire POWR Inc., Rowanwood Professional Services, CHL Software and Assured Software Limited, [Deal - Pender Software Holdings Ltd.], Sale of multiple subsidiaries in the Tech industry
  • iA Private Wealth Inc. acquired assets under administration of Laurentian Bank Securities Inc. retail division, [Deal - iA Private Wealth Inc.], Acquisition of assets under administration of Laurentian Bank Securities by iA Private Wealth Inc.
  • AGA Benefits Solutions acquires Tremblay Services Conseils, [Deal - Groupe Financier AGA Inc.], Acquisition of Tremblay Services Conseils by AGA Benefit Solutions.
  • Intact Insurance Company et al. defeats appeal from success at common issues trial relating to business interruption insurance arising from the COVID-19 pandemic, [Case - Intact Insurance Company, Novex Insurance Company and Royal & Sun Alliance], The largest provider of property and casualty insurance in Canada has defeated an appeal from a successful class action common issues trial relating to business interruption insurance and COVID-19.
  • Acera completes acquisition of Green Benefits Group Inc., [Deal - Acera Insurance Services Ltd.], Acera Insurance Services Ltd. expands Acera Benefits division through acquisition of Green Benefits Group Inc.
  • Acera completes acquisition of M.E.F. Services Ltd, [Deal - Acera Insurance Services Ltd.], Acera Insurance expands Acera Benefits division through acquisition of M.E.F. Services Ltd.
  • Novacap announced successful exit from AGA Benefit Solutions, [Deal - AGA Financial Group Inc.], Sale of AGA Benefit Solutions by Novacap Financial Services and other vendors.
  • H.W. International B.V. sells its North American operations to Risk Strategies, [Deal - H.W. International B.V.], Global, privately-owned insurance broker completes sells North American operations to United States brokerage firm.
  • Acera completes acquisition of KRS Insurance Brokers Inc., [Deal - Acera Insurance Services Ltd.], Acera Insurance Services Ltd. expands through acquisition of KRS Insurance Brokers Inc.

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