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Bulletin


No. G-01/98
- General

Licensing Changes - Fourth Quarter of 1997


As part of ongoing efforts to communicate matters of interest to the insurance industry, the Ontario Insurance Commission (OIC) is releasing the following information on changes to licences for the quarter ending December 31, 1997.

The changes in the fourth quarter of 1997 include announcements of licences issued to new insurers, insurance companies that have discontinued operations, licence cancellations and amendments.

New companies:

Effective date
of changes
Lincoln Heritage Life Insurance Company

The company is licensed for life, on the condition that in
the transaction of its business in Ontario the company uses
the name "Superior Life Insurance Company".

Lincoln Heritage Life Insurance Company's
contact in Ontario is:

Ms. Eileen Mayer
Chief Agent
6205 Airport Road, Building B#100
Mississauga, Ontario L4V 1E1
Tel: (416) 672-3332
Fax: (416) 677-4712

December 11, 1997

Discontinuing & Withdrawing Companies:

The following companies are discontinuing their operations and, accordingly, cannot write new or renew insurance contracts. With discontinuing status, however, companies remain obligated to service existing contracts and to settle claims under these contracts.

  • The Home Insurance Company
November 25, 1997
  • First Allmerica Financial Life Insurance Company
October 16, 1997

Licence Cancellations:

The licence of the following insurer has been cancelled after satisfactory arrangements have been made for any insurance liabilities.

  • US International Reinsurance Company

    The company transferred its policy liabilities to
    The Home Insurance Company.
November 25, 1997

The licences of all 32 Mutual Benefit Societies have been cancelled effective October 10, 1997, pursuant to section 10 of the Red Tape Reduction Act. Mutual Benefit Societies are no longer deemed to be insurers within the meaning of the Insurance Act of Ontario.

Other licence amendments:

  • Farmers' Mutual Fire Insurance Company (Lindsay)

    Name change: Farmers' Mutual Insurance
    Company (Lindsay)
October 20, 1997
  • Life Investors Insurance Company of America

    Removal of a limitation to writing group
    contracts in the Life class of business.
October 27, 1997
  • The Loyalist Insurance Company

    Removal of a condition preventing it from
    undertaking or renewing insurance contracts
    in Ontario.
December 16, 1997
  • The Peel and Maryborough Mutual Fire Insurance Company

    Name change: Peel Maryborough Mutual Insurance
    Company

    Removal of licence restrictions that restricted the company in conducting the automobile class of business.
October 27, 1997
  • Perth Insurance Company

    Classes deleted: Accident & Sickness, Boiler and
    Machinery, Fidelity, Surety and Workers' Compensation.

    Removal of a condition preventing it from undertaking
    and renewing insurance contracts in Ontario.

November 14, 1997
  • Scotia General Insurance Company

    Class deleted: Property
October 21, 1997
  • Skandia Canada Reinsurance Company

    Class deleted: Aircraft
    Class added: Hail.
    Name change: Odyssey Reinsurance Company of Canada

    Removal of licence restriction preventing it from undertaking or renewing contracts of reinsurance on all classes for which it is licensed, except Surety.

October 8, 1997
  • State Mutual Life Assurance Company of America

    Name change: First Allmerica Financial Life
    Insurance Company
October 16, 1997

Grant S. Swanson
Acting Superintendent of Insurance

January 26, 1998