Gowling WLG

Partner; Co-leader - Insurance and Reinsurance practice

Jill McCutcheon is a partner within the Regulatory Services Group and co-leads the Insurance and Reinsurance practice. She specializes in insurance - corporate, regulatory and transactional matters. She provides advice to the property and casualty, life and reinsurance sectors of the insurance industry. She advises on all aspects of the law, whether federal or provincial, and acts as counsel to insurers, reinsurers, banks, credit unions, intermediaries, cover holders and MGAs, third-party administrators, retailers, employers and associations.

Jill’s work includes acquisitions and dispositions of insurers and books of business; formation of new insurers; entry of foreign insurers; licensing of insurers and intermediaries; advising on and drafting pension buy-in and buy-out arrangements and related reinsurance solutions; drafting outsourcing, distribution and other specialized agreements germane to the insurance sector; advising on the requirements of the Insurance Companies Act and OSFI’s related guidelines; responding to regulatory inquiries and navigating regulatory investigations; and advising on compliance requirements and regulatory matters.