By Michael Filice

Attached below is Chubb Insurance Company of Canada’s professional liability insurance for in-house counsel.

Interestingly the coverage insures in-house counsel, legal assistants, notaries public, and lawyers doing temporary and independent contract work. This group is insured when they are providing professional legal services to companies (including directors, officers, and employees), foundations, charities, and political action committees when controlled by a parent organization. Notably left out of this list are natural persons.

Another important thing to note is that Chubb insurance will cover any proceedings. This explicitly includes the cost of any Provincial Law Society proceedings. The Law Society Insurance Policy 2019 does not cover the costs associated with a Law Society complaint. Therefore, the insurance coverage is broader than the insurance offered by the Law Society of BC.

https://www.chubb.com/ca-en/_assets/documents/employed-lawyers.pdf