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Roundup: The Wellness Docket
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Roundup: The Wellness Docket

The CLIA team first met Erin Durant when she spoke at our AGM about mental health and wellness in the legal profession. We were thrilled when she agreed to share her experiences with our blog readers, and her series, The Wellness Docket,  has become one of our most popular:

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  Roundup: About CLIA
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  Roundup: About CLIA

While many of our posts focus on loss prevention, wellness and cyber awareness, we do like to sneak in the occasional tidbit about who we are and what we do. The blog can be searched by category – check out the About CLIA category for posts like those below:

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  Roundup: Wellness Toolkit
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  Roundup: Wellness Toolkit

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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2025 CLIA Board Changes
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2025 CLIA Board Changes

CLIA could not do the work we do without our strong and dedicated Board. Our Board is comprised of seven outstanding professionals with extensive knowledge of insurance and the legal profession.

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Last Minute Excess Coverage Info
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Last Minute Excess Coverage Info

Only a few days left to renew your excess coverage! If you are an existing customer, the renewal period is open until June 30th, 2025. If you are a new customer, applications can be submitted until July 31st, 2025.  

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Voluntary Excess Insurance: Need and Availability
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Voluntary Excess Insurance: Need and Availability

CLIA provides long-term professional liability insurance solutions for the legal profession in many Canadian jurisdictions. Lawyers in a CLIA Subscribing jurisdictions have Mandatory Errors and Omissions (E & O) insurance with a limit of $1M per claim and a $2M annual aggregate limit;

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The Secrets to a Lengthy Career in Law
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The Secrets to a Lengthy Career in Law

One significantly underutilized resource by struggling licensees are retired lawyers and very senior lawyers in the twilight of their careers. Some have left their firms due to mandatory partner retirement ages and others retire on their own accord. I think that we can be a bit too quick to encourage those individuals to move on and that we underestimate the value that they bring to a legal workplace.  

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Think You Might Have a Claim – Report by June 30th!
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Think You Might Have a Claim – Report by June 30th!

Lawyers in CLIA jurisdictions 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. On July 1, 2025, the current CLIA mandatory policy of Professional Liability Insurance will expire, and a new Policy will come into effect.

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Wellness Toolkit: Resources for Retirees and Seniors
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Wellness Toolkit: Resources for Retirees and Seniors

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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Do You Need Excess Coverage After Retirement?
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Do You Need Excess Coverage After Retirement?

As a retiree, you remain responsible for work performed prior to retirement. Although mandatory insurance coverage applies as long as the occurrence took place during the period in which the member was insured, excess coverage does not apply.  Like most liability policies, our excess liability program is “claims made”, meaning insurance needs to be in place when a claim is made and not when the work is done. It is not transactional based coverage.

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