Legal / Regulation

Meet CISRO’s new board chairman

Patrick Ballantyne, CEO of Ontario’s insurance broker regulator since 2016, is now board chairman at the CISRO.

By David Gambrill | March 14, 2024

2 min read

Ex-broker suspended for misusing client’s credit card

A former B.C. broker has been suspended for three years after making unauthorized purchases on a client's credit card.

By David Gambrill | March 13, 2024

3 min read

Industry responds to FSRA’s plan for insurer MGA supervision

The potential risks stemming from P&C insurers' MGA outsourcing practices have caught the eye of Ontario’s insurance regulator.

By Alyssa DiSabatino | March 7, 2024

4 min read

Broker and brokerage fined for using incorrect dec page

B.C.’s broker regulator fined a broker $2,000 and his former brokerage $2,500 for sending out an incorrect declarations page to a client that was modelled after a dec page issued by an altogether different brokerage. Questioned about the error by the Insurance Council of B.C., the broker, Amanprit Singh Ghaug, said he did not know […]

By David Gambrill | February 12, 2024

4 min read