Life insurance | Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com/tag/life-insurance/ Canada's news source for financial professionals Wed, 21 Jan 2026 19:59:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/01/cropped-favicon-1-32x32.png Life insurance | Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com/tag/life-insurance/ 32 32 BMO Insurance clients gain access to Empathy’s bereavement support service https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/industry-news/bmo-insurance-clients-gain-access-to-empathys-bereavement-support-service/ Wed, 21 Jan 2026 19:59:32 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=529944 Platform plans to expand living benefits assistance for Canadian market

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]]> FSRA sweeps up advisors in revised MGA licensing proposal https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/from-the-regulators/fsra-sweeps-up-advisors-in-revised-mga-licensing-proposal/ Mon, 15 Dec 2025 19:39:33 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=527617 Revised rule introducing three tiers of MGAs seen as 'too broad', confusing

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]]> FSRA fines former insurance agent $80K for unlicensed sales https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/from-the-regulators/fsra-fines-former-insurance-agent-80k-for-unlicensed-sales/ Thu, 13 Nov 2025 21:09:57 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=525400 Insurer, MGA fined a total of $115K for paying commissions

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]]> Term life sales led in commissions in 2024: CCIR https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/term-life-sales-led-in-commissions-in-2024-ccir/ Mon, 03 Nov 2025 17:47:13 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=524188 Canadian insurers sold 481,000 life and health contracts last year

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]]> FSRA updates proposed MGA rule https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/fsra-updates-proposed-mga-rule/ Wed, 22 Oct 2025 19:48:33 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=523368 Second consultation on licensing runs to Nov. 19

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]]> FSRA life licence renewal delays cause some to lapse https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/fsra-life-licence-renewal-delays-cause-some-to-lapse/ Mon, 20 Oct 2025 15:46:23 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=523005 Agents need to renew early and ensure their documentation is in order

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]]> Botched beneficiary switch results in legal mess https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/from-the-regulators/botched-beneficiary-switch-results-in-legal-mess/ Wed, 24 Sep 2025 13:23:38 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=520977 Estate trustee challenges life insurance payout, claiming unjust enrichment

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]]> Canadian life and health insurers paid $143.3B in benefits in 2024 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/industry-news/canadian-life-and-health-insurers-paid-143-3b-in-benefits-in-2024/ Tue, 23 Sep 2025 18:10:27 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=520942 Industry collected $168B in insurance premiums and annuity contributions

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]]> Survey finds affordability, lack of trust, barriers to buying life insurance https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/industry-news/survey-finds-affordability-lack-of-trust-barriers-to-buying-life-insurance/ Wed, 10 Sep 2025 18:01:51 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=519541 Nearly two-thirds of uninsured Canadians don’t plan on buying a policy soon

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]]> FSRA fines former insurance agent and his corporation for coercion, undue influence https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/industry-news/fsra-fines-former-insurance-agent-and-his-corporation-for-coercion-undue-influence/ Fri, 05 Sep 2025 22:04:05 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=519328 Former advisor earned nearly $1M in commissions as clients went bankrupt

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