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The Value of a Reciprocal
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The Value of a Reciprocal

A reciprocal insurance exchange, simply also called a reciprocal, involves a group of members setting up and funding an insurance company. Each member of the reciprocal, or Subscriber, assumes part of the risk of the group. When a claim is submitted, the losses are covered by all the Subscribers.

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Voluntary Excess Program Renewal Opening May 5th
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Voluntary Excess Program Renewal Opening May 5th

Each year, CLIA receives overwhelmingly positive feedback from our Voluntary Excess Program (VEP) customers about the ease of our renewal process. Based on customer feedback, last year we opened the renewal period on May 1st – a month earlier than previous years. This gave firms that little extra time to complete our easy and convenient online application before the distraction of summer vacation. So this year we are opening again on May 5th!

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Wellness Toolkit: Barriers to Seeking Help
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Wellness Toolkit: Barriers to Seeking Help

CLIA recognizes the importance of promoting wellness for the profession. To help, we have compiled a repository of wellness resources based on the findings of the National Study on the Health and Wellness Determinants of Legal Professionals in Canada prepared by the Federation of Law Societies of Canada, the Canadian Bar Association and the Université de Sherbrooke.

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Fraud Resources: Loss Prevention Online Repository
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Fraud Resources: Loss Prevention Online Repository

About to pay out trust funds? Stop and read this first!

CLIA Subscriber jurisdictions and our partners continue to see claims involving hacked emails.CLIA acts as a central hub for our subscribers by offering one-stop-shopping for those who need a quick source of loss prevention resources. Our revamped Loss Prevention Online Repository houses a collection of links to numerous checklists, tips, articles, videos and guides created by our subscribers and partners.  

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Wellness Toolkit Launch
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Wellness Toolkit Launch

As noted by the Federation of Law Societies of Canada, “legal professionals are at higher risk of experiencing stress, anxiety, depression and substance use than are other professionals”. We also know that many claims result from wellness issues. As such, CLIA recognizes the importance of promoting wellness for the profession.

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From the Vault: CLIA Loss Prevention Bulletin issue No. 38
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From the Vault: CLIA Loss Prevention Bulletin issue No. 38

For over ten years, CLIA produced more than 70 articles for our Loss Prevention Bulletin. While discontinued in 2016, the advice shared in some of these articles is timeless and still of value. We’re curating those articles to bring you our ‘From the Vault’ series. The articles below are #159 and #161 from No. 38 (Fall 2006).In last year’s Manitoba decision of Funk et al. v. Aviva Insurance Company of Canada et al., 2022MBQB 149, the Court granted the defendants’ summary judgment motion and dismissed the claim. The Court held that the defendants exercised the appropriate standard of care and as such there was no genuine issue for trial.

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The Wellness Docket: Limit Interruptions to Decrease Anxiety and Increase Productivity
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The Wellness Docket: Limit Interruptions to Decrease Anxiety and Increase Productivity

If you follow me on LinkedIn you know that I hate email. At the height of my personal struggles, thinking about checking email would elicit so much anxiety that I might as well have been preparing to fight a tiger. I have read several books and articles lately that have led me to conclude that the reason I hate email is the overreliance on it and other communication tools in the modern workplace and the impact it has on our ability to concentrate and produce high quality work. Let me give you a short summary of the recent literature that informs my thinking.

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What To Expect from Us in 2025
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What To Expect from Us in 2025

With our first year under our belt, the CLIA team is looking at how to improve the blog for 2025. We’d like to let you know what to expect in 2025 and welcome and suggestions you may have on topics, content or format.

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