Laurie is a partner in the firm's Corporate and Regulatory Insurance Industry Group. She practises in the area of corporate and commercial law, with an emphasis on corporate and regulatory insurance matters, transactions, corporate reorganizations and governance involving both public and private companies. Laurie's clients include both domestic and foreign life and general insurance companies, insurance agents and brokers, reinsurance companies and other financial services clients.
Laurie's corporate and insurance regulatory practice involves mergers and acquisitions, portfolio transfers, demutualization, corporate reorganizations, formation of insurers, federal and provincial licensing, corporate governance, compliance matters and working with both federal and provincial regulators. She has also advised insurance clients in connection with the establishment and operation of captive insurers, self-funded deductible programs and other risk retention and transfer structures. Laurie assists clients with respect to entry into Canada, including the incorporation, organization and financing of their companies, the drafting of shareholder, partnership and joint venture agreements, purchase and sale agreements, as well as the drafting of a range of commercial agreements, outsourcing agreements, security agreements and service agreements.
Laurie regularly organizes and presents seminars to clients and professional associations. She has authored numerous shorter articles on various insurance regulatory issues of current interest and is also responsible for the Insurance Industry Group's e-LERTs.
Achievements
The International Who's Who of Insurance & Reinsurance Lawyers 2012
Associations
· American Bar Association
· Canadian Bar Association
· Ontario Bar Association
Publications and Resources
OSFI Releases Final Reinsurance Guidelines
OSFI Announces Major Reinsurance Reforms
In The News
Seductive Solution? Brian Reeve and Laurie LaPalme Address Changes to Reinsurance Guidelines in Canadian Underwriter
Articles
OSFI Releases Final Reinsurance Guidelines, 01/10/2011
OSFI Announces Major Reinsurance Reforms, 09/08/2010
Newsletters
Negative Option Billing Regulations to Come Into Force August 1, 2012, 04/04/2012
CCIR Releases Issues Paper: Electronic Commerce in Insurance Products, 02/15/2012
New Financial Consumer Agency of Canada (FCAC) Compliance Framework, 11/30/2011
Alberta Court of Appeal Upholds Decision that Extended Warranties are Not Insurance for Tax Purposes, 07/28/2011
Minister of Finance Seeking Consultation on Demutualization of Property and Casualty Mutual Insurers, 07/19/2011
Insurance - Corporate & Regulatory Group e-LERT, 07/05/2011
Insurance Group e-LERT: FSCO Plans Compliance Audits and Market Conduct Reviews of Insurers and Agents, 05/06/2011
Insurance Group e-LERT: CCIR Launching Consultation Process on MGA Distribution Model, 03/08/2011
Insurance Group e-LERT: 75% and 25% Ceding Limits Lifted as of June 30, 2011, 02/18/2011
Insurance e-LERT: OSFI Releases Final Reinsurance Guidelines, 01/11/2011
The New Canadian Reinsurance Landscape, 05/27/2010
Transactions
Westaim Completes JEVCO Acquisition, 04/05/2010