The 2023 CLIA Annual Report can now be found on the CLIA website. The following message is from Dave Jackson, CEO.
Looking back on 2023, I can certainly say it was another busy year. Amidst the hustle and bustle, there were several standout moments worth sharing with you. 

It recently came to our attention that Phyllis A. Smith, KC , former CLIA Board Member, passed away.

Canadian law societies protect the public by requiring each lawyer to maintain one million dollars in errors and omissions insurance. Initially each law society purchased insurance from the private market. During a hard insurance market in the mid-1980s, premiums increased dramatically. In 1988, law societies could not purchase errors and omissions (E&O) insurance for members.

You are required to report a claim as soon as practicable after learning of a claim or becoming aware of circumstances which might give rise to a claim, however unmeritorious.

For 35 years, the Canadian Lawyers Insurance Association (CLIA) has worked to bring peace of mind to the lawyers in our subscriber jurisdictions and the clients they serve.

For an organization that has been around for 35 years, we have an image problem. Or perhaps a lack of image problem. Many of the lawyers we insure have never heard of us.